A complex is a cluster of energy in the unconscious, charged by historic events, reinforced through repetition, embodying a fragment of our personality, and generating a programmed response and an implicit set of expectations.
Carl Jung
Psychological Complex, Unconscious Energy, Repeated Patterns, Complex, Personality, Expectations
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More Carl Jung Quotes
“Understanding does not cure evil, but it is a definite help, inasmuch as one can cope with a comprehensible darkness.” Carl Jung
Comprehending Evil, Coping Mechanism, Inner Darkness, Understanding, Evil, Darkness
Carl Jung Comprehending Evil, Coping Mechanism, Inner Darkness, Understanding, Evil, Darkness“One cannot live without inconsistency.” Carl Jung
Human Nature, Life Contradictions, Personal Growth, Flexibility, Acceptance, Emotional Balance
Carl Jung Human Nature, Life Contradictions, Personal Growth, Flexibility, Acceptance, Emotional Balance“But, if you have nothing at all to create, then perhaps you create yourself.” Carl Jung
Self-Creation, Creative Potential, Inner Growth, Psychological Evolution, Life Purpose, Personal Insights
Carl Jung Self-Creation, Creative Potential, Inner Growth, Psychological Evolution, Life Purpose, Personal Insights“What happens in the life of Christ happens always and everywhere. In the Christian archetype all lives of this kind are prefigured.” Carl Jung
Christ Archetype, Spiritual Parallels, Universal Patterns, Religious Symbolism, Life Reflection, Christian Insight
Carl Jung Christ Archetype, Spiritual Parallels, Universal Patterns, Religious Symbolism, Life Reflection, Christian Insight“But India did not pass me by without a trace: it left tracks which lead me from one infinity to another infinity.” Carl Jung
India’s Influence, Infinite Pathways, Cultural Imprint, Transformative Journey, Spiritual Tracks, Limitless Insights
Carl Jung India’s Influence, Infinite Pathways, Cultural Imprint, Transformative Journey, Spiritual Tracks, Limitless Insights“A mandala is the psychological expression of the totality of the self.” Carl Jung
Psychological Expression, Mandala Meaning, Self Totality, Mandala, Self, Expression
Carl Jung Psychological Expression, Mandala Meaning, Self Totality, Mandala, Self, Expression“We are a psychic process which we do not control, or only partly direct. Consequently, we cannot have any final judgment about ourselves or our lives.” Carl Jung
Self-awareness, Psychic Process, Control, Spiritual Insight, Life Understanding, Unconscious Mind
Carl Jung Self-awareness, Psychic Process, Control, Spiritual Insight, Life Understanding, Unconscious Mind“Plato’s world of ideas is beautiful.” Carl Jung
World Ideas, Plato Beautiful, Philosophical Concepts, Ideals, Thought, Philosophy
Carl Jung World Ideas, Plato Beautiful, Philosophical Concepts, Ideals, Thought, Philosophy“The more veiled becomes the outside world, steadily losing in colour, tone and passions, the more urgently the inner world calls us.” Carl Jung
Inner Call, External Loss, Deep Reflection, World, Inner, Reflection
Carl Jung Inner Call, External Loss, Deep Reflection, World, Inner, Reflection“The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.” Carl Jung
Interpersonal Dynamics, Psychological Transformation, Human Chemistry, Personality Interactions, Mutual Influence, Relationship Depth
Carl Jung Interpersonal Dynamics, Psychological Transformation, Human Chemistry, Personality Interactions, Mutual Influence, Relationship Depth“Shadow work is the path of the heart warrior.” Carl Jung
Shadow Work, Heart Warrior, Inner Strength, Shadow, Heart, Strength
Carl Jung Shadow Work, Heart Warrior, Inner Strength, Shadow, Heart, Strength“Man cannot stand a meaningless life.” Carl Jung
Existential Crisis, Life Purpose, Inner Fulfillment, Meaning, Purpose, Value
Carl Jung Existential Crisis, Life Purpose, Inner Fulfillment, Meaning, Purpose, Value“To become conscious of it involves recognizing the dark aspects of the personality as present and real.” Carl Jung
Consciousness, Shadow Self, Personality, Consciousness, Shadow, Personality
Carl Jung Consciousness, Shadow Self, Personality, Consciousness, Shadow, Personality“We often dream about people from whom we receive a letter by the next post. I have ascertained on several occasions that at the moment when the dream occurred the letter was already lying in the post-office of the addressee.” Carl Jung
Dream Interpretation, Subconscious Clues, Synchronistic Events, Dreams, Letter, Subconscious
Carl Jung Dream Interpretation, Subconscious Clues, Synchronistic Events, Dreams, Letter, Subconscious“Art is a kind of innate drive that seizes a human being and makes him its instrument.” Carl Jung
Creative Drive, Artistic Inspiration, Personal Expression, Art, Instrument, Drive
Carl Jung Creative Drive, Artistic Inspiration, Personal Expression, Art, Instrument, Drive“The symbol in the dream has more the value of a parable: it does not conceal, it teaches.” Carl Jung
Dream Symbols, Parable Lessons, Subconscious Insights, Symbolic Teachings, Psychological Depth, Dream Interpretation
Carl Jung Dream Symbols, Parable Lessons, Subconscious Insights, Symbolic Teachings, Psychological Depth, Dream Interpretation“Knowledge rests not upon truth alone, but upon error also.” Carl Jung
Learning Process, Dual Understanding, Mistakes Matter, Knowledge, Truth, Error
Carl Jung Learning Process, Dual Understanding, Mistakes Matter, Knowledge, Truth, Error“The unconscious is the unwritten history of mankind from time unrecorded.” Carl Jung
Unconscious Mind, History, Human Psyche, Unconscious, History, Psyche
Carl Jung Unconscious Mind, History, Human Psyche, Unconscious, History, Psyche