On Some Crucial Points in Psychoanalysis (Unabridged)

"On Some Crucial Points in Psychoanalysis" comprises the correspondence between Carl Jung and Dr. R. Loÿ which was first published in English in 1916, in the volume, Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology. These letters touch on range of topics encompassing - among others - dreams as a means of reconstructing the moral equipoise, the scientific conscience of the analyst, why Jung gave up the use of hypnotism, and the importance of understanding that behind the neurosis lies a moral conflict.

Another fascinating discussion concerns methods of treatment, where Jung states that psychoanalysis is not the only way, and is sometimes less efficacious than any known method. In this correspondence, Jung argues that Jungian analysis is only a means for removing the stones from the path of development, and not a method of putting things into the patient that were not there before.