Ann Casement is a senior member of the British Jungian Analytic Association, an associate member of the Jungian Psychoanalytic Association (New York), a member of the International Association for Analytical Psychology, British Psychoanalytic Council, British Psychological Society, a founder member of the International Neuro-Psychoanalytical Association, and a New York State licensed psychoanalyst. She worked for several years in psychiatry from the late 1970s. She has lectured worldwide, published several books, and contributes articles and reviews to The Economist as well as to international psychoanalytic journals.

This highly readable volume aims to deepen the understanding of Jungian ideas for readers already familiar with Jung's work as well as to introduce these ideas to readers new to his approach. Ann Casement brings a personalised tone as  a long-standing, highly experienced Jungian psychoanalyst.