Analogies Quote by Carl Jung
“How else could it have occurred to man to divide the cosmos, on the analogy of day and night, summer and winter, into a bright day-world and a dark night-world peopled with fabulous monsters, unless he had the prototype of such a division in himself, in the polarity between the conscious and the invisible and unknowable unconscious?”
About This Quote
Source Collected Works: Psychological Types, 1921
Human tendency to split reality into opposing realms mirrors the inner duality of conscious and unconscious.
In simple terms: We split the world like our inner opposites.
Key Takeaway
Integrate conscious and unconscious.
Themes
psychology
duality
mythology
Mood
thoughtful
analytical
Type
philosophical
psychological
When to use this quote
- therapy
- creative writing
- self‑exploration
Key Concepts
Jungian analysis
archetypes
Questions to Reflect On
- What “dark” aspects do you resist?
- How can you balance opposing forces?
A Different Perspective
Integration can be unsettling and resist change.
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