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Book SynopsisChapter 1. Confronting Archetypes through the Complex.- Part I The Nature and Importance of Complexes.- Chapter 2. The Importance of the Complex in Modern Psychology: Toppling Two Dominant Models of the Psyche.- Chapter 3. The Role of Complex Personification in Facilitating Self-Knowledge.- Chapter 4. Jung’s Structure of the Psyche in Modern Perspective.- Part II Jungian Psycho-Social Case Analyses.- Chapter 5. Pop-Culture Pantheon: Cultural Figures as Archetypal Expressions.- Chapter 6. Archetypal Play: Contemporary Video Gaming as a Playground for Interactive Individuation.- Chapter 7. Seeking a Soulmate as a Path Towards Individuation.- Chapter 8. Anima and Animus in Jung’s Time and Ours.- Chapter 9. The Child Within and the Child Without: Parenting, the Childfree, and Individuation.- Chapter 10. Encountering the Archetypes through Sacred Practices.- Chapter 11. The Angry Gods of the Modern Academy: An Anatomy of Possession.- Chapter 12. Implications of the Work, Remaining Questions, and Directions for the Future.