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On Dreams and Death: A Jungian Interpretation book author: M.-L. von Franz in print 1986 (de: 1984) ISBN: 0-8126-9367-1 Links:

From the back cover of the Shambhala first edition: Is there an afterlife following death? Is it possible while living to "know" that there is life after death? How would we receive such knowledge? In this groundbreaking work, Marie-Louise von Franz, the world's foremost Jungian analyst, attempts to allay our deepest fears concerning death. Using the discoveries of Carl G. Jung, she reveals how our unconscious mind, the world of our dreams, prepares our conscious mind for the profound psychophysical transformation associated with death. From the back cover of the Open Court second edition: Our dreams of death prepare us for a profound transformation, and for a continuation of the life process which is unimaginable to everyday consciousness. In this classic work of Jungian theory, reprinted with a new foreward by Emmanuel Kennedy-Xypolitas, Marie-Louise von Franz breaks completely new ground in the investigation of death and the unconscious. Examining numerous case studies of actual death dreams, von Franz relates these to persistent themes in cultures from ancient Egypt to contemporary Europe, casting all our assumptions about death, life, and a possible afterlife in a surprising new light.

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