From Metapsychologie to Realpsychologie: archetypal imagery in the psychologies of C.G. Jung and J. Hillman

Abstract

Although the relation between the theories of C.G. Jung and J. Hillman has been thoroughly analyzed, presented paper bring to the academic light a new aspect of their lineage of thought. By the means of the ideas of psychic Image and archetype, it reconstructs their evolution of thought - here presented in the context of freudian Metapsychologie (with its primary meaning an psychological scence replacing the metaphysics) and Dilthey’s project of Realpsychologie (descriptive psychology of dealing with the real activity soul). Presented study focuses on the years 1912-1979 capturing the period of establishing they independent Jungian school up to the forming of Archetypal Psychology by J. Hillman. The text is designed to provide both critical and historical account for depth psychology and psychology of Image.