Carl Jung Biography

Carl Jung, Psychologist
Born asCarl Gustav Jung
Occup.Psychologist
FromSwitzerland
SpouseEmma Rauschenbach
BornJuly 26, 1875
Kesswil, Thurgau, Switzerland
DiedJune 6, 1961
Küsnacht, Zurich, Switzerland
CauseNatural Causes
Aged85 years
Carl Gustav Jung was a Swiss psychoanalyst as well as psychoanalyst that played a vital duty in developing analytic psychology, an essential branch of the area that highlights the importance of private subconscious as well as individual pursuit for wholeness. Born on July 26, 1875, in Kesswil, Switzerland, he was the child of a Protestant preacher called Paul Achilles Jung, as well as a committed mommy, Emilie Preiswerk. Throughout his childhood, Carl observed his papa's fight with faith, which influenced his own spiritual journey.

Jung participated in the College of Basel, where he originally researched sciences, archaeology, and also the classics, prior to changing his focus to medication. In 1900, he signed up with the Burghölzli Psychiatric Facility in Zurich as an assistant doctor, and it was there that he developed a rate of interest in psychiatry. He then published his research studies on word organizations, which developed him as a professional on this topic.

The year 1906 marked the beginning of Jung's professional partnership with Sigmund Freud, the owner of psychoanalysis, who had observed the younger psychiatrist's research study on the interpretation of dreams. Both thinkers had a strong intellectual connection and also traded letters reviewing their suggestions. Nonetheless, as time passed, their point of views began to split, specifically worrying the role of sexuality in human psychology. In 1913, their connection reached a breaking point, and also Jung made a decision to follow his very own path.

While exploring his internal world, Jung underwent what he described as a "battle with the unconscious", throughout which he developed his vital principles of the cumulative subconscious, archetypes, and the procedure of individuation. These concepts, developing the bedrock of his theoretical system, greatly distinguished his thought from that of Freud.

Throughout his profession, Jung took part in numerous research locations, such as the study of literature, mythology, and anthropology, to understand the human psyche's workings. His works, including "Emotional Types" (1921) as well as "Male and His Symbols" (1964), laid the structure for the contemporary understanding of personality kinds as well as contributed to the field of dream analysis. In addition, Jung's research studies of Eastern mysticism, the stereotypical meaning in alchemy, and also comparative faith deepened the gratitude for human spirituality throughout cultures.

Jung wed Emma Rauschenbach in 1903, as well as the pair had five children together. Their marital relationship was noted by emotional disturbance, partially due to Jung's adulterous connections, especially with his adviser and collaborator Toni Wolff. Regardless of their complex individual dynamic, Emma and also Carl's intellectual bond continued to be intact, with Emma becoming a kept in mind psychoanalyst in her own right.

Throughout his life, Carl Jung drew in a specialized group of trainees and followers, that remained to expand upon his ideas after his death. Jung's tradition has come up with an abundant tapestry of mental ideas that have widened the understanding of human psychology and also its applications in therapy, education and learning, and also everyday life. He died on June 6, 1961, in Küsnacht, Switzerland, leaving a substantial impact on modern-day psychology that remains to resonate today.

Our collection contains 49 quotes who is written / told by Carl, under the main topics: Life - Change - Parenting - Health.

Related authors: Kahlil Gibran (Poet), David Seabury (Psychologist), Sigmund Freud (Psychologist), Lawrence Taylor (Athlete)

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49 Famous quotes by Carl Jung

