▁continued ▁intens ely ▁from ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁until ▁about ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁and ▁then ▁ab ated ▁by ▁around ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁Jung ▁carefully ▁recorded ▁this ▁imag in ative ▁journey ▁in ▁six ▁black - cover ed ▁personal ▁journ als ▁( re ferred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁" Black ▁Books "); ▁these ▁not ebook s ▁provide ▁a ▁dated ▁chron ological ▁led ger ▁of ▁his ▁vis ions ▁and ▁dialog ues ▁with ▁his ▁soul . ▁ ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁Jung ▁began ▁trans cri bing ▁from ▁the ▁Black ▁Book ▁journ als ▁the ▁draft ▁manuscript ▁of ▁his ▁Red ▁Book , ▁the ▁fol io - s ized ▁le ather ▁bound ▁ill umin ated ▁volume ▁he ▁created ▁to ▁contain ▁the ▁formal ▁record ▁of ▁his ▁journey . ▁Jung ▁repeatedly ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁vis ions ▁and ▁imag in ative ▁experiences ▁recorded ▁in ▁the ▁Red ▁Book ▁contained ▁the ▁nucle us ▁of ▁all ▁his ▁later ▁works . ▁ ▁Jung ▁kept ▁the ▁Red ▁Book ▁private ▁during ▁his ▁lifetime , ▁allowing ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁of ▁his ▁family ▁and ▁associ ates ▁to ▁read ▁from ▁it . ▁The ▁only ▁part ▁of ▁this ▁vision ary ▁material ▁that ▁Jung ▁chose ▁to ▁release ▁in ▁limited ▁circul ation ▁was ▁the ▁Seven ▁S erm ons , ▁which ▁he ▁had ▁priv ately ▁printed ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 . ▁Through out ▁his ▁life ▁Jung ▁occasionally ▁gave ▁copies ▁of ▁this ▁small ▁book ▁to ▁friends ▁and ▁students , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁available ▁only ▁as ▁a ▁gift ▁from ▁Jung ▁himself ▁and