Religion #7: C.G.Jung: Alchemy & Religion

Superstition only appears in such people if they are pathological, not if they can keep their balance. It then takes the form of fear of “Going Mad” for everything that the modern man can’t define it regards as insane. Archetypal contents of the collective unconscious can often assume grotesque and horrible forms in dreams and …

the Collective Unconscious further Explored

Unconsciousness and its dimensions further explored. The below passage is from C.G. Jung’s memoir ‘Dreams, Memories, Reflections'. It mentions the importance of recognizing ethically the symbols within our collective unconscious during childhood and through adulthood, and how it shaped our personalities and ways we view our external reality to which creates pattern if behavior/thought. Further …

C.G. Jung: Art of Illusion

I have a passion for self-psychology, and analytical psychology has helped me to understand myself through my years of anxiety and depress. C.G. Jung's works has shined a light on my unconscious and helped me to understand my innate, internal images who kept me company in my lonely hours. Below is the 'Art of Illusion', …

Finding Your Self: Self-realization – Individuation Process

“This is a continuation of the previous post, “Archetypes – The formation of the Collective Unconscious”. This post will explain the “Steps” of the “individuation process”, or the process of “self realization”. I will include quotes from C. G. Jung, Archetype and the Collective Unconscious as well as quotes from other sites I’ve found on …

Finding Your Self: Archetype: Formation of the Collective Unconscious

This blog post explains the concept of an Archetype (pattern of behavior/thought, innate images): “An Archetype is an innate (i.e. existing from birth) tendency that molds and transforms the individual consciousness. Archetypes are defined more through a drive than through specific inherited contents (i.e. not formed from genetics alone). Archetypes are a matrix which influences …