AUTHOR’S NOTE

My task in this work has been to investigate an individual
phantasy system, and in the doing of it problems
of such magnitude have been uncovered, that my endeavor
to grasp them in their entirety has necessarily
meant only a superficial orientation toward those paths,
the opening and exploration of which may possibly
crown the work of future investigators with success.

I am not in sympathy with the attitude which favors
the repression of certain possible working hypotheses
because they are perhaps erroneous, and so may possess
no lasting value. Certainly I endeavored as far as possible
to guard myself from error, which might indeed
become especially dangerous upon these dizzy heights,
for I am entirely aware of the risks of these investigations.
However, I do not consider scientific work as a
dogmatic contest, but rather as a work done for the increase
and deepening of knowledge.

This contribution is addressed to those having similar
ideas concerning science.

In conclusion, I must render thanks to those who have
assisted my endeavors with valuable aid, especially my
dear wife and my friends, to whose disinterested assistance
I am deeply indebted.

C. G. Jung.

Zurich.

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