Carl Jung
Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who founded analytical psychology and became one of the most influential interpreters of the spiritual dimension of the human mind in the twentieth century. Born in 1875 in Kesswil, Switzerland, he was Sigmund Freud's most famous collaborator and then his most consequential dissenter, breaking with Freud in 1913 over the role of the spiritual in the unconscious. His concepts — the collective unconscious, archetypes, individuation, the shadow, the anima and animus, synchronicity — became foundational vocabulary for the contemplative-psychological turn of the late twentieth century. His Red Book, published posthumously in 2009, revealed a contemplative practitioner of extraordinary depth. He died in 1961 in Küsnacht; his Bollingen Tower remains a place of pilgrimage for serious students of his work.
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Quotes by Carl Jung
120 quotes“Show me a sane man and I will cure him for you.”
sanityMemories, Dreams, Reflections
“Without this playing with fantasy, no creative work has ever yet come to birth.”
creativityModern Man in Search of a Soul
“The serious problems in life are never fully solved. If they should appear to be so, it is a sure sign that something has been lost.”
problemsModern Man in Search of a Soul
“What is the right way of life? There is no single answer.”
pathMemories, Dreams, Reflections
“The reason for evil in the world is that people are not able to tell their stories.”
storyModern Man in Search of a Soul
“There is no light without shadow and no psychic wholeness without imperfection.”
shadowThe Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious
“As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.”
purposeMemories, Dreams, Reflections
“Religion is a defense against the experience of God.”
religionPsychology and Religion
“The privilege of becoming who you are exceeds every other privilege.”
individuationMemories, Dreams, Reflections
“There is no birth of consciousness without pain.”
birthModern Man in Search of a Soul
“Your visions will become clear only when you can look into your own heart.”
visionMemories, Dreams, Reflections
“The collective unconscious contains the whole spiritual heritage of mankind's evolution.”
collectiveThe Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious
“Children are educated by what the grownup is and not by his talk.”
childrenThe Development of Personality
“Every projection comes back to roost.”
projectionModern Man in Search of a Soul
“To know your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people.”
shadowPsychology and Religion
“Where your fear is, there is your task.”
fearMemories, Dreams, Reflections
“In each of us is another whom we do not know. He speaks to us in dreams.”
shadowMemories, Dreams, Reflections
“Don't hold on to someone who is leaving — otherwise you won't meet the one who's coming.”
letting-goMemories, Dreams, Reflections
“Yes, I am at peace, but never with my work.”
workMemories, Dreams, Reflections
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