“One of the most wicked destructive forces, psychologically speaking, is unused creative power ... If someone has a creative gift and out of laziness, or for some other reason, doesn't use it, the psychic energy turns to sheer poison. That's why we often diagnose neuroses and psychotic diseases as not-lived higher possibilities.” IfsReasonUseTurnsEnergyForceCreativityPowerCreativePsychologyTalentPossibilityHigherDiseasePoisonWickedDestructiveLazinessSheerGiftedPsychicsInactionDiagnosisNeurosisPsychoticCreative PowerCreativenessInactivityGiftedness Author:Marie-Louise von Franz
“Especially in times of collective neurosis, the existence of . . . mature people is of crucial importance.” PeopleExistenceIndustryBalanceImportanceCollectivesMatureCrucialNeurosis Book:Archetypal Dimensions of the Psyche Source: Archetypal Dimensions of the Psyche
“A human being in a neurotic state might very well be compared to a bewitched person, for people caught in a neurosis are apt to behave in a manner uncongenial and destructive towards themselves as well as others.” PeopleHumansWellsPersonsStatesMightHuman BeingsCaughtBehaveDestructiveNeuroticNeurosisBewitched Author:Marie-Louise von Franz