Small: Children are educated by what the grown-up is and not by his talk
"Children are educated by what the grown-up is and not by his talk"
Small: In my case Pilgrims Progress consisted in my having to climb down a thousand ladders until I could reac
"In my case Pilgrim's Progress consisted in my having to climb down a thousand ladders until I could reach out my hand to the little clod of earth that I am"
Small: A man who has not passed through the inferno of his passions has never overcome them
"A man who has not passed through the inferno of his passions has never overcome them"
Small: Great talents are the most lovely and often the most dangerous fruits on the tree of humanity.
"Great talents are the most lovely and often the most dangerous fruits on the tree of humanity. They hang upon the most slender twigs that are easily snapped off"
Small: In all chaos there is a cosmos, in all disorder a secret order
"In all chaos there is a cosmos, in all disorder a secret order"
Small: We are born at a given moment, in a given place and, like vintage years of wine, we have the qualities
"We are born at a given moment, in a given place and, like vintage years of wine, we have the qualities of the year and of the season of which we are born. Astrology does not lay claim to anything more"
Small: A particularly beautiful woman is a source of terror. As a rule, a beautiful woman is a terrible disapp
"A particularly beautiful woman is a source of terror. As a rule, a beautiful woman is a terrible disappointment"
Small: Through pride we are ever deceiving ourselves. But deep down below the surface of the average conscienc
"Through pride we are ever deceiving ourselves. But deep down below the surface of the average conscience a still, small voice says to us, something is out of tune"
Small: There is no coming to consciousness without pain
"There is no coming to consciousness without pain"
Small: I have treated many hundreds of patients. Among those in the second half of life - that is to say, over
"I have treated many hundreds of patients. Among those in the second half of life - that is to say, over 35 - there has not been one whose problem in the last resort was not that of finding a religious outlook on life"
Small: Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol or morphine or idealism
"Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol or morphine or idealism"
Small: Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if
"Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. It is far better take things as they come along with patience and equanimity"
Small: We cannot change anything until we accept it. Condemnation does not liberate, it oppresses
"We cannot change anything until we accept it. Condemnation does not liberate, it oppresses"
Small: The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reacti
"The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed"
Small: Resistance to the organized mass can be effected only by the man who is as well organized in his indivi
"Resistance to the organized mass can be effected only by the man who is as well organized in his individuality as the mass itself"
Small: Our heart glows, and secret unrest gnaws at the root of our being. Dealing with the unconscious has bec
"Our heart glows, and secret unrest gnaws at the root of our being. Dealing with the unconscious has become a question of life for us"
Small: One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our
"One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feelings. The curriculum is so much necessary raw material, but warmth is the vital element for the growing plant and for the soul of the child"
Small: Often the hands will solve a mystery that the intellect has struggled with in vain
"Often the hands will solve a mystery that the intellect has struggled with in vain"
Small: Nobody, as long as he moves about among the chaotic currents of life, is without trouble
"Nobody, as long as he moves about among the chaotic currents of life, is without trouble"
Small: Neurosis is always a substitute for legitimate suffering
"Neurosis is always a substitute for legitimate suffering"
Small: Mistakes are, after all, the foundations of truth, and if a man does not know what a thing is, it is at
"Mistakes are, after all, the foundations of truth, and if a man does not know what a thing is, it is at least an increase in knowledge if he knows what it is not"
Small: Masses are always breeding grounds of psychic epidemics
"Masses are always breeding grounds of psychic epidemics"
Small: Mans task is to become conscious of the contents that press upward from the unconscious
"Man's task is to become conscious of the contents that press upward from the unconscious"
Small: Man needs difficulties they are necessary for health
"Man needs difficulties; they are necessary for health"
Small: The greatest and most important problems of life are all fundamentally insoluble. They can never be sol
"The greatest and most important problems of life are all fundamentally insoluble. They can never be solved but only outgrown"
Small: When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate
"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate"
Small: The Christian missionary may preach the gospel to the poor naked heathen, but the spiritual heathen who
"The Christian missionary may preach the gospel to the poor naked heathen, but the spiritual heathen who populate Europe have as yet heard nothing of Christianity"
Small: The man who promises everything is sure to fulfil nothing, and everyone who promises too much is in dan
"The man who promises everything is sure to fulfil nothing, and everyone who promises too much is in danger of using evil means in order to carry out his promises, and is already on the road to perdition"
Small: The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct acting from
"The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct acting from inner necessity. The creative mind plays with the objects it loves"
Small: Knowledge rests not upon truth alone, but upon error also
"Knowledge rests not upon truth alone, but upon error also"
Small: Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people
"Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people"
Small: It is a fact that cannot be denied: the wickedness of others becomes our own wickedness because it kind
"It is a fact that cannot be denied: the wickedness of others becomes our own wickedness because it kindles something evil in our own hearts"
Small: It all depends on how we look at things, and not how they are in themselves
"It all depends on how we look at things, and not how they are in themselves"
Small: If there is anything that we wish to change in the child, we should first examine it and see whether it
"If there is anything that we wish to change in the child, we should first examine it and see whether it is not something that could better be changed in ourselves"
Small: If one does not understand a person, one tends to regard him as a fool
"If one does not understand a person, one tends to regard him as a fool"
Small: Follow that will and that way which experience confirms to be your own
"Follow that will and that way which experience confirms to be your own"
Small: Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves
"Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves"
Small: The healthy man does not torture others - generally it is the tortured who turn into torturers
"The healthy man does not torture others - generally it is the tortured who turn into torturers"
Small: Who looks outside, dreams who looks inside, awakes
"Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes"
Small: As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of m
"As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being"
Small: All the works of man have their origin in creative fantasy. What right have we then to depreciate imagi
"All the works of man have their origin in creative fantasy. What right have we then to depreciate imagination"
Small: A scream is always just that - a noise and not music
"A "scream" is always just that - a noise and not music"
Small: Understanding does not cure evil, but it is a definite help, inasmuch as one can cope with a comprehens
"Understanding does not cure evil, but it is a definite help, inasmuch as one can cope with a comprehensible darkness"
Small: The word happiness would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness
"The word "happiness" would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness"
Small: The word belief is a difficult thing for me. I dont believe. I must have a reason for a certain hypothe
"The word "belief" is a difficult thing for me. I don't believe. I must have a reason for a certain hypothesis. Either I know a thing, and then I know it - I don't need to believe it"
Small: The wine of youth does not always clear with advancing years sometimes it grows turbid
"The wine of youth does not always clear with advancing years; sometimes it grows turbid"
Small: The shoe that fits one person pinches another there is no recipe for living that suits all cases
"The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases"
Small: The pendulum of the mind alternates between sense and nonsense, not between right and wrong
"The pendulum of the mind alternates between sense and nonsense, not between right and wrong"
Small: The most intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security and calm that is not easily d
"The most intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security and calm that is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts and their conflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results"