“A group experience takes place on a lower level of consciousness than the experience of an individual. This is due to the fact that, when many people gather together to share one common emotion, the total psyche emerging from the group is below the level of the individual psyche. If it is a very large group, the collective psyche will be more like the psyche of an animal, which is the reason why the ethical attitude of large organizations is always doubtful. The psychology of a large crowd inevitably sinks to the level of mob psychology. If, therefore, I have a so-called collective experience as a member of a group, it takes place on a lower level of consciousness than if I had the experience by myself alone.” IndividualConsciousnessGroupsEthicsCrowdsPsycheMobCollective Book:The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious Source: The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious
“This relation of the Self to all surrounding nature and even the cosmos probably comes from the fact that the "nuclear atom" of our psyche is somehow woven into the whole world, both outer and inner.” SpiritualityCosmosSynchronicityPsyche Book:Man and His Symbols Source: Man and His Symbols
“If only a world-wide consciousness could arise that all division and fission are due to the splitting of opposites in the psyche, then we should know where to begin.” PhilosophyConsciousnessPsychologySocietyUnconsciousIndividualismSubconsciousDualityPsycheSplittingThe SelfCollective ConsciousnessPolarity Book:The Essential Jung: Selected Writings Source: The Essential Jung: Selected Writings