Books like Man and His Symbols

Man and His Symbols by Carl Gustav Jung reads as analytical, profound. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The hero with a thousand faces

Joseph Campbell · 1949

Both explore mythology & psychology

60% genome match

Dream analysis

Ella Freeman Sharpe · 1937

Both explore dreams & unconscious mind

66% genome match

Die Traumdeutung

Sigmund Freud · 1899

Both explore dreams & unconscious mind

63% genome match

Amor and Psyche

Erich Neumann · 1956

Both explore mythology & psychology

66% genome match

Wandlungen und Symbole der Libido

Carl Gustav Jung · 1912

Both explore psychology & mythology

61% genome match

Jung's map of the soul

Murray Stein · 1998

Both explore archetypes & symbolism

59% genome match

Shadow and evil in fairy tales

Marie-Louise von Franz · 1974

Both explore archetypes & mythology

62% genome match

Myth and reality

Mircea Eliade · 1963

Both explore mythology & symbolism

59% genome match

The fool and his scepter

William Willeford · 1969

Both explore archetypes & mythology

60% genome match

The hero and the goddess

Jean Houston · 1992

Both explore mythology & psychology

60% genome match

King, warrior, magician, lover

Moore, Robert L. · 1989

Both explore archetypes & mythology

54% genome match

The Seven Basic Plots

Christopher Booker · 2004

Both explore archetypes & mythology

56% genome match