Plants were bound for good or ill to their places. They expressed not only beauty but also the thoughts of God's world, with an intent of their own and without deviation. Trees in particular were mysterious and seemed to me direct embodiments of the incomprehensible meaning of life. For that reason, the woods were the places where I felt closest to its deepest meaning and to its awe-inspiring workings.

The difference between the "natural" individuation process, which runs its course unconsciously, and the one that is consciously realized is tremendous. In the first case, consciousness nowhere intervenes; the end remains as dark as the beginning. In the second case, so much darkness comes to light that the personality is permeated with light and consciousness necessarily gains in scope and insight. The encounter between conscious and unconscious has to ensure that the light that shines in the darkness is not only comprehended by the darkness, but comprehends it.

In the final analysis, we count for something only because of the essential that we embody. If we do not embody that, life is wasted.

The dream arises from a part of the mind unknown to us, but none the less important, and is concerned with the desires for the approaching day.

But India did not pass me by without a trace: it left tracks which lead me from one infinity to another infinity.

Neurosis is the suffering of a soul which has not discovered its meaning.

Most of our difficulties come from losing contact with our instincts, with the age-old forgotten wisdom stored up in us.