The world hangs on a thin thread, and that is the psyche of man.

There can be no transforming of darkness into light and of apathy into movement without emotion.

Enlightenment doesnt occur from sitting around visualizing images of light, but from integrating the darker aspects of the Self into the conscious personality.

New ideas are not only the enemies of old ones; they also appear often in an extremely unacceptable form.

Water is the commonest symbol for the unconscious.

Man needs difficulties; they are necessary for health.

The time is a critical one, for it marks the beginning of the second half of life, when a metanoia, a mental transformation, not infrequently occurs. (on being 36 yrs old)