In his introductory remarks, Fordham states: 'The only way to understand Jung is to take his researches as a whole, perceiving how one stage grows out of that preceding it. Then the coherence of his whole position stands out, his unique pioneering spirit can be understood, and his irrationality falls into place.' Fordham then discusses the evolution of Jung's researches 'to show how his later work is based upon and grows out of the earlier'.

II. On Jung's Concept of the Symbol. Robert Moody. Pp. 9-14.

Moody discusses the significance of the 'living symbol' as defined by Jung. The 'living symbol', made possible by the 'symbolic attitude' of the 'observing consciousness', is said to be a vehicle of psychic energy and a transformer of instinct. It is to be distinguished from 'semiotic' expression involving the use of the 'so-called symbol … as a sign for something that can just as readily be