It seems as if it is only through an experience of symbolic reality that man, vainly seeking his own โexistenceโ and making a philosophy out of it, can find his way back to a world in which he is no longer a stranger.
Carl JungWe are so accustomed to the apparently rational nature of our world that we can scarcely imagine anything happening that cannot be explained by common sense. The primitive man confronted by a shock of this kind would not doubt his sanity; he would think of fetishes, spirits or gods
Carl JungI've realized that somebody who's tired and needs a rest, and goes on working all the same is a fool.
Carl JungThe great problems of life โ sexuality, of course, among others โ are always related to the primordial images of the collective unconscious. These images are really balancing or compensating factors which correspond with the problems life presents in actuality. This is not to be marveled at, since these images are deposits representing the accumulated experience of thousands of years of struggle for adaptation and existence.
Carl Jung