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The Undiscovered Self
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"The Undiscovered Self" Quotes

A thought-provoking exploration of the individual's relationship with the collective unconscious and the importance of self-discovery.

Quotes

One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious.

C.G. Jung

enlightenmentself-awareness

Your visions will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.

C.G. Jung

self-reflectionintrospection

Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people.

C.G. Jung

self-awarenessempathy

We cannot change anything until we accept it. Condemnation does not liberate, it oppresses.

C.G. Jung

acceptanceliberation

The greatest and most important problems of life are all fundamentally insoluble. They can never be solved, but only outgrown.

C.G. Jung

life challengesproblem-solving

The healthy man does not torture others – generally it is the tortured who turn into torturers.

C.G. Jung

empathycompassion

The pendulum of the mind oscillates between sense and nonsense, not between right and wrong.

C.G. Jung

mindbalance

Thinking is difficult, that’s why most people judge.

C.G. Jung

critical thinkingjudgment

The most terrifying thing is to accept oneself completely.

C.G. Jung

self-acceptancefear

The dream is the small hidden door in the deepest and most intimate sanctum of the soul.

C.G. Jung

dreamssubconscious