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
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“To be normal is the ultimate aim of the unsuccessful.” Carl Jung
Unsuccessful Aim, Normal Desire, Societal Pressure, Normal, Aim, Pressure
Carl Jung Unsuccessful Aim, Normal Desire, Societal Pressure, Normal, Aim, Pressure“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“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“I had to make a confession of faith in stone. That was the beginning of the tower, the house I built for myself at Bollingen.” Carl Jung
Inner Journey, Personal Symbolism, Self Expression, Creativity, Solitude, Faith
Carl Jung Inner Journey, Personal Symbolism, Self Expression, Creativity, Solitude, Faith“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“Science is the tool of the Western mind and with it more doors can be opened than with bare hands.” Carl Jung
Science, Western Mind, Knowledge Access, Science, Knowledge, Mind
Carl Jung Science, Western Mind, Knowledge Access, Science, Knowledge, Mind“The man who speaks with primordial images, speaks with a thousand tongues.” Carl Jung
Primordial Imagery, Deep Expression, Universal Voice, Imagery, Expression, Voice
Carl Jung Primordial Imagery, Deep Expression, Universal Voice, Imagery, Expression, Voice“His retreat into himself is not a final renunciation of the world, but a search for quietude, where alone it is possible for him to make his contribution to the life of the community.” Carl Jung
Personal Retreat, Community Role, Search Quietude, Retreat, Community, Quietude
Carl Jung Personal Retreat, Community Role, Search Quietude, Retreat, Community, Quietude“Man is the mirror God holds up to himself, the sense organ with which he apprehends his being.” Carl Jung
Mirror Man, God Reflection, Spiritual Connection, Perception, Divinity, Identity
Carl Jung Mirror Man, God Reflection, Spiritual Connection, Perception, Divinity, Identity“We cannot change anything until we accept it. Condemnation does not liberate, it oppresses.” Carl Jung
Acceptance Change, Liberating Understanding, Oppressive Judgment, Acceptance, Change, Liberation
Carl Jung Acceptance Change, Liberating Understanding, Oppressive Judgment, Acceptance, Change, Liberation“Once upon a time men were possessed by devils. Now they are not less obsessed by ideas.” Carl Jung
Obsessive Ideas, Human Evolution, Modern Struggles, Possession, Obsession, Ideas
Carl Jung Obsessive Ideas, Human Evolution, Modern Struggles, Possession, Obsession, Ideas“Real liberation comes not from glossing over or repressing painful states of feeling, but only from experiencing them to the full.” Carl Jung
Liberation, Emotional Healing, True Freedom, Liberation, Healing, Freedom
Carl Jung Liberation, Emotional Healing, True Freedom, Liberation, Healing, Freedom“The most terrifying thing is to accept oneself completely.” Carl Jung
Self Acceptance, Fear, Inner Conflict, Acceptance, Fear, Conflict
Carl Jung Self Acceptance, Fear, Inner Conflict, Acceptance, Fear, Conflict“Just as we might take Darwin as an example of the normal extraverted thinking type, the normal introverted thinking type could be represented by Kant. The one speaks with facts, the other relies on the subjective factor. Darwin ranges over the wide field of objective reality, Kant restricts himself to a critique of knowledge.” Carl Jung
Psychological Types, Thought Perspectives, Intellectual Comparison, Thinking, Reality, Subjective
Carl Jung Psychological Types, Thought Perspectives, Intellectual Comparison, Thinking, Reality, Subjective“Our intellect has achieved the most tremendous things, but in the meantime our spiritual dwelling has fallen into disrepair.” Carl Jung
Spiritual Neglect, Intellectual Growth, Inner Ruin, Intellect, Spirit, Growth
Carl Jung Spiritual Neglect, Intellectual Growth, Inner Ruin, Intellect, Spirit, Growth“The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct acting from inner necessity. The creative mind plays with the objects it loves.” Carl Jung
Creative Instinct, Innovation Process, Playful Mindset, Intellectual Limits, Inner Necessity, Psychological Freedom
Carl Jung Creative Instinct, Innovation Process, Playful Mindset, Intellectual Limits, Inner Necessity, Psychological Freedom“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“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