Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Carl Jung on “Consciousness.” Lexicon - Carl Jung Depth Psychology

Carl Jung on “Consciousness.” Lexicon - Carl Jung Depth Psychology: Carl Jung on “Consciousness.” Lexicon Consciousness: The function or activity which maintains the relation of psychic contents to the ego; distinguished conceptually from the psyche, which encompasses both consciousness and the unconscious. There is no consciousness without discrimination of opposites.[“Psychological Aspects of the Mother Archetype,” CW 9i, par. 178.] There are two distinct ways in …

I, your soul, am your mother,... - Carl Jung Depth Psychology

I, your soul, am your mother,... - Carl Jung Depth Psychology: I, your soul, am your mother, who tenderly and frightfully surrounds you, your nourisher and corrupter; I prepare good things and poison for you. I am your intercessor with Abraxas. I teach you the arts that protect you from Abraxas. I stand between you and Abraxas the all-encompassing. I am your body, your …

The somatic basis of the ego consists, then, of conscious and unconscious factors. - Carl Jung Depth Psychology

The somatic basis of the ego consists, then, of conscious and unconscious factors. - Carl Jung Depth Psychology: The ego, as a specific content of consciousness, is not a simple or elementary factor but a complex one which, as such, cannot be described exhaustively. Experience shows that it rests on two seemingly different bases: the somatic and the psychic. The somatic basis is inferred from the totality of endosomatic perceptions, which …