Aion
Aion by Carl Jungby Carl Jung
Shares rank 8 of 9 psychology books by recommenders
People recommend it for its excellent first few chapters and as a fit for personal questions. One reader found the later chapters on fish symbolism hard going.
People recommend it for its excellent first few chapters and as a fit for personal questions. One reader found the later chapters on fish symbolism hard going.
2 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 2
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 2 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Early chapters called excellent
“The first few chapters of Aion are excellent, but then Jung just goes on for like a dozen chapters about fish symbolism which completely lost me.”
Comment from 26 Dec 2025 in “Ask HN: What did you read in 2025?” Recommended as a match for questions
“This is your sign to read some Carl Jung, it matches perfectly with what you are asking.”
Comment from 2 Nov 2026 in “Show HN: HackerBooks – HackerTube, but for books mentioned on HN”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Later chapters on fish symbolism
“The first few chapters of Aion are excellent, but then Jung just goes on for like a dozen chapters about fish symbolism which completely lost me.”
Comment from 26 Dec 2025 in “Ask HN: What did you read in 2025?”
Other psychology books people recommend
The four most recommended other psychology books, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Courage to Be Dislikedby Ichiro Kishimi | 7 | 0 | 100% | 7 | — | — |
| Influenceby Robert Cialdini | 7 | 1 | 88% | 5 | — | — |
| The Inner Game of Tennisby W. Timothy Gallwey | 4 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
| The Happiness Hypothesisby Jonathan Haidt | 3 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
| Aionby Carl JungThis page | 2 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
All 3 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“This is your sign to read some Carl Jung, it matches perfectly with what you are asking.”
“Aion is a fast-paced collaborative vibe coding game.”
“The first few chapters of Aion are excellent, but then Jung just goes on for like a dozen chapters about fish symbolism which completely lost me.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.