C.G. Jung, on the “advantage” of projection
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C.G. Jung, on the “advantage” of projection

Carl Jung:  “The “advantage” of projection consists in the fact that one has apparently got rid of the painful conflict once and for all.” The “advantage” of projection consists in the fact that one has apparently got rid of the painful conflict once and for all. Somebody else or external circumstances now have the responsibility….

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Question: “How do I apply Jungian concepts to the Mideast Conflict?”

[These were the responses to “”How do I apply Jungian concepts to the Mideast Conflict?” on Facebook on July 20, 2014:] VR: Apply love, not concepts. JM: I believe the practice of compassion is helpful. Breathing in the pain and and suffering, breathing out healing golden light JH: The projection of the shadow on to…

Jung: “When a situation is not made conscious, it happens outside, as fate.”

The psychological rule says that when an inner situation is not made conscious, it happens outside, as fate. That is to say, when the individual remains undivided and does not become conscious of his inner opposite, the world must perforce act out the conflict and be torn into opposing halves. Collected Words 9ii Christ, A…