{"id":115030,"date":"2025-11-14T09:04:03","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T09:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jungian.directory\/fcxfougk\/?post_type=books&p=115030"},"modified":"2025-11-14T09:04:03","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T09:04:03","slug":"volume-4-of-the-collected-works-of-marie-louise-von-franz-archetypal-symbols-in-fairytales-opposition-and-renewal","status":"publish","type":"books","link":"https:\/\/jungian.directory\/fcxfougk\/books\/volume-4-of-the-collected-works-of-marie-louise-von-franz-archetypal-symbols-in-fairytales-opposition-and-renewal\/","title":{"rendered":"Volume 4 of the Collected Works of Marie-Louise von Franz \u2013 Archetypal Symbols in Fairytales: Opposition and Renewal"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this landmark volume of her Collected Works, renowned Jungian analyst Marie-Louise von Franz explores one of the most fundamental themes in fairytales and the human psyche: the dynamic interplay of opposites\u2014and the possibility of redemption through their reconciliation.<\/p>\n

Drawing on decades of penetrating analysis, von Franz unearths the symbolic power of fairytale narratives as blueprints for inner transformation. Through rich interpretation of stories from diverse cultural traditions, she illuminates archetypal oppositions\u2014light and shadow, masculine and feminine, ego and unconscious\u2014and reveals how these polarities are not merely sources of conflict, but invitations to growth and wholeness.<\/p>\n

This new translation by Mark Kyburz brings von Franz\u2019s profound insights into vivid contemporary language, making her essential wisdom more accessible than ever. A vital resource for therapists, scholars, and seekers alike,\u00a0Archetypal Symbolism in Fairytales: Opposition and Redemption<\/em>\u00a0offers a compelling journey into the mythic foundations of the soul\u2019s healing.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn fairytales, nothing is superfluous\u2014every symbol carries the weight of centuries of psychic truth.\u201d \u2014 Marie-Louise von Franz<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In this landmark volume of her Collected Works, renowned Jungian analyst Marie-Louise von Franz explores one of the most fundamental themes in fairytales and the human psyche: the dynamic interplay of opposites\u2014and the possibility of redemption through their reconciliation. Drawing on decades of penetrating analysis, von Franz unearths the symbolic power of fairytale narratives as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":115031,"template":"","tags":[],"book__categories":[],"class_list":["post-115030","books","type-books","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nVolume 4 of the Collected Works of Marie-Louise von Franz \u2013 Archetypal Symbols in Fairytales: Opposition and Renewal - JungianDirectory<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Volume 4 of the Collected Works of Marie-Louise von Franz \u2013 Archetypal Symbols in Fairytales: Opposition and Renewal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In this landmark volume of her Collected Works, renowned Jungian analyst Marie-Louise von Franz explores one of the most fundamental themes in fairytales and the human psyche: the dynamic interplay of opposites\u2014and the possibility of redemption through their reconciliation. Drawing on decades of penetrating analysis, von Franz unearths the symbolic power of fairytale narratives as […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/jungian.directory\/fcxfougk\/books\/volume-4-of-the-collected-works-of-marie-louise-von-franz-archetypal-symbols-in-fairytales-opposition-and-renewal\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"JungianDirectory\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/jungian.directory\/fcxfougk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/archetypal-symbols.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"311\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"466\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jungian.directory\\\/fcxfougk\\\/books\\\/volume-4-of-the-collected-works-of-marie-louise-von-franz-archetypal-symbols-in-fairytales-opposition-and-renewal\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jungian.directory\\\/fcxfougk\\\/books\\\/volume-4-of-the-collected-works-of-marie-louise-von-franz-archetypal-symbols-in-fairytales-opposition-and-renewal\\\/\",\"name\":\"Volume 4 of the Collected Works of Marie-Louise von Franz \u2013 Archetypal Symbols in Fairytales: Opposition and Renewal - JungianDirectory\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jungian.directory\\\/fcxfougk\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jungian.directory\\\/fcxfougk\\\/books\\\/volume-4-of-the-collected-works-of-marie-louise-von-franz-archetypal-symbols-in-fairytales-opposition-and-renewal\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jungian.directory\\\/fcxfougk\\\/books\\\/volume-4-of-the-collected-works-of-marie-louise-von-franz-archetypal-symbols-in-fairytales-opposition-and-renewal\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jungian.directory\\\/fcxfougk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/11\\\/archetypal-symbols.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-11-14T09:04:03+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jungian.directory\\\/fcxfougk\\\/books\\\/volume-4-of-the-collected-works-of-marie-louise-von-franz-archetypal-symbols-in-fairytales-opposition-and-renewal\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/jungian.directory\\\/fcxfougk\\\/books\\\/volume-4-of-the-collected-works-of-marie-louise-von-franz-archetypal-symbols-in-fairytales-opposition-and-renewal\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jungian.directory\\\/fcxfougk\\\/books\\\/volume-4-of-the-collected-works-of-marie-louise-von-franz-archetypal-symbols-in-fairytales-opposition-and-renewal\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jungian.directory\\\/fcxfougk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/11\\\/archetypal-symbols.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jungian.directory\\\/fcxfougk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/11\\\/archetypal-symbols.jpg\",\"width\":311,\"height\":466},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jungian.directory\\\/fcxfougk\\\/books\\\/volume-4-of-the-collected-works-of-marie-louise-von-franz-archetypal-symbols-in-fairytales-opposition-and-renewal\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jungian.directory\\\/fcxfougk\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Books\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jungian.directory\\\/fcxfougk\\\/books\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Volume 4 of the Collected Works of Marie-Louise von Franz \u2013 Archetypal Symbols in Fairytales: Opposition and Renewal\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jungian.directory\\\/fcxfougk\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jungian.directory\\\/fcxfougk\\\/\",\"name\":\"JungianDirectory\",\"description\":\"Analysts, Events, Training, CPD, Books, etc\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jungian.directory\\\/fcxfougk\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jungian.directory\\\/fcxfougk\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jungian.directory\\\/fcxfougk\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"JungianDirectory\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jungian.directory\\\/fcxfougk\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jungian.directory\\\/fcxfougk\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jungian.directory\\\/fcxfougk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/02\\\/cropped-new-logo-test-2024-03-03.