A human being would certainly not grow to be seventy or eighty years old if this longevity had no meaning for the species. The afternoon of human life must also have a significance of its own and cannot be merely a pitiful appendage to life's morning.
Carl Jung
Life Longevity, Aging Significance, Afternoon Reflection, Human Purpose, Life Stages, Meaningful Existence
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“In all chaos there is a cosmos, in all disorder a secret order.” Carl Jung
Hidden Order, Cosmic Chaos, Universal Balance, Chaos, Cosmos, Order
Carl Jung Hidden Order, Cosmic Chaos, Universal Balance, Chaos, Cosmos, Order“The bigger the crowd, the more negligible the individual.” Carl Jung
Individuality, Crowds, Self Importance, Individual, Crowd, Importance
Carl Jung Individuality, Crowds, Self Importance, Individual, Crowd, Importance“Hitler is a medicine man type of leader.” Carl Jung
Medicine Man, Leadership Type, Historical Figures, Influence, Leader, Psychology
Carl Jung Medicine Man, Leadership Type, Historical Figures, Influence, Leader, Psychology“Our whole educational problem suffers from a one-sided approach to the child who is to be educated, and from an equally one-sided lack of emphasis on the uneducatedness of the educator.” Carl Jung
Educational Challenges, Learning Balance, Educator Growth, Child, Teaching, Problem
Carl Jung Educational Challenges, Learning Balance, Educator Growth, Child, Teaching, Problem“I have treated many hundreds of patients. Among those in the second half of life – that is to say, over 35 – there has not been one whose problem in the last resort was not that of finding a religious outlook on life.” Carl Jung
Religious Outlook, Midlife Crisis, Personal Transformation, Faith, Life Meaning, Spiritual Awakening
Carl Jung Religious Outlook, Midlife Crisis, Personal Transformation, Faith, Life Meaning, Spiritual Awakening“The unconscious wants to flow into consciousness in order to reach the light, but at the same time it continually thwarts itself, because it would rather remain unconscious. That is to say, God wants to become man, but not quite.” Carl Jung
Consciousness Thwart, Unconscious Light, Self Thwarting, Consciousness, God, Unconscious
Carl Jung Consciousness Thwart, Unconscious Light, Self Thwarting, Consciousness, God, Unconscious“The world of gods and spirits is truly ‘nothing but’ the collective unconscious inside me.” Carl Jung
Collective Unconscious, Inner Divinity, Spiritual Perception, Spirits, Gods, Unconscious
Carl Jung Collective Unconscious, Inner Divinity, Spiritual Perception, Spirits, Gods, Unconscious“When an individual does not become conscious of their inner contradictions, the world acts out the conflict and is torn in opposite halves.” Carl Jung
Inner Contradictions, World Conflict, Psychological Reflection, Awareness, Duality, Struggles
Carl Jung Inner Contradictions, World Conflict, Psychological Reflection, Awareness, Duality, Struggles“It is also possible for the unconscious or an archetype to take complete possession of a man and to determine his fate down to the smallest detail.” Carl Jung
Archetypal Control, Fate Determination, Unconscious Power, Archetypes, Fate, Unconscious
Carl Jung Archetypal Control, Fate Determination, Unconscious Power, Archetypes, Fate, Unconscious“Everyone can afford to give away a smile.” Carl Jung
Human Connection, Positive Energy, Generosity, Smile, Kindness, Happiness
Carl Jung Human Connection, Positive Energy, Generosity, Smile, Kindness, Happiness“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.” Carl Jung
Self-Understanding, External Projections, Psychological Mirrors, Emotional Insights, Personal Growth, Human Reflections
Carl Jung Self-Understanding, External Projections, Psychological Mirrors, Emotional Insights, Personal Growth, Human Reflections“We don’t really heal anything; we simply let it go.” Carl Jung
Emotional Release, Healing Wisdom, Letting Go, Heal, Letting, Wisdom
Carl Jung Emotional Release, Healing Wisdom, Letting Go, Heal, Letting, Wisdom“My own understanding is the sole treasure I possess, and the greatest. Though infinitely small and fragile in comparison with the powers of darkness, it is still a light, my only light.” Carl Jung
Personal Understanding, Inner Light, Self-Reflection, Understanding, Light, Self
Carl Jung Personal Understanding, Inner Light, Self-Reflection, Understanding, Light, Self“The difference between a good life and a bad life is how well you walk through the fire.” Carl Jung
Life Challenges, Adversity, Personal Strength, Growth, Resilience, Life Perspective
Carl Jung Life Challenges, Adversity, Personal Strength, Growth, Resilience, Life Perspective“I believe that history is capable of anything. There exists no folly that men have not tried out.” Carl Jung
Historical Folly, Human Experiment, Capable History, History, Folly, Experiment
Carl Jung Historical Folly, Human Experiment, Capable History, History, Folly, Experiment“Where wisdom reigns, there is no conflict between thinking and feeling.” Carl Jung
Wisdom Harmony, Emotional Balance, Cognitive Clarity, Wisdom, Thinking, Feeling
Carl Jung Wisdom Harmony, Emotional Balance, Cognitive Clarity, Wisdom, Thinking, Feeling“Twelve experts gathered in one room equal one big idiot.” Carl Jung
Groupthink Critique, Expert Overload, Collective Folly, Intellectual Paradox, Collaboration Risks, Wisdom Absence
Carl Jung Groupthink Critique, Expert Overload, Collective Folly, Intellectual Paradox, Collaboration Risks, Wisdom Absence“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