Analytical Psychology

Texts and quotations from Carl Gustav Jung and key Jungian authors (e.g., Marie-Louise von Franz) focusing on archetypal themes, the relationship between the conscious and the unconscious, and the process of individuation, including in romantic relationships.

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13.07.2010

The Fateful Connection with Our Ancestors

““The greatest burden a child must bear is the unlived life of the parents.” C. G. Jung Below I share a quotation from Jung’s Autobiography, in which he comments on the same theme, namely that in the deeper layers of our psychic unconscious the connection with our ancestors is more alive than ever. It lives […]

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28.06.2010

C.G.Jung: The Sacrifice and The Reward

After the publication of his book Symbols of Transformation (originally Wandlungen und Symbole der Libido), through which he revealed his differences with Freud, Jung was publicly rejected and criticized. About this period of his life he writes: “After the break with Freud, all my friends and acquaintances withdrew. My book was declared rubbish. I was […]