C.G. Jung on The Symbolic Life You see, man is in need of a symbolic life – badly in need. We only live banal, ordinary, rational, or irrational things . . . but we have no symbolic life. Where do we live symbolically? Nowhere except where we participate in the ritual…
Image: Splendor Solis Emblem 8 Carl Jung on Self-Acceptance From Modern Man in Search of a Soul “The acceptance of oneself is the essence of the whole moral problem and the epitome of a whole outlook on life. That I feed the hungry, that I forgive an insult, that I love my…
From a psychological point of view, if you want to understand someone you’d better know about their mother and their relationship to their mother. Here are some images of the Birth of Venus: The Birth of Venus Sandro Botticelli 1486 Tempera on canvas 67.9 in × 109.6 in Uffizi, Florence El nacimiento de Venus Alexandre…
Recognition of the Shadow, on the other hand, leads to the modesty we need in order to acknowledge imperfection. And it is just this conscious recognition and consideration that are needed whenever a human relationship is to be established. A human relationship is not based on differentiation and perfection, for these only emphasize the differences…