Jungian Reflections On Grandiosity

In Jungian Reflections on Grandiosity: From Destructive Fantasies to Passions and Purpose, Francesco Belviso presents a dual view of grandiosity as a destructive obsession that, when approached with curiosity and awareness, has the potential of fueling our lives with a sense of purpose, while being a positive force in the world.

"This is a work of alchemy! Dr. Belviso has transformed our concept of grandiosity by revealing the gold in what we most often think of as a pathological symptom. As he decodes the many guises in which grandiosity may appear, we learn that it can be an important and potent fuel in the search for meaning. Engagingly presented using stories of ordinary and not-so-ordinary people, and accessible to a wide variety of readers."Robert J. Moretti, PhD, Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, and Supervising Analyst, C.G. Jung Institute of Chicago, USA

Autorentext

Francesco Belviso, PhD, PsyD, is an Italian-born psychologist in private practice in Chicago and a lecturer at The C. G. Jung Center of Evanston. He completed his clinical training (Doctoral Internship and Fellowship) at Northwestern University. In his previous professional life, he obtained a doctorate in economics from Princeton University.

Inhalt

Credits; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I: Grandiose Fantasies and Strivings; Chapter 1: What Do We Seek?; Chapter 2: Grandiosity in Children Feeds Self-Esteem and Creativity; Chapter 3: We All Have "Pockets" of Grandiosity; Chapter 4: Puer Type: Grandiosity Unrealized; Chapter 5: Sisyphus Type: Grandiosity in Action; Part II: Everything Can Be Hijacked by Grandiosity; Chapter 6: Stories of Fame, Knowledge, and Money; Chapter 7: Stories of Beauty, Youth, Perfectionand Narcissism; Chapter 8: Stories of Altruism, Morality, Victimhoodand Delusions; Part III: Callings; Chapter 9: Grandiosity as a Calling; Chapter 10: The Opposite of Grandiosity Is Laziness; Chapter 11: Ways to Identify Our Grandiosity and Callings; Part IV: The Courage of Our Insignificance; Chapter 12: The Courage to Abstain; Chapter 13: The Courage to Engage; Chapter 14: Wisdom and the Acceptance of Our Insignificance; Chapter 15: The Goal Is to Find Gold; Index