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“It seems to be very hard for people to live with riddles or to let them live, although one would think that life is so full of riddles as it is that a few more things we cannot answer would make no difference. But perhaps it is just this that is so unendurable, that there are irrational things in our own psyche which upset the conscious mind in its illusory certainties by confronting it with the riddle of its existence.”

Quote by Carl Jung

Book:The Collected Works of C. G. Jung
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The Collected Works of C. G. Jung

This collection encompasses a wide range of scholarly writings, essays, and clinical studies by Carl Gustav Jung, offering insights into his influential theories and concepts that have shaped the field of psychology. The works cover various topics such as dream analysis, alchemy, mythology, and the relationship between the individual and the collective unconscious. more

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Carl Jung

Carl Jung, born on July 26, 1875, and died on June 6, 1961, was a renowned Swiss psychiatrist and psychologist. His theories have had a profound impact on fields such as psychology, psychiatry, and religious studies. Jung proposed the theory of personality types, the concept of the collective unconscious, and founded analytical psychology. more

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