Isabelle Meier presents a unique examination of the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren, viewed through the lens of analytical psychology. This relationship can have a huge impact on psychological development, yet it has been largely neglected in studies of the family.Grandparents will be essential reading for Jungian analysts and psychotherapists, analytical psychologists and those in training.

Isabelle Meier, Ph.D., is a psychologist and Jungian analyst who trained at the C.G. Jung institute in Zurich. Her work has been published widely in both books and journals and examines the subjects of imagination, intersubjectivity, complexes and archetypes. She is a member of the core editorial board of the German journal Analytische Psychologie.

Introduction I. Theoretical Section 1. Archetypes Concept and Emergence Theory 2. Symbols and Analytical Psychology 3. Images of Age in Narratives (Fairy Tales, Myths, Stories and Legends) 4. Internal Working Models, Complex and Intersubjectivity 5. Archetypal Present Moments 6. Social Significance of the Grandparents-Grandchild Relationship II. Clinical Section 7. Intersubjectivity in Clinical Practice 8. Clinical Examples