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Nathalie Pilard's lucid and scholarly work, on the relatively neglected theme of the central role of intuition in Jung's thought, comes as a welcome and commendable addition to a growing opus of Jungian studies. It takes a proper place alongside the work of notable scholars of Jung, including Sonu Shamdasani (2003), Paul Bishop, Robert Segal (Pilard's doctoral supervisor), and of John Beebe (2004), on the topic of intuition as an aspect of Jung's typology. Her work is also timely, particularly in relation to the recent radical revisioning of Jung's thought and development following the publication of the Red Book.
Pilard uses primary sources, and refers to those scholars who work from primary sources, as the basis for her analysis of texts regarding the topic of Jung and intuition. This gives her analysis authority and authenticity, which is a relief in a field often populated by studies best described as conjectural, which, however interesting, imaginative and important, are not based on the evidence of Jung's original texts. Creative, associative, theory building and clinical development have their own value in professional discourse, and at best are most interesting when hermeneutical, but these cannot be taken as direct evidence derived from the first sources.
This book is not an easy read. Time and focus are needed to grasp the exposition of ideas, and it deserves this attention. Close reading ensures a greater appreciation of the content, value, and thrust of Jung's ideas. I found the effort involved in studying Pilard's text amply rewarded.
The book is organized into six parts, plus an introduction. These track the historical development of Jung's thought on intuition throughout his life, and the historical and intellectual contexts in which it arises. The six parts contain nine chapters overall. There are two appendices: Appendix I comprises an index of the use of the word ‘intuition’ in Jung's work; Appendix II compares the indexing of ‘intuition’ in the Colle