Once upon a time men were possessed by devils. Now they are not less obsessed by ideas

Every psychic advance of man arises from the suffering of the soul.

It is in applied psychology, if anywhere, that today we should be modest and grant validity to a number of apparently contradictory opinions; for we are still far from having anything like a thorough knowledge of the human psyche, that most challenging field of scientific enquiry. For the present we have merely more or less plausible opinions that defy reconciliation.

The brighter the light, the darker the shadow.

Perhaps, I myself am the enemy who needs to be loved.

Thinking is difficult, that’s why most people judge.

Thunder is no longer the voice of an angry god... No river contains a spirit... no snake the embodiment of wisdom, no mountain cave the home of a great demon. No voices now speak to man from stones, plants and animals, nor does he speak to them thinking they can hear. His contact with nature has gone, and with it has gone the profound emotional energy that this symbolic connection supplied.