I find that all my thoughts circle around God like the planets around the sun, and are as irresistibly attracted by Him. I would feel it to be the grossest sin if I were to oppose any resistance to this force.
Carl Jung
Thoughts Circle, God Attraction, Irresistible Force, Thoughts, God, Force
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More Carl Jung Quotes
“Man is in need if a symbolical life- badly in need. We only live banal, ordinary, rational or irrational things- but we have no symbolic life. Where do we live symbolically? Nowhere except where we participate in the ritual of life.” Carl Jung
Symbolic Life, Personal Meaning, Ritual Life, Spiritual Growth, Inner Wisdom, Conscious Living
Carl Jung Symbolic Life, Personal Meaning, Ritual Life, Spiritual Growth, Inner Wisdom, Conscious Living“Whenever we give up, leave behind, and forget too much, there is always the danger that the things we have neglected will return with added force.” Carl Jung
Neglect Return, Added Force, Forgotten Past, Reflection, Awareness, Impact
Carl Jung Neglect Return, Added Force, Forgotten Past, Reflection, Awareness, Impact“The unconscious process moves spiral-wise around a center, gradually getting closer, while the characteristics of the center grow more and more distinct.” Carl Jung
Unconscious Patterns, Spiral Growth, Psychological Center, Inner Awareness, Gradual Clarity, Mind Evolution
Carl Jung Unconscious Patterns, Spiral Growth, Psychological Center, Inner Awareness, Gradual Clarity, Mind Evolution“Neurosis is the suffering of a soul which has not discovered its meaning.” Carl Jung
Life Meaning, Emotional Suffering, Existential Crisis, Soul Search, Self-awareness, Personal Purpose
Carl Jung Life Meaning, Emotional Suffering, Existential Crisis, Soul Search, Self-awareness, Personal Purpose“Psychological type is nothing static – it changes in the course of life.” Carl Jung
Dynamic Psychology, Personality Evolution, Changing Self, Inner Growth, Psychological Fluidity, Life Shifts
Carl Jung Dynamic Psychology, Personality Evolution, Changing Self, Inner Growth, Psychological Fluidity, Life Shifts“Space flights are merely an escape, a fleeing away from oneself, because it is easier to go to Mars or to the moon than it is to penetrate one’s own being.” Carl Jung
Inner Exploration, Self Avoidance, Space Travel, Escape, Reflection, Being
Carl Jung Inner Exploration, Self Avoidance, Space Travel, Escape, Reflection, Being“It is high time that we realized that it is pointless to praise the light and preach it if nobody can see it. It is much more needful to preach the art of seeing.” Carl Jung
Art Of Seeing, Pointless Praise, Realization Need, Seeing, Art, Praise
Carl Jung Art Of Seeing, Pointless Praise, Realization Need, Seeing, Art, Praise“The conscious mind allows itself to be trained like a parrot, but the unconscious does not – which is why St. Augustine thanked God for not making him responsible for his dreams.” Carl Jung
Conscious Mind, Unconscious Psyche, Dreams, Inner Awareness, Self-control, Human Nature
Carl Jung Conscious Mind, Unconscious Psyche, Dreams, Inner Awareness, Self-control, Human Nature“A dream that is not understood remains a mere occurrence; understood it becomes a living experience.” Carl Jung
Dreams, Understanding, Experience, Dreams, Understanding, Experience
Carl Jung Dreams, Understanding, Experience, Dreams, Understanding, Experience“The psychiatrist knows only too well how each of us becomes the helpless but not pitiable victim of his own sentiments. Sentimentality is the superstructure erected upon brutality.” Carl Jung
Psychiatric Insights, Emotional Struggles, Sentiment Vs Brutality, Psychiatry, Emotion, Struggles
Carl Jung Psychiatric Insights, Emotional Struggles, Sentiment Vs Brutality, Psychiatry, Emotion, Struggles“Magic is the science of the jungle.” Carl Jung
Jungle Magic, Primitive Science, Mystical Knowledge, Magic, Science, Mysticism
Carl Jung Jungle Magic, Primitive Science, Mystical Knowledge, Magic, Science, Mysticism“To ask the right question is already half the solution of a problem.” Carl Jung
Problem Solving, Right Questions, Solution Path, Questions, Problem, Solution
Carl Jung Problem Solving, Right Questions, Solution Path, Questions, Problem, Solution“Masses are always breeding grounds of psychic epidemics.” Carl Jung
Collective Psyche, Mass Influence, Psychological Epidemics, Social Dynamics, Human Behavior, Emotional Insights
Carl Jung Collective Psyche, Mass Influence, Psychological Epidemics, Social Dynamics, Human Behavior, Emotional Insights“The most important question anyone can ask is: What myth am I living?” Carl Jung
Living Myth, Important Question, Myth Life, Myth, Question, Life
Carl Jung Living Myth, Important Question, Myth Life, Myth, Question, Life“You can expect no influence if you are not susceptible to influence.” Carl Jung
Expect Influence, Susceptible Change, Openness Importance, Reciprocity, Awareness, Adaptability
Carl Jung Expect Influence, Susceptible Change, Openness Importance, Reciprocity, Awareness, Adaptability“During my medical education at the University of Basle I found vivisection horrible, barbarous and above all unnecessary.” Carl Jung
Ethical Concerns, Medical Education, Animal Rights, Vivisection, Compassion, Morality
Carl Jung Ethical Concerns, Medical Education, Animal Rights, Vivisection, Compassion, Morality“Without this playing with fantasy no creative work has ever yet come to birth. The debt we owe to the play of the imagination is incalculable.” Carl Jung
Playing Fantasy, Creative Work, Imagination Importance, Creativity, Art, Exploration
Carl Jung Playing Fantasy, Creative Work, Imagination Importance, Creativity, Art, Exploration“I am the triple owner of the world, the finest Turkey, the Lorelei, Germania and Helvetia of exclusively sweet butter and Naples, and I must supply the whole world with macaroni.” Carl Jung
World Ownership, Butter Supply, World Macaroni, World, Butter, Macaroni
Carl Jung World Ownership, Butter Supply, World Macaroni, World, Butter, Macaroni“Sometimes you have to do something unforgivable just to be able to go on living.” Carl Jung
Forgiveness, Living On, Necessary Action, Forgiveness, Life, Action
Carl Jung Forgiveness, Living On, Necessary Action, Forgiveness, Life, Action“The reason for such an “unreasonable” attitude with me is that I am not at all sure what will happen to me after death. I have good reasons to assume that things are not finished with death. Life seems to be an interlude in a long story.” Carl Jung
Life After Death, Existential Questions, Uncertainty, Life, Death, Uncertainty
Carl Jung Life After Death, Existential Questions, Uncertainty, Life, Death, Uncertainty