More by Carl Jung
As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.
Memories, Dreams, Reflections (1963)
Every civilized human being, whatever his conscious development, is still an archaic man at the deeper levels of his psyche.
Modern Man in Search of a Soul (1933)
The great problems of life — sexuality, of course, among others — are always related to the primordial images of the collective unconscious.
Psychological Types, or, The Psychology of Individuation (1921)
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.
Psychology and Alchemy (1952)
People will do anything, no matter how absurd, in order to avoid facing their own souls.
Psychology and Alchemy (1952)
The growth of the mind is the widening of the range of consciousness, and ... each step forward has been a most painful and laborious achievement.
Contributions to Analytical Psychology (1928)
The little world of childhood with its familiar surroundings is a model of the greater world.
The Theory of Psychoanalysis (1913)
Thus the soul has gradually been turned into a Nazareth from which nothing good can come.
Psychology and Alchemy (1952)
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