Irene Claremont de Castillejo (born in London, 1885 – died in London 1967) was a writer and Jungian analyst. She is remembered especially for her posthumously published classic text, ''Knowing Woman: A Feminine Psychology'', (1973).

Biography

Irene Claremont de Castillejo was a graduate of

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in History and Economics. In 1922 she married the jurist and professor of education, . They went to live in Spain in her husband's home in

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, 'Olivar de Castillejo', at Chamartín, presently known as the 'Olivar de Castillejo Foundation'. They had four children, Jacinta, Leonardo, David and Sorrel. In 1936 with the out-break of the

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the family moved to England, followed by a stay in

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, and again back to England in 1939 on account of the German invasion of Europe. Following the death of her husband in London in 1945, Irene began her studies in Jungian psychology in Zurich working with

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and

Toni Wolff Toni Anna Wolff (18 September 1888 – 21 March 1953) was a Swiss Jungian analyst and a close collaborator of Carl Jung. During her analytic career Wolff published relatively little under her own name, but she helped Jung identify, define, and na ...

. On her return to London, she established a psychotherapy practice specialising in the role of women in the world of today. Irene died in London in 1967.

Works

* ''Knowing Woman. A Feminine Psychology'' * ''Freedom of the city'' * ''I Married a Stranger''

"Knowing Woman"

Her classic text, originally published in 1973, has been re-issued in several editions since. It is a distillation of her wisdom garnered through life experience and her work as a therapist. She expresses herself thus:

References

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External links

* In Spanish''
Irene Claremont de Castillejo, una analista junguiana en nuestra historia
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