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‘They fear change, they fear losing what little they have […]’ RE the aversion of some to engage with feminism

N2S: Jung's Collected Works #9A
The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious

RE individuation: integrating the unconscious and conscious into a collective whole ~

Loved the start then they lost me mid way. Got to disk 5

Quite a frustrating read due to the subject matter. Constantly finding myself saying “Really?!”, “Ughhh”, “AGAIN”…

Written in 2019, I’m happy to see some improvement has been made in tech product sizing. Many companies now offer smaller phones (for smaller hands). But that’s only an scuff on the surface, we have a ways to go ~

Clear and actionable.

It’s easy to feel pessimistic about poverty and global inequality; when you look at it holistically it’s overwhelming because there’s so much work to be done.

This book challenges us to focus on what we can do/give as individuals to incrementally make the world better. Through Effective Altruism (I.e strategic giving) the average person living in a MEDC can do a lot to save lives ~

Got through short story one. Didn’t enjoy the writing style. Then stopped.

Note: Paused after finishing Part 1 - James. May pick back up later ~

Got half way, then stopped.

Questionable translation. Rumi was a 13th-century Persian Islamic scholar, but the translator’s introductions are strangely preoccupied with Western prose and Christianity.

Coleman also inserts himself/his thoughts (over)zealously throughout; I eventually started skipping his commentary entirely.

Will follow up with a different translation so I can truly enjoy Rumi’s work ~

Lovely poems!

Amoral. Shockingly omnipresent. Maleficent?

We all have behaviours and habits which require grace from our loved ones. In that sense, we are all receiving charity (love) in some form. Still, it’s often exceptionally hard for us to accept charity, or what we perceive to be ‘pity’.

Charity is not charity unless it’s given earnestly; not as a snub, IOU, etc. Moreover, being open to both giving and receiving it (as a form of love) deepens our humanity.

Granted it was written in 1960, (unsurprisingly) parts of it haven’t aged well. But I’m glad I finally read this. It’s been on my list for 7 years and got me to reflect on how pop culture and social norms have shifted over time.

‘It is the very nature of Eros that we would rather be unhappy with our beloved than happy apart.’

What a fun way to say, love makes us do stupid sh*t.

‘We are born helpless. As soon as we are fully conscious we discover loneliness. We need others physically, emotionally, intellectually; we need them if we are to know anything, even ourselves’