“Contemporary man is blind to the fact that, with all his rationality and efficiency, he is possessed by "powers" that are beyond his control. His gods and demons have not disappeared at all; they have merely got new names. They keep him on the run with restlessness, vague apprehensions, psychological complications, an insatiable need for pills, alcohol, tobacco, food - and, above all, a large array of neuroses”
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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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