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Quote by Carl Jung

“In sleep, fantasy takes the form of dreams. But in waking life, too, we continue to dream beneath the threshold of consciousness, especially when under the influence of repressed or other unconscious complexes.”

Quote by Carl Jung

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Carl Jung
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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