Liliane Frey-Rohn > Quotes

“How can contradictory opposites like good and evil ever be reconciled? According to the rules of logic, tertium non datur. Reconciliation of the opposites, therefore, can only be achieved by "transcending" them; that is, by raising the problem to a higher level where the contradictions are resolved. If a person is successful in detaching himself from identification with specific opposites, he can often See, to his own astonishment, how nature intervenes to help him. Everything depends upon the individual's attitude. The freer he can keep himself of hard and fast principles and the readier he is to sacrifice his ego-will, the better are his chances of being emotionally grasped by something greater than himself.”
― Liliane Frey-Rohn, Meeting the Shadow: The Hidden Power of the Dark Side of Human Nature

“Coming to terms with the unconscious always entails the risk that one may give the Devil too much credit. One is indeed trusting him too far, if one overlooks the fact that confrontation with the archetype can result in error and corruption as well as in guidance and truth. A message from the unconscious is not eo ipso to be equated with the voice of God It is always necessary to question whether the author of the message is God or the Devil. This encounter can just as well result in a dissolution of the personality as in guidance on the path of wisdom. Therefore, mere surrender to, or blind faith in the Unconscious powers is no more satisfactory than a stubborn resistance to the "unknown.”
― Liliane Frey-Rohn, Meeting the Shadow: The Hidden Power of the Dark Side of Human Nature

“In psychological terms, the sacrifice of the ego-will adds energy to the unconscious, and leads to an activation of its symbols. This corresponds to the religious experience, in which the resurrection follows the crucifixion and the ego-will becomes one with the will of God.”
― Liliane Frey-Rohn, Meeting the Shadow: The Hidden Power of the Dark Side of Human Nature