Jung expertly describes the situation of the psyche of the modern man and the dangers that, despite all our scientific and technological advances, still lurk within our individual and collective psyches. Of course, the “collective psyche” being more abstract than the individual psyche, and composed of individuals, is not where the energy for change is to be found. Though much drama plays out on an external stage, it is in the dark shadows of the individual psyche that man must first locate his efforts. These are not new ideas— but Jung’s iteration was powerful to me.
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