Summary of Carl G. Jung's Man and His Symbols

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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
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#1 Man uses the spoken or written word to express the meaning of what he wants to convey. His language is full of symbols, but he also often employs signs or images that are not strictly descriptive. Some are mere abbreviations or strings of initials, while others are familiar trade marks, the names of patent medicines, or badges.
#2 The human mind never comprehends anything fully or perceive anything completely. We can see, hear, and touch, but we never see, hear, and touch everything fully. We can only see, hear, and touch certain things subliminally, without our conscious knowledge.
#3 The unconscious is not a separate part of the human mind, but a part of nature that we cannot define or understand. It is limitless, and we can only describe how it functions.
#4 The bush soul is the soul of an animal, and the animal is considered as some sort of brother to the man. If the bush soul is a tree, the tree has parental authority over the individual concerned.

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• Carl Jung

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• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 04 mars 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781669350248
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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#1

Man uses the spoken or written word to express the meaning of what he wants to convey. His language is full of symbols, but he also often employs signs or images that are not strictly descriptive. Some are mere abbreviations or strings of initials, while others are familiar trade marks, the names of patent medicines, or badges.

#2

The human mind never comprehends anything fully or perceive anything completely. We can see, hear, and touch, but we never see, hear, and touch everything fully. We can only see, hear, and touch certain things subliminally, without our conscious knowledge.

#3

The unconscious is not a separate part of the human mind, but a part of nature that we cannot define or understand. It is limitless, and we can only describe how it functions.

#4

The bush soul is the soul of an animal, and the animal is considered as some sort of brother to the man. If the bush soul is a tree, the tree has parental authority over the individual concerned.

#5

The theory of repression and wish fulfillment, which was introduced by Freud, states that our dreams are a result of our unconscious thoughts and problems. He believed that if a person is encouraged to go on talking about his dream images and the thoughts that these prompt in his mind, he will reveal the unconscious background of his ailments.

#6

I began to consider whether dreams should be used as the starting point for the process of free association. I realized that one could reach the center of the dream simply by following the associations that led away from the dream’s content.

#7

I began to disagree with Freud’s use of free association, which I felt was leading him to include irrelevant ideas and associations. I wanted to keep as close as possible to the dream itself and exclude all the irrelevant ideas and associations that it might evoke.

#8

The method I developed is similar to a circumambulation around the dream image. I work all around the dream image and disregard every attempt the dreamer makes to break away from it. I repeat, Let's get back to your dream. What does it say.

#9

The message of a dream is often ignored, as the conscious mind instinctively resists anything unconscious and unknown. Dreamers often deny the message of their dreams, as they are resistant to anything unknown.

#10

The two principles that should guide you when dealing with dreams are that you should treat them as facts, and that the dream is a specific expression of the unconscious. The unconscious consists of a multitude of temporarily obscured thoughts, impressions, and images that, in spite of being lost, continue to influence your conscious mind.

#11

The unconscious is not just the domain of psychopathology. It is a normal part of human behavior, and can be demonstrated by the fact that hysterical symptoms can be observed in all normal individuals.

#12

We all have subliminal sense perceptions, which are impressions made by our unconscious on things we see, hear, and smell. These are often unnoticed, but they affect our daily lives.

#13

The forgetting of unpleasant memories is called repressed content. People often overestimate the role of will power and think that nothing can happen to their minds that they do not decide and intend. But you must learn to distinguish between intentional and unintentional contents of the mind.

#14

The unconscious is the part of the human psyche that contains all of our impulses, desires, and thoughts that we do not want to remember. It is normal and necessary for us to forget in order to make room in our conscious minds for new impressions and ideas.

#15

The capacity of the human mind to produce new material is significant when dealing with dream symbolism, since I have found that the images and ideas that dreams contain cannot be explained solely in terms of memory. They express new thoughts that have never before been conscious.

#16

Dreams are difficult to understand, because they are unlike the logical, disciplined thoughts we have during the day. They are full of images that seem contradictory and ridiculous, and they lack the normal sense of time.

#17

Our conscious thoughts are restrained within the limits of rational statements. But everything that happens to us has its own subliminal aspects that can change the normal character of a concept.

#18

We have lost the ability to see the world through the eyes of the primitive mind. We have relegated all the fantastic psychic associations that objects or ideas possess to the unconscious. The primitive mind, on the other hand, is still aware of these properties.

#19

The emotions that are produced by our complex civilization are not any less threatening than those produced by primitive cultures. In fact, they may be far more dangerous, because they are instilled by conscious deliberation.

#20

The role of dreams is to try to restore our psychological balance by producing dream material that re-establishes, in a subtle way, the total psychic equilibrium. This is what I call the complementary role of dreams in our psychic make-up.

#21

I have seen many cases of people who were inextricably involved in a variety of shady affairs. They developed an almost morbid passion for dangerous mountain climbing, as a sort of compensation. They were seeking to get above themselves.

#22

Dreams may sometimes warn us of certain situations, but they may also not. They may be traps or seem to be so. They may even point us in the wrong direction. We must not be naive about dreams.

#23

The understanding of dreams is often considered unnecessary in normal life, but this is because most people do not understand dreams. Dreams are just like any other form of thinking, and they can be understood by paying attention to their symbols.

#24

The recurring dream is a notable phenomenon. It is a dream that is experienced over a period of time by the same person. It may be an attempt to compensate for a particular defect in the dreamer’s attitude to life, or it may date from a traumatic moment that has left behind some specific prejudice.

#25

The difference between a sign and a symbol is that a symbol always represents something more than its obvious and immediate meaning. They are natural and spontaneous products, and no genius has ever sat down and said, Now I am going to invent a symbol.

#26

It is important for an analyst to understand the content of a dream, as this will help him correctly interpret the message the unconscious is sending him. To do this, he must explore the content of the dream with the utmost thoroughness.

#27

I had a dream that was interpreted by Freud as a wish to kill him. I was afraid to tell him about my own inner world, which would look very strange to him. I lied to avoid the impossible task of enlightening him about my very personal and utterly different constitution.

#28

The importance of the individual cannot be understated. The further we move away from the individual toward abstract ideas about man, the more likely we are to fall into error.

#29

The analyst and his patient must agree to treat a certain problem in an impersonal and objective manner, but their entire personalities are involved in their discussion. Their final conclusions cannot be completely collective leveling out of the individual to adjust him to the norms of his society.

#30

The analyst’s personality is the only adequate equivalent to his patient’s personality. Psychological experience and knowledge do not make the analyst superior to his patient. They do not keep him outside the battle, in which he is equally tested as his patient.

#31

The word feeling is used to describe a judgment of value.