Jungian Theory For Storytellers A Toolkit | Mental Health

Jungian Theory for Storytellers is a toolkit for anyone using Jungian archetypes to create stories in fiction TV film video games documentaries poetry and many other media. It contains a detailed classification of the archetypes with relevant examples and explains how they work in different types of narratives. Importantly Bassil-Morozow explores archetypes and their significance in characterization individuation plot and story-building. Bassil-Morozow also presents an overview of Jung’s thoughts on creativity and other Jungian concepts including the unconscious ego persona and self and the individuation process and shows how they are linked to conflict. The book provides an explanation of relevant Jungian terms for a non-Jungian audience and introduces the idea of the hero’s journey with examples included throughout. Accessibly written yet academic both practical and engaging and written with a non-Jungian audience in mind Jungian Theory for Storytellers is an ideal source for writers and screenwriters of all backgrounds including academics and teachers who want to use Jungian theory in their work or are seeking to understand relevant Jungian ideas. |Jungian Theory for Storytellers A Toolkit | Mental Health