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When people say I am wise, or a sage, I cannot accept it.

When people say I am wise, or a sage, I cannot accept it. Carl Jung Depth Psychology Facebook Group   Memories, Dreams, Reflections When people say I am wise, or a sage, I cannot accept it. A man once dipped a hatful of water from a stream. What did that amount to? I am not… 

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My mythology swirls about inside me

My mythology swirls about inside me Freud/Jung Letters Dear Professor Freud, 2 June 1910 I was amazed by your news. The adventure with “Schottlander” is marvellous; of course the slimy bastard was lying. I hope you roasted, flayed, and impaled the fellow with such genial ferocity that he got a lasting taste for once of… 

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Carl Jung, at 85 yrs.,reflecting on the aging process

Carl Jung, at 85 yrs.,reflecting on the aging process Carl Jung Depth Psychology Facebook Group Letters of C. G. Jung: Volume 2, 1951-1961 Carl Jung, at 85 yrs.,reflecting on the aging process: “Old age is only half as funny as one is inclined to think. It is at all events the gradual breaking down of… 

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1. Carl Jung on Instinct Lexicon

Carl Jung on Instinct Lexicon Carl Jung Lexicon NYAAP Carl Jung on “Instinct.” Lexicon Instinct: An involuntary drive toward certain activities. All psychic processes whose energies are not under conscious control are instinctive.[“Definitions,””CW 6, par. 765.] Instincts in their original strength can render social adaptation almost impossible.[“The Transcendent Function,” CW 8, par. 161.] Instinct is…