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“I am accused of mysticism. I do not, however, hold myself responsible for the fact that man has, everywhere and always, spontaneously developed religious forms of expression, and that the human psyche from time immemorial has been shot through with religious feelings and ideas. Whoever cannot see this aspect of the human psyche is blind, and whoever chooses to explain it away, or to "enlighten" it away, has no sense of reality.”
― Modern Man in Search of a Soul
― Modern Man in Search of a Soul
“War appears to be as old as Mankind, but peace is a modern invention.”
― Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine—Understanding Modern Warfare Today
― Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine—Understanding Modern Warfare Today
“This sentence has five words. Here are five more words. Five-word sentences are fine. But several together become monotonous. Listen to what is happening. The writing is getting boring. The sound of it drones. It's like a stuck record. The ear demands some variety. Now listen. I vary the sentence length, and I create music. Music. The writing sings. It has a pleasant rhythm, a lilt, a harmony. I use short sentences. And I use sentences of medium length. And sometimes, when I am certain the reader is rested, I will engage him with a sentence of considerable length, a sentence that burns with the energy and builds with all the impetus of a crescendo, the roll of the drums, the crash of the cymbals - sounds that say listen to this, it is important.”
― 100 Ways to Improve Your Writing: Proven Professional Techniques for Writing With Style and Power
― 100 Ways to Improve Your Writing: Proven Professional Techniques for Writing With Style and Power
“Our egos divide the world into positive and negative, good and bad. Most aspects of our shadows, these qualities that we see as “negative,” would in fact be valuable strengths if we made them conscious. Characteristics that look immoral, barbaric, or embarrassing to us are the “negative” side of a valuable energy, a capacity we could make use of. You will never find anything in the unconscious that will not be useful and good when it is made conscious and brought to the right level.”
― Inner Work: Using Dreams and Active Imagination for Personal Growth
― Inner Work: Using Dreams and Active Imagination for Personal Growth
“Impressing people is utterly different from being truly impressive.”
― Ego Is the Enemy
― Ego Is the Enemy
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