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“But when a thing is tangibly idiotic, you can be sure that it is very powerful, very dangerous. You see, when we call a thing stupid, we think that we undo it, that we have overcome it somehow. Of course nothing of the sort happens; we have simply made a statement that it is very important, have advertised it, and it appeals to everybody. People think, thank heaven, here is something we can understand, and they eat it. But if we say something is very intelligent, they vanish and won't touch it.”
― Nietzsche's Zarathustra: Notes of the Seminar given in 1934-1939 C.G. Jung
― Nietzsche's Zarathustra: Notes of the Seminar given in 1934-1939 C.G. Jung
“Often in the case of these sudden transformations one can prove that an archetype has been at work for a long time in the unconscious, skilfully arranging circumstances that will unavoidably lead to a crisis.”
― The Undiscovered Self/Symbols and the Interpretation of Dreams
― The Undiscovered Self/Symbols and the Interpretation of Dreams
“Who are your friends? Do they believe in you? Or do they stunt your growth with ridicule and disbelief? If the latter, you haven't friends. Go find some.”
― Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You
― Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You
“Know all the theories, master all the techniques, but as you touch a human soul be just another human soul.”
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“And just as the typical neurotic is unconscious of his shadow side, so the normal individual, like the neurotic, sees his shadow in his neighbour or in the man beyond the great divide.”
― The Undiscovered Self/Symbols and the Interpretation of Dreams
― The Undiscovered Self/Symbols and the Interpretation of Dreams
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