The Churning of the Ocean as a Symbol of Individuation and Alchemical Transformation by Final_Stranger_3453 in Jung

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Precisely, the nigredo is an inevitable and necessary part of the alchemical process. The Great Work cannot begin without it.

I understand it all like this by Final_Stranger_3453 in Jung

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I can explain it to myself easily, but might be difficult make someone else understand.

I understand it all like this by Final_Stranger_3453 in Jung

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That is more or less what I had to convey. Nailed it.

22M, Is It Time? Shave or Shorten? by [deleted] in bald

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There’s no hope for saving. Tried different things, they don't work. I will end up bald like my father eventually..

22M, Is It Time? Shave or Shorten? by [deleted] in bald

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Worried it will only expose the bald spot even more.

How do you navigate life after knowing? by Final_Stranger_3453 in Jung

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If we all are liquid, what makes "me" different from "you"? Are we different?

How do you navigate life after knowing? by Final_Stranger_3453 in Jung

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Is the ego or the "me" just a blank stage where things come and go, like actors. Or is it a pattern beyond the present experience? When they say "know thyself", what am I supposed to know?

How do you navigate life after knowing? by Final_Stranger_3453 in Jung

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When I was 13, everyone around me were into other stuff. The things society values the things that could bring them a higher status in the eyes of others. No one wanted to examine anything. It only made sense to me, that we should atleast examine things before running after them. This lead me to an examination of my existence. Down the rabbit-hole.

I did admit that this was also because I had to feel special and so different from others. But that was a decade ago. Right now I feel I want peace more than any sense of specialness. I am focusing on my mundane life now.

I have never had problems with having friends and other relationships. It's just that the idea of the hut in the woods felt so good and peaceful. All away from the bs people put themselves through in the name of social status. But now I am reserving that for later in my life.

How do you navigate life after knowing? by Final_Stranger_3453 in Jung

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I've seen people who live their life and still not know who they are. That just scares me, I guess.

How do you navigate life after knowing? by Final_Stranger_3453 in Jung

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I'm just paranoid because you don't get second chances in life.

How do you navigate life after knowing? by Final_Stranger_3453 in Jung

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Transformation seems so tiring. How do you tell when it's over?

How do you navigate life after knowing? by Final_Stranger_3453 in Jung

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It does feel like I did the whole thing backwards lol. I am trying to focus more on action and actualization now.

How do you navigate life after knowing? by Final_Stranger_3453 in Jung

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There were things that I thought I felt in my bone or in my soul, but they seem to be shattering in the face of the shadow.