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Marie-Louise von Franz was a key figure in the evolution of Jungian psychology.

She wrote extensively on such topics as fairy tales, ancient mythology, and literature.

As analyst trainer at the C.G. Jung Institute, she emphasized dreamwork and synchronicities in treatment.

In unfinished work, she explored the human psyche's relation to quantum reality.

Marie-Louise von Franz ranks among the greatest of all Carl Jung's proteges. Yet, surprisingly, no biography has emerged to chronicle her career , though she lived into the Age of the Internet. This year, marking the 110th anniversary of von Franz's birth in Munich, Germany, seems an appropriate time to highlight her work and its vital legacy for us today.

Von Franz first met the world-famous Jung in 1933, when she was onl

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