Happy 150th Birthday to an Exceptional, Humble Man, Carl Gustav Jung

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Jeder kann beim Traumdeuter fündig werden! (Everyone can find what they are looking for with the dream interpreter!)

The Swiss psychotherapist Carl Gustav Jung explored not only the human soul, but also mandalas, alchemy, the occult, and myths. A fascinating, yet controversial figure. © picture alliance / Keystone/str
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One hundred fifty years ago, in Küsnacht, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland, a boy was born on this very day. As a child, he was extraordinary and later became an exceptional man who uncovered the hidden psyche in humans, guiding us toward a better understanding of ourselves and our shadow sides.

I’m already on my way from one trip to another, but as you might guess, I couldn’t miss this day to celebrate the birthday of such an excellent teacher. I have written extensively about him and his insights. Therefore, I will share a few quotes from his wisdom. May we learn more from him and truly embrace his knowledge in our hearts.

From Ann Belford Ulanov on “Personal Madness”, with always thanks to Lewis Lafontaine

Take care! 💖🙏✌

26 thoughts on “Happy 150th Birthday to an Exceptional, Humble Man, Carl Gustav Jung”

  2. A lovely Birthday wish for one of your heroes, Aladin!

    He’s pretty great and says a lot of things I understand. Most of what I know about him, I learned here.

    Thank you!

    🌟❦❦❦🌟

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  5. Women don’t necessarily support or accept your view of him, or psychologist types in general. They and their theories tended to result in men feeling superior and as if they had any idea what it should mean to be a woman. And of course should be allowed to dictate their garbage to the women in their spheres.

    Sorry.

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      • As, long ago (1970s), the only woman in my grad school cohort, and one of very few in my professional cohort, unfortunately the best I can say for much of it is ‘benign neglect’ from the good guys. Active malice from some of the others? Hard to tell.

        I will never know if a more encouraging environment in physics might have helped.

        And then chronic illness took even that (I’m sure the chronic stress wasn’t particularly helpful, and had two small children as well).

        It is what it is – I am so blessed to have found writing novels in spite of all that.

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      • They might want to learn it FROM women, which requires actually listening to women, after the women themselves are sure it’s safe to talk.

        Only with very special physical training can a few women confidently take on men who are larger and often angrier than themselves – most women have learned to ignore or keep to themselves what they really think and feel, or to not pay attention to that at all, because it is not safe, and we all have to live together somehow and bring up the children our hormones push us into having.

        A good start is for people who want to learn about others to ask themselves if there are barriers which keep their study subjects from answering or answering truthfully.

        Very confusing, in general, being human. And large masses of men (or even probably of women, but they have less power usually) are a whole other dynamic: and women in particular, and people of color, etc., need to walk carefully.

        If you haven’t read AND watched The Handmaid’s Tale, it’s a really good example.

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      • It’s not a film; it’s a TV series that is in its final year of at least 4. I believe they had Atwood’s cooperation in extending the story many years past the original book (which I remember reading in the 1970s?).

        Elizabeth Moss is Offred. I can’t wait to watch this final season.

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