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C. G. Jung quotes: The pendulum of the mind oscillates between sense and nonsense, not between right and wrong.

The pendulum of the mind oscillates between sense and nonsense, not between right and wrong.

C. G. Jung quotes: The way is within us, but not in Gods, nor in teachings, nor in laws. Within us is the way, the truth, and the life.

The way is within us, but not in Gods, nor in teachings, nor in laws. Within us is the way, the truth, and the life.

C. G. Jung quotes: To the extent that a man is untrue to the law of his being and does not rise to personality, he has failed to realize his life's meaning. Fortunately,

To the extent that a man is untrue to the law of his being and does not rise to personality, he has failed to realize his life's meaning. Fortunately,

C. G. Jung quotes: Only in the first hour of the night can I become human, while the male dove is busy with the twelve dead.'Black Book 2

Only in the first hour of the night can I become human, while the male dove is busy with the twelve dead.'
Black Book 2

C. G. Jung quotes: My intellect would wish for a clear-cut universe with no dim corners, but there are these cobwebs in the cosmos.

My intellect would wish for a clear-cut universe with no dim corners, but there are these cobwebs in the cosmos.

C. G. Jung quotes: Your visions will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.

Your visions will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.

C. G. Jung quotes: We are always human and we should never forget the burden of being only human

We are always human and we should never forget the burden of being only human

C. G. Jung quotes: Fanaticism is always a sign of repressed doubt

Fanaticism is always a sign of repressed doubt

C. G. Jung quotes: As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light of meaning in the darkness of mere being.

As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light of meaning in the darkness of mere being.

C. G. Jung quotes: Nothing is more vulnerable and ephemeral than scientific theories, which are mere tools and not everlasting truths.

Nothing is more vulnerable and ephemeral than scientific theories, which are mere tools and not everlasting truths.

C. G. Jung quotes: Jung's search for the soul, then, stands at one with the search for appropriately dialogical and differentiated language.

Jung's search for the soul, then, stands at one with the search for appropriately dialogical and differentiated language.

C. G. Jung quotes: ... the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.

... the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.

C. G. Jung quotes: If You Pay Close Attention, You will See that the Most Masculine Man has a Feminine Soul, and the Most Feminine Woman has a Masculine Soul.

If You Pay Close Attention, You will See that the Most Masculine Man has a Feminine Soul, and the Most Feminine Woman has a Masculine Soul.

C. G. Jung quotes: The first half of life is devoted to forming a healthy ego, the second half is going inward and letting go of it.

The first half of life is devoted to forming a healthy ego, the second half is going inward and letting go of it.

C. G. Jung quotes: Each is deceived by the sense of finality peculiar to the stage of development at which he stands.

Each is deceived by the sense of finality peculiar to the stage of development at which he stands.

C. G. Jung quotes: I forgot that you are also one of my friends, and have the first right to my

I forgot that you are also one of my friends, and have the first right to my

C. G. Jung quotes: The life that I could still live, I should live, and the thoughts that I could still think, I should think.

The life that I could still live, I should live, and the thoughts that I could still think, I should think.

C. G. Jung quotes: Tibetan Book of the Dead

Tibetan Book of the Dead

C. G. Jung quotes: That which we do not bring to consciousness appears in our lives as fate

That which we do not bring to consciousness appears in our lives as fate

C. G. Jung quotes: ...the mind that is collectively orientated is quite incapable of thinking and feeling in any other way than by projection.

...the mind that is collectively orientated is quite incapable of thinking and feeling in any other way than by projection.

C. G. Jung quotes: Loneliness does not come from being alone, but from being unable to communicate the things that seem important.

Loneliness does not come from being alone, but from being unable to communicate the things that seem important.

C. G. Jung quotes: There is no difference in principle between organic and psychic growth. As a plant produces its flower, so the psyche creates its symbols.

There is no difference in principle between organic and psychic growth. As a plant produces its flower, so the psyche creates its symbols.

C. G. Jung quotes: what am I to do here?

what am I to do here?

C. G. Jung quotes: In so far as society is itself composed of de-individualized human beings, it is completely at the mercy of ruthless individualists.

In so far as society is itself composed of de-individualized human beings, it is completely at the mercy of ruthless individualists.

