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“Life has always seemed to me like a plant that lives on its rhizome. Its true life is invisible, hidden in the rhizome. The part that appears above ground lasts only a single summer. Then it withers away—an ephemeral apparition. When we think of the unending growth and decay of life and civilizations, we cannot escape the impression of absolute nullity. Yet I have never lost a sense of something that lives and endures underneath the eternal flux. What we see is the blossom, which passes. The rhizome remains.”

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Book:The Earth Has a Soul: The Nature Writings of C.G. Jung
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The Earth Has a Soul: The Nature Writings of C.G. Jung

This compilation features Jung's insights into the profound connection between human consciousness and the natural world, exploring themes of alchemy, mythology, and the collective unconscious. It includes his thoughts on the symbolic language of nature and its role in shaping human experience. 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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