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CARL G. JUNG
Carl Gustav Jung was a Swiss psychoanalyst who founded analytical psychology. He spent most of his life investigating many spiritual aspects, including alchemy and astrology. Jung also studied Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, and others. He left a deep imprint in the study of the personality and the human psyche. Jung himself experienced his own awakening as a child. The cause of it was a dream and it ended up awakening him to a deep interest in the symbolism of the world. C. G Jung's work on his patients and himself
convinced him that life has a spiritual purpose beyond material goals. He thought that the spiritual experience was essential to our well-being. Jung had many interesting visions and dreams, which influenced his work. In one dream he saw himself transport back to the seventeenth century, where he saw himself as an alchemist. For him, analyzing his dreams helped Jung understand himself better. Jung believed that a human being is inwardly whole but that most of us have lost touch with the important parts of ourselves. He said that individuation is the goal of life. This means recognizing our innermost uniqueness, which then leads us to tap into our true selves. Individuation is the process of the discovery of meaning and purpose in life. He believed that these are fulfilled through a union of unconscious and conscious. He identified this process of one's self-realization. Each individual has their own specific nature and calling. Jung believed that self-knowledge begins with the ability to understand how the unconscious manifests. C. G Jung said that the collective unconscious is expressed through universal concepts called archetypes. Archetypes can be signs, symbols, or patterns of thinking and behaving that are inherited from our ancestors. Jung once said that human beings are born three times. The first birth would be the physical birth. The second occurs with the development of the ego, and the third is what leads to the birth of what he called spiritual consciousness.
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In alchemy, Jung found that thoughts were fitted to his perceptions of psychological life. He proved that all alchemical works provided a great consistency of ideas, despite the contradictory language. According to Jung, the role of alchemy is to break the large trap, and cause an initial state of creative chaos that will result in the mixture of opposites as a supreme union. The trap consists of the four elements, earth, water, fire, air, and this trap captures light. The opposites in this composition are the "sun" and "moon" or "Shiva" and "Shakti." In this supreme union, Jung said that the imprisoned light is released, and it reaches the point of its highest manifestation. This statement is reported in the material universe and nature. Jung however, distinguished within them a model of the physical view of human nature. The study of alchemy inspired Jung the concept of personalization.
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C. G Jung created the 12 Jungian archetypes. He identified 12 character archetypes that reside within our collective unconscious. Each of us tends to have one dominant archetype within our personality. Below are all 12 archetypes.
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THE RULER: The deepest desire of the Ruler is to have absolute power and control. Rulers are comfortable being leaders and fear losing power to someone else.
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THE CREATOR: The creator or artist is completely original, and they have a good imagination. Their greatest goal is to achieve everything they have set for themselves. They fear executing poorly, and they are constantly paving the way for others to follow.
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THE SAGE: They are very dedicated when it comes to seeking wisdom. They desire to discover the truth behind everything. Everything they experience in life is a lesson for them. They are great at giving sound advice and possessing great intelligence.
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THE INNOCENT: They live life with full optimism, and their goal is to attain true joy. They are easily impressed and fear breaking the rules.
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THE EXPLORER: Their life is an adventure, and they have lots of independence. Their goal is to live a life worth living, and they fear not having freedom.
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THE REBEL: They are free-minded and have a free-spirit. They fear being powerless, and nothing controls their desires. They are the captains of their own ships.
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THE HERO: They seek every opportunity to display their sense of courage. Their goal is to master oneself in a way that can impact the world. They are courageous and have undergone lots of self-discipline.
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THE WIZARD: They tend to have a strong belief in their abilities, dreams, and themselves. They desire to attain knowledge of the world.
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THE JESTER: They live for the moment and they lighten up the world through humor and laughter. They fear being bored and are the center of attention.
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THE EVERYMAN: They fear being left out and are grounded in values. They are the ones who restore faith in humanity.
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THE LOVER: This archetype revolves around emotions, feelings, and sensuality. Their fears are loneliness and rejection. Their goal is to be with the people and things they love.
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THE CAREGIVERS: They are very selfless and they perform acts of kindness for others. They are always willing to care for and protect those around them. They have lots of empathy and generosity.
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Carl Jung also defined the concept of Synchronicity as "meaningful coincidences." Synchronicity is a non-casual event in the eternal world that coincides with things going on in the internal world, such as our thoughts and dreams. He believed that these occurrences are directly related to the observer's mind and serve to provide insight and guidance. Jung defined synchronicity as an "acausal parallelism." When this experience occurs it is very symbolic. Jung associated the epiphany with synchronicity. Epiphanies are occasions of profound recognitions, patterns, and a deeply felt intuition of the rightness of a particular situation. It is an experience of a sudden and very striking realization.
Jung also created the 4 personality types.
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extraversion vs. introversion
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sensation vs. intuition
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thinking vs. feeling
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judging vs. perceiving
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Below is Jung's Map of the Psyche. He believed that the human psyche was composed of the collective unconscious and the
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personal unconscious. The parts of this model show the outer world and the inner world with "self" in the center. Showing which parts are a part of our consciousness and unconsciousness. Within the creation of his model, Jung rejected the concept that the human mind is a blank slate at birth. He believed that the human mind retains unconscious aspects of our ancestors. As we can see in Jung's model, the first part, the "Persona" is the most conscious aspect on this map. It is also the closest to the outer world because it relates to how humans behave in public/the external world. In ancient Latin, the word persona meant "mask." One's persona is the social mask that they wear amongst others and situations. An individual's persona allows them to fit in with the society in which they live. It also acts to shield the ego from negative images. Becoming completely one's persona can lead them to fake things and forgetting who they truly are. Overall, it allows people to alter how they are viewed from the outer world to some extent.
The second part shown in his model below persona is the ego. The ego negotiates between internal needs and demands of social living. It is the natural capacity to adapt to the environment. The ego is largely responsible for feelings of indemnity and continuity. Overall, it is what one thinks of themself. Jung referred to the ego as the "commander in chief." A stable ego provides us with the necessary foundation from which to do our transformational work as individuals. The self - in the center of his model, represents the unified consciousness, Carl Jung represented the self as a circle or mandala. For one to be able to create the Self they must go through the individuation process, mentioned earlier. The Self embraces both unconscious and conscious. It is the archetype of the physical totality or the wholeness. The shadow exists as part of the unconscious. It is the hidden, repressed, for the most part, inferior and guilt-laden personality whose ultimate ramifications reach back into the realm of our animal ancestors. Jung said, "it is a frightening thought that man also has a shadow side to him, consisting not just of little weaknesses and foibles, but of a positively demonic dynamism." The shadow can be referred to as our "dark sides," that need to come out of the dark and be brought to light. Jung believed that these dispositions are present in all of us, although people sometimes deny this element of their own psyche, and instead project it onto others. The shadows we have are what we pretend we aren't in order to be accepted by others. It is important to become conscious of our shadows in order to obtain any kind of self-knowledge. The last aspect of Jung's Map of the Soul is Anima-Animus, which is the closest to the inner world. The Animus is a male image in the female psyche, whereas the Anima is a feminine image in the male psyche. The Anima/Animus represents unification and wholeness, connected both the Anima and Animus creates a balance.
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Some very intelligent quotes Carl G. Jung has stated are listed below:
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"Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves."
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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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"Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens."
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Carl Jung's teachings are very important to understanding the human psyche and personalities we all have. He dove into deep topics and described the deep meanings of many things, and it is quite important to learn all of these.
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