About the Author

Edward F. Edinger, MD (1922-1998), was a supervising psychiatrist at Rockland State Hospital in Orangeburg, NY, and later was a founding member of the C. G. Jung Foundation, Manhattan, and the C. G. Jung Institute of New York. He was the institute's president from 1968 to 1979, when he moved to Los Angeles. There, he continued his practice for another 19 years, becoming an analyst, supervisor, and faculty member at the C. G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles. Dr. Edinger was a prolific author and lecturer.