Carl Jung
Swiss · 1875–1961
Psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who founded analytical psychology, introducing concepts like the collective unconscious, archetypes, and individuation.
Wikipedia ↗“The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.”
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“People will do anything, no matter how absurd, to avoid facing their own souls.”
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“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.”
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“Loneliness does not come from having no people about one, but from being unable to communicate the things that seem important to oneself.”
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“Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.”
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One of the most widely cited "Jung quotes" on the internet, but this exact formulation has never been located in any of Jung's published works, collected works, or verified correspondence.
“Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.”
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“Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people.”
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