Conflicts create the fire of affects and emotions; and like every fire it has two aspects: that of burning and that of giving light.
Carl Jung
Emotional Conflict, Personal Growth, Inner Fire, Duality Of Life, Emotional Insight, Life Challenges
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“I have always said to my pupils: “Learn as much as you can about symbolism; then forget it when you are analyzing a dream.”” Carl Jung
Learning Symbolism, Dream Analysis, Forget Knowledge, Symbolism, Dreams, Analysis
Carl Jung Learning Symbolism, Dream Analysis, Forget Knowledge, Symbolism, Dreams, Analysis“Creativity is the art that can give rise to visionary metaphorical relationships, as opposed to purely psychological ones.” Carl Jung
Visionary Creativity, Artistic Relationships, Beyond Psychology, Creativity, Art, Visionary
Carl Jung Visionary Creativity, Artistic Relationships, Beyond Psychology, Creativity, Art, Visionary“The man who promises everything is sure to fulfill nothing, and everyone who promises too much is in danger of using evil means in order to carry out his promises, and is already on the road to perdition.” Carl Jung
Promises Everything, Fulfill Nothing, Overcommitment Risks, Trust, Morality, Integrity
Carl Jung Promises Everything, Fulfill Nothing, Overcommitment Risks, Trust, Morality, Integrity“An archetypal content expresses itself, first and foremost, in metaphors.” Carl Jung
Archetypal Content, Express Metaphors, Metaphor Expression, Archetypal, Content, Metaphors
Carl Jung Archetypal Content, Express Metaphors, Metaphor Expression, Archetypal, Content, Metaphors“Protection and security are only valuable if they do not cramp life excessively.” Carl Jung
Freedom Balance, Life Protection, Excessive Limits, Security, Value, Life
Carl Jung Freedom Balance, Life Protection, Excessive Limits, Security, Value, Life“We do not know whether Hitler is going to found a new Islam. He is already on the way; he is like Mohammad. The emotion in Germany is Islamic; warlike and Islamic. They are all drunk with wild god. That can be the historic future.” Carl Jung
Historical Paradox, Radical Movements, Future Ideologies, Hitler, History, Future
Carl Jung Historical Paradox, Radical Movements, Future Ideologies, Hitler, History, Future“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 only thing we have to fear on this planet is man.” Carl Jung
Fear Of Man, Human Nature, Planetary Fear, Fear, Humanity, Nature
Carl Jung Fear Of Man, Human Nature, Planetary Fear, Fear, Humanity, Nature“For the alchemist the one primarily in need of redemption is not man, but the deity who is lost and sleeping in matter.” Carl Jung
Spiritual Redemption, Alchemy, Divine Energy, Inner Awakening, Transformation, Spiritual Path
Carl Jung Spiritual Redemption, Alchemy, Divine Energy, Inner Awakening, Transformation, Spiritual Path“The general function of dreams is to try to restore our psychological balance by producing dream material that re-establishes, in a subtle way, the total psychic equilibrium.” Carl Jung
Dream Function, Psychological Balance, Psychic Equilibrium, Dreams, Balance, Equilibrium
Carl Jung Dream Function, Psychological Balance, Psychic Equilibrium, Dreams, Balance, Equilibrium“The collective unconscious contains the whole spiritual heritage of mankind’s evolution born anew in the brain structure of every individual.” Carl Jung
Collective Heritage, Spiritual Evolution, Unconscious Mind, Unconscious, Evolution, Heritage
Carl Jung Collective Heritage, Spiritual Evolution, Unconscious Mind, Unconscious, Evolution, Heritage“Nobody doubts the importance of conscious experience; why then should we doubt the significance of unconscious happenings? They also are part of our life, and sometimes more truly a part of it for weal or woe than any happenings of the day.” Carl Jung
Consciousness, Unconscious Mind, Life Balance, Personal Growth, Inner Awareness, Emotional Insight
Carl Jung Consciousness, Unconscious Mind, Life Balance, Personal Growth, Inner Awareness, Emotional Insight“And what shall we know of this life on earth after death? The dissolution of our timebound form in eternity brings no loss of meaning. Rather, does the little finger know itself a member of the hand.” Carl Jung
Life After Death, Eternity, Spiritual Insight, Human Connection, Universal Meaning, Mystical Understanding
Carl Jung Life After Death, Eternity, Spiritual Insight, Human Connection, Universal Meaning, Mystical Understanding“The shadow is a moral problem that challenges the whole ego-personality, for no one can become conscious of the shadow without considerable moral effort.” Carl Jung
Shadow Challenge, Ego Personality, Moral Effort, Shadow, Personality, Moral
Carl Jung Shadow Challenge, Ego Personality, Moral Effort, Shadow, Personality, Moral“Synchronistic events provide an immediate religious experience as a direct encounter with the compensatory patterning of events in nature as a whole, both inwardly and outwardly.” Carl Jung
Synchronistic Events, Religious Experience, Nature Patterns, Spiritual Connection, Inner Encounter, Meaningful Coincidences
Carl Jung Synchronistic Events, Religious Experience, Nature Patterns, Spiritual Connection, Inner Encounter, Meaningful Coincidences“I have always been impressed by the fact that there are a surprising number of individuals who never use their minds if they can avoid it, and an equal number who do use their minds, but in an amazingly stupid way.” Carl Jung
Using Minds, Surprising Fact, Human Behavior, Thinking, Intelligence, Choice
Carl Jung Using Minds, Surprising Fact, Human Behavior, Thinking, Intelligence, Choice“A residual sea of symbols which is shared by all mankind, usually accessed through dreams or altered states, and from which cultures draw images on which to found their religions.” Carl Jung
Symbolic Knowledge, Universal Psyche, Cultural Roots, Symbols, Dreams, Religions
Carl Jung Symbolic Knowledge, Universal Psyche, Cultural Roots, Symbols, Dreams, Religions“In the final analysis, we count for something only because of the essential that we embody. If we do not embody that, life is wasted.” Carl Jung
Personal Essence, Life Purpose, Inner Value, Authenticity, Human Potential, Meaningful Living
Carl Jung Personal Essence, Life Purpose, Inner Value, Authenticity, Human Potential, Meaningful Living