Nearly two decades after the original *Handbook of Jungian Psychology* became a cornerstone reference for analysts, therapists, and scholars alike, Renos K. Papadopoulos and Stephen Garratt have delivered a worthy successor. *The Second Handbook of Jungian Psychology: Theory, Practice and Applications* is not simply an update — it is a substantial rethinking of what analytical psychology can and should be in the twenty-first century.

Gathering contributions from some of the most significant voices in the field, the volume spans eighteen chapters across three sections. The theoretical section opens with Sonu Shamdasani reflecting on Jung’s *Liber Novus* and its ongoing significance, followed by Papadopoulos’s own probing examination of the shadow concept and its relationship to alterity. Christian Roesler revisits the archetype as analytical psychology’s core concept, Mark Saban addresses the Self, Nancy Krieger returns to Jung’s original theory of the feeling-toned complex, and Thomas Singer explores cultural complexes and the cultural unconscious.

The clinical section covers interpretation, the transference field, dream work, the body in analytic practice, and active imagination — each chapter attending to both theoretical grounding and contemporary clinical realities. Murray Stein’s contribution on active imagination as an agent of transformation is a particular highlight.

The Applications section is where the volume opens most boldly outward. Stephen Garratt examines Jung and colonialism, tracing the colonial assumptions embedded in Jungian thought while pointing toward decolonial possibilities. Fanny Brewster addresses the racial psyche, Marybeth Carter recasts gender and sexuality, Emilija Kiehl turns to psyche and social inequality, and Orsolya Lukács brings Jungian thought into dialogue with ecopsychology and climate change. Greg Singh rounds out the section with a provocative engagement between Jung and film studies.

What distinguishes this *Handbook* is its refusal to treat Jung’s legacy as settled doctrine. The editors frame the project as one of critical re-engagement — honouring what remains vital while subjecting inherited assumptions to serious scrutiny. The result is a collection that feels genuinely alive to the urgencies of our time, and indispensable for anyone working seriously within or alongside the Jungian tradition.

“We are living in a time of profound cultural and psychological upheaval. Climate crisis, mass displacement, collective trauma, new forms of identity and kinship, technological saturation —these are not footnotes to clinical work; they are its atmosphere. In such a time, to remain relevant, Jungian psychology must enter into open dialogue with these realities. This volume does precisely that. It reaches outward and inward at once—expanding the tradition while deepening its sources. Reading through these chapters, one feels the breadth and vitality of contemporary Jungian work. The voices assembled here come from across continents and disciplines. They reflect a globalising field, one in which Jungian ideas are being rethought through the lenses ofecology, racism, gender discourse, decolonial theory, and more. Yet what is most encouraging is not simply the range, but the tone: there is here a remarkable spirit of generosity, critique, and creative boldness.”
Professor Andrew Samuels, author of The Political Psyche

Table of Contents

i. Foreword by Andrew Samuels

ii. Preface by Renos K. Papadopoulos & Stephen Garratt

iii. Introduction by Renos K. Papadopoulos & Stephen Garratt.

Part I: Theory
1. After Liber Novus by Sonu Shamdasani
2. The Shadow, the Other and their shadows by Renos K. Papadopoulos
3. Archetype – The core concept of Analytical Psychology by Christian Roesler
4. The Self by Mark Saban
5. Jung’s Original Theory – The Feeling-Toned Complex as Dissociation by Nancy Krieger
6. Cultural Complexes in the Cultural Unconscious by Tom Singer

Part II: Psychotherapy
7. Interpretation in Jungian Practice by Mark Winborn
8. The Transference Field in Jungian Analysis by Ann Addison
9. Therapeutic Work with Dreams in Analytical Psychology by Konstantin Roessler
10. The Body in Analytical Psychology: sensory-affective phenomena in theory and practice by Karin Fleischer
11. Active Imagination as Agent of Transformation by Murray Stein

Part III: Applications 16
12. Spirituality: A Jungian approach by Eckhard Frick
13. Psyche and Social Inequality by Emilija Kiehl
14. Journey to the Interior – Jung and Colonialism by Stephen Garratt
15. Jung and the Racial Psyche by Fanny Brewster
16. Recasting the Frame of Gender and Sexuality in Jungian Psychology by Marybeth Carter
17. Jung, ecopsychology and climate change by Orsolya Lukács
18. Film After Jung/Jung After Film: Three Provocations by Greg Singh