C. G. Jung quotes: If we are to do justice to the essence of the thing we call spirit, we should really speak of a "higher" consciousness rather than of the unconscious.

If we are to do justice to the essence of the thing we call spirit, we should really speak of a "higher" consciousness rather than of the unconscious.

C. G. Jung quotes: The future of mankind depends very much upon the recognition of the shadow.

The future of mankind depends very much upon the recognition of the shadow.

C. G. Jung quotes: A creative person has little power over his own life. He is not free. He is captive and driven by his daimon.

A creative person has little power over his own life. He is not free. He is captive and driven by his daimon.

C. G. Jung quotes: Good advice is often a doubtful remedy, but generally not dangerous because it has so littleeffect ...

Good advice is often a doubtful remedy, but generally not dangerous because it has so little
effect ...

C. G. Jung quotes: Be glad that you can recognize [your madness], for you will thus avoid becoming its victim.

Be glad that you can recognize [your madness], for you will thus avoid becoming its victim.

C. G. Jung quotes: In each of us there is another whom we do not know.Carl Jungfound in David Eagleman's book: Incognito

In each of us there is another whom we do not know.
Carl Jung
found in David Eagleman's book: Incognito

C. G. Jung quotes: When you say that the place of the soul is not, then it is not. But if you say that it is, then it is.

When you say that the place of the soul is not, then it is not. But if you say that it is, then it is.

C. G. Jung quotes: I must also have a dark side if I am to be whole.

I must also have a dark side if I am to be whole.

C. G. Jung quotes: The great Poetry that creates out of the soul of humankind is inaccurately explained if we reduce it to the personal

The great Poetry that creates out of the soul of humankind is inaccurately explained if we reduce it to the personal

C. G. Jung quotes: Nights through dreams tell the myths forgotten by the day.

Nights through dreams tell the myths forgotten by the day.

C. G. Jung quotes: In spite of our proud domination of nature, we are still her victims, for we have not even learned to control our nature.

In spite of our proud domination of nature, we are still her victims, for we have not even learned to control our nature.

C. G. Jung quotes: I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.

I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.

C. G. Jung quotes: In the last analysis, most of our difficulties come from losing contact with our instincts, with the age-old forgotten wisdom stored up in us.

In the last analysis, most of our difficulties come from losing contact with our instincts, with the age-old forgotten wisdom stored up in us.

C. G. Jung quotes: There is no coming to consciousness without pain. People will do anything, no matter how absurd, in order to avoid facing their own soul.

There is no coming to consciousness without pain. People will do anything, no matter how absurd, in order to avoid facing their own soul.

C. G. Jung quotes: The reason for evil in the world is that people are not able to tell their stories.

The reason for evil in the world is that people are not able to tell their stories.

C. G. Jung quotes: Most people confuse "self-knowledge" with knowledge of their conscious ego personalities. Anyone

Most people confuse "self-knowledge" with knowledge of their conscious ego personalities. Anyone

C. G. Jung quotes: Archetypal images decide the fate of man.

Archetypal images decide the fate of man.

C. G. Jung quotes: I have evidently taken on a completely monstrous form in which I can no longer recognize myself. It

I have evidently taken on a completely monstrous form in which I can no longer recognize myself. It

C. G. Jung quotes: I never think that I am the one who must see to it that cherries grow on stalks

I never think that I am the one who must see to it that cherries grow on stalks

C. G. Jung quotes: In our civilized life, we have stripped so many ideas of their emotional energy, we do not really respond to them any more. We

In our civilized life, we have stripped so many ideas of their emotional energy, we do not really respond to them any more. We

C. G. Jung quotes: Psychological or spiritual development always requires a greater capacity for anxiety and ambiguity.

Psychological or spiritual development always requires a greater capacity for anxiety and ambiguity.

C. G. Jung quotes: How difficult it is to reach anything approaching a moderate and relatively calm point of view in the midst of one's emotions.

How difficult it is to reach anything approaching a moderate and relatively calm point of view in the midst of one's emotions.

C. G. Jung quotes: The dream gives a true picture of the subjective state, while the conscious mind denies that this state exists, or recognizes it only grudgingly.