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jungian.directory\\\/fcxfougk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/02\\\/cropped-new-logo-test-2024-03-03.png\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"JungianDirectory\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jungian.directory\\\/fcxfougk\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Volume 4 of the Collected Works of Marie-Louise von Franz \u2013 Archetypal Symbols in Fairytales: Opposition and Renewal - JungianDirectory","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Volume 4 of the Collected Works of Marie-Louise von Franz \u2013 Archetypal Symbols in Fairytales: Opposition and Renewal","og_description":"In this landmark volume of her Collected Works, renowned Jungian analyst Marie-Louise von Franz explores one of the most fundamental themes in fairytales and the human psyche: the dynamic interplay of opposites\u2014and the possibility of redemption through their reconciliation. Drawing on decades of penetrating analysis, von Franz unearths the symbolic power of fairytale narratives as […]","og_url":"https:\/\/jungian.directory\/fcxfougk\/books\/volume-4-of-the-collected-works-of-marie-louise-von-franz-archetypal-symbols-in-fairytales-opposition-and-renewal\/","og_site_name":"JungianDirectory","og_image":[{"width":311,"height":466,"url":"https:\/\/jungian.directory\/fcxfougk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/archetypal-symbols.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Estimated reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/jungian.directory\/fcxfougk\/books\/volume-4-of-the-collected-works-of-marie-louise-von-franz-archetypal-symbols-in-fairytales-opposition-and-renewal\/","url":"https:\/\/jungian.directory\/fcxfougk\/books\/volume-4-of-the-collected-works-of-marie-louise-von-franz-archetypal-symbols-in-fairytales-opposition-and-renewal\/","name":"Volume 4 of the Collected Works of Marie-Louise von Franz \u2013 Archetypal Symbols in Fairytales: Opposition and Renewal - JungianDirectory","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/jungian.directory\/fcxfougk\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/jungian.directory\/fcxfougk\/books\/volume-4-of-the-collected-works-of-marie-louise-von-franz-archetypal-symbols-in-fairytales-opposition-and-renewal\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/jungian.directory\/fcxfougk\/books\/volume-4-of-the-collected-works-of-marie-louise-von-franz-archetypal-symbols-in-fairytales-opposition-and-renewal\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/jungian.directory\/fcxfougk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/archetypal-symbols.jpg","datePublished":"2025-11-14T09:04:03+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/jungian.directory\/fcxfougk\/books\/volume-4-of-the-collected-works-of-marie-louise-von-franz-archetypal-symbols-in-fairytales-opposition-and-renewal\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/jungian.directory\/fcxfougk\/books\/volume-4-of-the-collected-works-of-marie-louise-von-franz-archetypal-symbols-in-fairytales-opposition-and-renewal\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/jungian.directory\/fcxfougk\/books\/volume-4-of-the-collected-works-of-marie-louise-von-franz-archetypal-symbols-in-fairytales-opposition-and-renewal\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/jungian.directory\/fcxfougk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/archetypal-symbols.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/jungian.directory\/fcxfougk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/archetypal-symbols.jpg","width":311,"height":466},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/jungian.directory\/fcxfougk\/books\/volume-4-of-the-collected-works-of-marie-louise-von-franz-archetypal-symbols-in-fairytales-opposition-and-renewal\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/jungian.directory\/fcxfougk\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Books","item":"https:\/\/jungian.directory\/fcxfougk\/books\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Volume 4 of the Collected Works of Marie-Louise von Franz \u2013 Archetypal Symbols in Fairytales: Opposition and Renewal"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/jungian.directory\/fcxfougk\/#website","url":"https:\/\/jungian.directory\/fcxfougk\/","name":"JungianDirectory","description":"Analysts, Events, Training, CPD, Books, etc","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/jungian.directory\/fcxfougk\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/jungian.directory\/fcxfougk\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/jungian.directory\/fcxfougk\/#organization","name":"JungianDirectory","url":"https:\/\/jungian.directory\/fcxfougk\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/jungian.directory\/fcxfougk\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/jungian.directory\/fcxfougk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/cropped-new-logo-test-2024-03-03.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/jungian.directory\/fcxfougk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/cropped-new-logo-test-2024-03-03.png","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"JungianDirectory"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/jungian.directory\/fcxfougk\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jungian.directory\/fcxfougk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/books\/115030","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jungian.directory\/fcxfougk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/books"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jungian.directory\/fcxfougk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/books"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jungian.directory\/fcxfougk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jungian.directory\/fcxfougk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/115031"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jungian.directory\/fcxfougk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=115030"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jungian.directory\/fcxfougk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=115030"},{"taxonomy":"book__categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jungian.directory\/fcxfougk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/book__categories?post=115030"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}