"Trust that which gives

you meaning and accept

it as your guide."

 July26,1875June6,1961

 SwisspsychiatristandfounderofAnalyticalPsychology.
Psychologyemphasizedunderstandingthepsychethrough

exploringtheworldsofdreams,art,mythology,world
religionandphilosophy.

Practicingclinician
Spentexploringotherrealms,includingEasternandWestern

philosophy,alchemy,astrology,sociology,aswellas
literatureandthearts.

MostNotableContributions
Psychologicalarchetype
Synchronicity
thecollectiveunconscious
"areservoiroftheexperiencesofourspecies"

 Jungemphasizedtheimportanceofbalance

andharmony.Hecautionedthatmodern
humansrelytooheavilyonscienceandlogic
andwouldbenetfromintegrating
spiritualityandappreciationofthe
unconsciousrealm.
Jungianideasnottypicallyincludedin
curriculumofmostmajoruniversities'
psychologydepartments,butareexploredin
humanitiesdepartments.

Synchronicity
theexperienceoftwoormoreeventswhicharecausally

unrelatedoccurringtogetherinameaningfulmanner.
Inordertocountassynchronicity,theeventsshouldbe
unlikelytooccurtogetherbychance.

Theconceptdoesnotquestion,orcompetewith,thenotionof

causality.Instead,itmaintainsthatjustaseventsmaybe
groupedbycause,theymayalsobegroupedbytheir
meaning.
Sincemeaningisacomplexmentalconstruction,subjectto
consciousandsubconsciousinuence,noteverycorrelationin
thegroupingofeventsbymeaningneedstohavean
explanationintermsofcauseandeect.

Examples
Simultaneousdiscoveryisthecreationofthesamenewidea

atcausallydisconnectedplacesbytwopersonsat
approximatelythesametime.
ThewardrobedepartmentforTheWizardofOz
unknowinglypurchasedacoatforcharacterProfessor
Marvelfromasecondhandstore,whichwaslaterveried
tohaveoriginallybeenownedbyL.FrankBaum,theauthor
ofthenovelonwhichthelmwasbased.
ThecomicstripcharacterDennisTheMenacefeaturinga
youngboyinaredandblackstripedshirtdebutedon
March12,1951in16newspapersintheUnitedStates.
ThreedayslaterintheUKacharactercalledDennisThe
Menace,wearingaredandblackstripedjumpermadehis
debutinchildren'scomicTheBeano.Bothcreatorshave
deniedanycausalconnection.

 Jungwrote,afterdescribingsome

examples,"Whencoincidencespileupin
thisway,onecannothelpbeingimpressed
bythemforthegreaterthenumberof
termsinsuchaseries,orthemoreunusual
itscharacter,themoreimprobableit
becomes.

Conclusiveevidence

ItwasaprinciplethatJungfeltgaveconclusive

evidenceforhisconceptsofarchetypesandthe
collectiveunconscious,inthatitwasdescriptive
ofagoverningdynamicthatunderliesthewhole
ofhumanexperienceandhistorysocial,
emotional,psychological,andspiritual.

TheCollectiveUnconscious
Thataspectoftheunconsciouswhich

manifestsinherited,universalthemeswhich
runthroughallhumanlife.Inwardly,the
wholehistoryofthehumanrace,backtothe
mostprimitivetimes,livesoninus.

ArchetypesDefinitions
1. Originalpatternormodelofwhichallthings

ofthesametypearerepresentations.
2. Aperfectexample.
3. Aninheritedmodeofthoughtthatisdened
fromexperienceoftheraceandispresentin
unconsciousminds.
4. Recurringpatternsofsituation,character,or
symbolexistinguniversallyandinstinctively
inthecollectiveunconscious.

CharacteristicsofArchetypes
1. Theyarenotindividual,butwesharethemwithhumanity.
2. Theyareaninheritedpartofbeinghumanwhichconnects
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

ustopastandweexperienceacommonsource.
Theyarenotdirectlyknowable,butinsteadexpress
themselvesinforms(situations,symbols,andcharacters).
Theygrowoutofmanssocial,psychological,and
biologicalbeing.
Theyareuniversalfromgladiatorstoastronauts,they
arethesame.
Theycannotbeexplainedbyinteractionamongcultures
becausegeographyandhistorymadeitimpossible.
Theyarerecurrent,appearinginslightlyalteredinpresent
daysituationsandrelatethemtothepastinordertoget
themeaninginthecontemporaryworld.

ArchetypalCharacters
TheMale
1. TheHero
2. TheWiseOldMan
3. TheScapegoat
4. TheOutcast
5. TheShadow/TheDevilFigure

TheWomanFigure
1. TheEarthmother
2. TheTemptress
3. ThePlatonicIdeal
4. TheUnfaithfulWife
5. TheDamselinDistress

CommonMotifs
1. TheQuest
2. TheTask
3. TheInitiation
4. TheJourney
5. TheFall
6. DeathandRebirth

Relationships
StarCrossedLovers

SymbolsandAssociations
1. LightandDarkness
2. WaterandDesert
3. HeavenandHell
4. Naturevs.theMechanisticWorld