The dream gives a true picture of the subjective state, while the conscious mind denies that this state exists, or recognizes it only grudgingly.

C. G. Jung quotes: Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.

Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.

C. G. Jung quotes: Ego-tendencies. Like a magnet, the new centre [i.e., self] attracts to itself that which is proper to it.80 As a

Ego-tendencies. Like a magnet, the new centre [i.e., self] attracts to itself that which is proper to it.80 As a

C. G. Jung quotes: Words are animals, alive with a will of their own

Words are animals, alive with a will of their own

C. G. Jung quotes: It is the face of his own evil shadow that grins at Western man from the other side of the Iron curtain.

It is the face of his own evil shadow that grins at Western man from the other side of the Iron curtain.

C. G. Jung quotes: Nobody is immune to a nationwide evil unless he is unshakably convinced of the danger of his own character being tainted by the same evil.

Nobody is immune to a nationwide evil unless he is unshakably convinced of the danger of his own character being tainted by the same evil.

C. G. Jung quotes: Show me a sane man and I will cure him for you.

Show me a sane man and I will cure him for you.

C. G. Jung quotes: Wholeness is not achieved by cutting off a portion of one's being, but by integration of the contraries.

Wholeness is not achieved by cutting off a portion of one's being, but by integration of the contraries.

C. G. Jung quotes: I must learn to love you.

I must learn to love you.

C. G. Jung quotes: Intuition (is) perception via the unconscious

Intuition (is) perception via the unconscious

C. G. Jung quotes: When religion stops talking about animals it will be all downhill.

When religion stops talking about animals it will be all downhill.

C. G. Jung quotes: The golden apples drop from the same tree, whether they be gathered by an imbecile locksmith's apprentice or by a Schopenhauer.

The golden apples drop from the same tree, whether they be gathered by an imbecile locksmith's apprentice or by a Schopenhauer.

C. G. Jung quotes: We cannot change anything unless we accept it.

We cannot change anything unless we accept it.

C. G. Jung quotes: When you are up against a wall, put down roots like a tree, until clarity comes from deeper sources to see over that wall and grow.

When you are up against a wall, put down roots like a tree, until clarity comes from deeper sources to see over that wall and grow.

C. G. Jung quotes: The rupture between faith and knowledge is a symptom of the split consciousness which is so characteristic of the mental disorder of our day.

The rupture between faith and knowledge is a symptom of the split consciousness which is so characteristic of the mental disorder of our day.

C. G. Jung quotes: Image is psyche.

Image is psyche.

C. G. Jung quotes: In fact, the terrors that stem from our elaborate civilization may be far more threatening than those that primitive people attribute to demons. The

In fact, the terrors that stem from our elaborate civilization may be far more threatening than those that primitive people attribute to demons. The

C. G. Jung quotes: Explore daily the will of God.

Explore daily the will of God.

C. G. Jung quotes: To be normal is the ideal aim for the unsuccessful.

To be normal is the ideal aim for the unsuccessful.

C. G. Jung quotes: Before him exist neither question nor answer.

Before him exist neither question nor answer.

C. G. Jung quotes: People cannot stand too much reality.

People cannot stand too much reality.

C. G. Jung quotes: There can be no transforming of darkness into light and of apathy into movement without emotion

There can be no transforming of darkness into light and of apathy into movement without emotion

C. G. Jung quotes: Every human life contains a potential, if that potential is not fulfilled, then that life was wasted ...

Every human life contains a potential, if that potential is not fulfilled, then that life was wasted ...

C. G. Jung quotes: The psyche is a self-regulating system that maintains itself in equilibrium as the body does.

The psyche is a self-regulating system that maintains itself in equilibrium as the body does.

C. G. Jung quotes: One could say, with a little exaggeration, that the persona is that which in reality one is not, but which oneself as well as others think one is.

One could say, with a little exaggeration, that the persona is that which in reality one is not, but which oneself as well as others think one is.

C. G. Jung quotes: Our suffering comes from our unlived lifethe unseen, unfelt parts of our psyche.

Our suffering comes from our unlived life
the unseen, unfelt parts of our psyche.

