As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.
Carl Jung
Human Purpose, Light Darkness, Existential Meaning, Existence, Light, Darkness
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“What you call knowledge is an attempt to impose something comprehensible on life.” Carl Jung
Comprehensible Knowledge, Imposed Knowledge, Knowledge Life, Knowledge, Life, Attempt
Carl Jung Comprehensible Knowledge, Imposed Knowledge, Knowledge Life, Knowledge, Life, Attempt“Gnosticism was stamped out completely and its remnants are so badly mangled that special study is needed to get any insight at all into its inner meaning.” Carl Jung
Gnosticism, Lost Knowledge, Hidden Meaning, Gnosticism, Knowledge, Meaning
Carl Jung Gnosticism, Lost Knowledge, Hidden Meaning, Gnosticism, Knowledge, Meaning“Nights through dreams tell the myths forgotten by the day.” Carl Jung
Dream Myths, Forgotten Narratives, Night Wisdom, Dreams, Myths, Narratives
Carl Jung Dream Myths, Forgotten Narratives, Night Wisdom, Dreams, Myths, Narratives“The doctor is effective only when he himself is affected. Only the wounded physician heals.” Carl Jung
Wounded Physician, Healing Effectiveness, Affected Doctor, Healing, Doctor, Physician
Carl Jung Wounded Physician, Healing Effectiveness, Affected Doctor, Healing, Doctor, Physician“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“The debt we owe to the play of imagination is incalculable.” Carl Jung
Imagination Debt, Creative Play, Incable Imagination, Imagination, Debt, Play
Carl Jung Imagination Debt, Creative Play, Incable Imagination, Imagination, Debt, Play“No concept is a carrier of life.” Carl Jung
Life Meaning, Conceptual Limits, Spiritual Insight, Personal Growth, Truth, Philosophy
Carl Jung Life Meaning, Conceptual Limits, Spiritual Insight, Personal Growth, Truth, Philosophy“About a third of my cases are suffering from no clinically definable neurosis, but from the senselessness and emptiness of their lives. This can be defined as the general neurosis of our times.” Carl Jung
Mental Health, Emotional Emptiness, Life Meaning, Neurosis, Modern Struggle, Psychological Distress
Carl Jung Mental Health, Emotional Emptiness, Life Meaning, Neurosis, Modern Struggle, Psychological Distress“Everyone carries a shadow, and the less it is embodied in the individual’s conscious life, the blacker and denser it is. At all counts, it forms an unconscious snag, thwarting our most well-meant intentions.” Carl Jung
Shadow Self, Personal Growth, Self-awareness, Unconscious Mind, Inner Conflict, Psychological Insight
Carl Jung Shadow Self, Personal Growth, Self-awareness, Unconscious Mind, Inner Conflict, Psychological Insight“The Christian missionary may preach the gospel to the poor naked heathen, but the spiritual heathen who populate Europe have as yet heard nothing of Christianity.” Carl Jung
Spiritual Ignorance, Missionary Critique, Cultural Faith, Religious Blindness, Gospel Spread, Unheard Truth
Carl Jung Spiritual Ignorance, Missionary Critique, Cultural Faith, Religious Blindness, Gospel Spread, Unheard Truth“We deem those happy who from the experience of life have learnt to bear its ills without being overcome by them.” Carl Jung
Life Experience, Happy Life, Overcome Ills, Life, Happy, Ills
Carl Jung Life Experience, Happy Life, Overcome Ills, Life, Happy, Ills“Our intellect has created a new world that dominates nature, and has populated it with monstrous machines.” Carl Jung
Human Intellect, Technological Impact, Nature Domination, Modern Challenges, Progress Critique, Inner Reflection
Carl Jung Human Intellect, Technological Impact, Nature Domination, Modern Challenges, Progress Critique, Inner Reflection“If a man knows more than others, he becomes lonely.” Carl Jung
Knowledge And Loneliness, Isolation, Intellectual Struggles, Knowledge, Loneliness, Isolation
Carl Jung Knowledge And Loneliness, Isolation, Intellectual Struggles, Knowledge, Loneliness, Isolation“All art intuitively apprehends coming changes in the collective unconsciousness.” Carl Jung
Art, Collective Unconscious, Cultural Change, Creativity, Inner Wisdom, Inspirational Insight
Carl Jung Art, Collective Unconscious, Cultural Change, Creativity, Inner Wisdom, Inspirational Insight“There is no coming to consciousness without pain.” Carl Jung
Growth Pain, Inner Awakening, Conscious Path, Consciousness, Pain, Growth
Carl Jung Growth Pain, Inner Awakening, Conscious Path, Consciousness, Pain, Growth“The greater the contrast, the greater the potential. Great energy only comes from a correspondingly great tension of opposites.” Carl Jung
Opposite Energy, Contrast Potential, Great Tension, Contrast, Energy, Tension
Carl Jung Opposite Energy, Contrast Potential, Great Tension, Contrast, Energy, Tension“Where love stops, power begins, and violence, and terror.” Carl Jung
Love And Power, Human Conflict, Emotional Control, Violence, Relationships, Spiritual Insight
Carl Jung Love And Power, Human Conflict, Emotional Control, Violence, Relationships, Spiritual Insight“I must also have a dark side if I am to be whole.” Carl Jung
Wholeness, Dark Side, Self Acceptance, Wholeness, Darkness, Acceptance
Carl Jung Wholeness, Dark Side, Self Acceptance, Wholeness, Darkness, Acceptance