The first half of life is devoted to forming a healthy ego, the second half is going inward and letting go of it.
Carl JungA particularly beautiful woman is a source of terror. As a rule, a beautiful woman is a terrible disappointment.
Carl JungThe girl dreams she is dangerously ill. Suddenly birds come out of her skin and cover her completely ... Swarms of gnats obscure the sun, the moon, and all the stars except one. That one start falls upon the dreamer.
Carl JungThe unconscious wants to flow into consciousness in order to reach the light, but at the same time it continually thwarts itself, because it would rather remain unconscious. That is to say, God wants to become man, but not quite.
Carl JungIt will seem as if you were making the visions banal โ but then you need to do that โ then you are freed from the power of them Then when these things are in some precious book you can go to the book and turn over the pages and for you it will be your church โ your cathedral โ the silent places of your spirit where you will find renewal. If anyone tells you that it is morbid or neurotic and you listen to them โ then you will lose your soul โ for in that book is your soul.
Carl Jung