C. G. Jung quotes: Until you allow the unconscious to become conscious, it will rise up to you as your life and you will call it your fate

Until you allow the unconscious to become conscious, it will rise up to you as your life and you will call it your fate

C. G. Jung quotes: One who looks outside, dreams. One who looks inside, awakens.

One who looks outside, dreams. One who looks inside, awakens.

C. G. Jung quotes: Man, as we realize if we reflect for a moment, never perceives anything fully or comprehends anything completely.

Man, as we realize if we reflect for a moment, never perceives anything fully or comprehends anything completely.

C. G. Jung quotes: Sentimentality is the supestructure erected upon brutality.

Sentimentality is the supestructure erected upon brutality.

C. G. Jung quotes: What is not brought to consciousness, comes to us as fate.

What is not brought to consciousness, comes to us as fate.

C. G. Jung quotes: The psychopathology of the masses is rooted in the psychology of the individual

The psychopathology of the masses is rooted in the psychology of the individual

C. G. Jung quotes: The energic value of a cause is never abolished by positing an arbitrary and rational goal: that is always a makeshift.

The energic value of a cause is never abolished by positing an arbitrary and rational goal: that is always a makeshift.

C. G. Jung quotes: Where wisdom reigns, there is no conflict between thinking and feeling.

Where wisdom reigns, there is no conflict between thinking and feeling.

C. G. Jung quotes: The doctor is effective only when he himself is affected. Only the wounded physician heals

The doctor is effective only when he himself is affected. Only the wounded physician heals

C. G. Jung quotes: Let things happen.

Let things happen.

C. G. Jung quotes: 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

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

C. G. Jung quotes: Anyone who takes the sure road is as good as dead. It

Anyone who takes the sure road is as good as dead. It

C. G. Jung quotes: Not everything I bring forth is written out of my head, but much of it comes from the heart also.

Not everything I bring forth is written out of my head, but much of it comes from the heart also.

C. G. Jung quotes: The greatest tragedy of the family is the unlived lives of the parents.

The greatest tragedy of the family is the unlived lives of the parents.

C. G. Jung quotes: The gods have become our diseases.

The gods have become our diseases.

C. G. Jung quotes: Know all the theories, master all the techniques, but as you touch a human soul be just another human soul.

Know all the theories, master all the techniques, but as you touch a human soul be just another human soul.

C. G. Jung quotes: God is not dead. Now, as ever, he liveth.

God is not dead. Now, as ever, he liveth.

C. G. Jung quotes: Every transformation demands as its precondition "the ending of a world"-the collapse of an old philosophy of life.

Every transformation demands as its precondition "the ending of a world"-the collapse of an old philosophy of life.

C. G. Jung quotes: Shame is a soul eating emotion.

Shame is a soul eating emotion.

C. G. Jung quotes: I do not forget that my voice is but one voice, my experience a mere drop in the sea, my knowledge no greater than the visual field in a microscope.

I do not forget that my voice is but one voice, my experience a mere drop in the sea, my knowledge no greater than the visual field in a microscope.

C. G. Jung quotes: Our past thinking has determined our present status, and our present thinking will determine our future status; for man is what man thinks.

Our past thinking has determined our present status, and our present thinking will determine our future status; for man is what man thinks.

C. G. Jung quotes: The best political, social, and spiritual work we can do is to withdraw the projection of our shadow onto others.

The best political, social, and spiritual work we can do is to withdraw the projection of our shadow onto others.

C. G. Jung quotes: One book opens another.

One book opens another.

C. G. Jung quotes: One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious.

One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious.

C. G. Jung quotes: The man who looks only outside and quails before the big battalions has no resource with which to combat the evidence of his senses and his reason.

The man who looks only outside and quails before the big battalions has no resource with which to combat the evidence of his senses and his reason.

C. G. Jung quotes: Whatever we look at, and however we look at it, we see only through our own eyes.

Whatever we look at, and however we look at it, we see only through our own eyes.

C. G. Jung quotes: No tree, it is said, can grow to heaven unless its roots reach down to hell.

No tree, it is said, can grow to heaven unless its roots reach down to hell.

C. G. Jung quotes: Had I left those images hidden in the emotions, I might have been torn to pieces by them.

Had I left those images hidden in the emotions, I might have been torn to pieces by them.