But what will he do when he sees only too clearly why his patient is ill; when he sees that it arises from his having no love, but only sexuality; no faith, because he is afraid to grope in the dark; no hope, because he is disillusioned by the world and by life; and no understanding, because he has failed to read the meaning of his own existence?

The man of today, who resembles more or less the collective ideal, has made his heart into a den of murderers, as can easily be proved by the analysis of his unconscious, even though he himself is not in the least disturbed by it.

In the products of the unconscious we discover mandala symbols, that is, circular and quaternity figures which express wholeness, and whenever we wish to express wholeness, we employ just such figures.

You must live life in such a spirit that you make in every moment the best of possibilities.

The most terrifying thing is to accept oneself completely.

I have always said to my pupils: "Learn as much as you can about symbolism; then forget it when you are analyzing a dream."

Nothing is more repulsive than a furtively prurient spirituality; it is just as unsavoury as gross sensuality.