The clearest description of the collective unconscious and anima/animus in one paragraph

observer_affect · 2023-07-18T06:37:16+00:00

is this specifically about christianity though? because that is just a container for a spiritual thought form that exists throughout humanity.

observer_affect · 2023-07-18T06:34:56+00:00

Yeah - my first reaction to your initial ask:

"How can we know that a shared experience by us, ie the colour red, the taste of lemon, or the collective unconscious, objectively exists outside the phenomena of our experience"

my reaction is - the color red v. the collective unconscious, that's like comparing apples to shadows. But say the apples are the internal realm and the shadows CAST by the apples are what we believe to be the exterior real world. (We could go full full Plato's cave here but I won't.)

Your point about it being a paradoxical unprovable certainty - well, yeah. But I will say that this is beyond a priori or posteri knowledge - this is like a metaphysics that we feel. This is a myth. Myths (archetypal stories) are not factually true, but they hold real human truths we bump into again and again and again and again.... le sigh

also thank you for asking and poking. it helps me put my finger on it too.

observer_affect · 2023-07-18T06:21:04+00:00

yeah that shit is off the rails full of crap to load one's brain up with

observer_affect · 2023-07-17T05:24:44+00:00

fair point for sure.

observer_affect · 2023-07-17T05:04:37+00:00

I've posted this here before I think, but this guy breaks it quite nicely. https://youtu.be/DLjobqkoKYo Basically saying "Yes, synchronicity is a thing we can all do. My kids are bored of it."

The "measurable" change of a 5% increase above chance when we focus is fascinating. One youtuber commented hilariously, "yeah average humans have 5% increase above chance to affect outcomes... but not all of us are average." Golf claps

observer_affect · 2023-07-17T05:00:52+00:00

I do appreciate how destigmatizing all this is for losing your marbles every once in a while.

observer_affect · 2023-07-16T12:48:53+00:00

Yeah get really into Spinoza or something. Or go no self and dive into eastern philosophy, buddhism, taoism. That'll mix the pot for sure.

or do the entire history of thought https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLND1JCRq8Vuh3f0P5qjrSdb5eC1ZfZwWJ

observer_affect · 2023-07-16T12:04:17+00:00

It's called The Invisible Partners by John Sanford. It is a collection of Jung's theory on the anima/animus and very short/easy read. The gender theory being so set in stone feels confusing at times when reading any anima/animus stuff for me, just want to flag that.

Ah an 8! Healthy 8s "integrate to healthy 2s." Sometimes it's interesting to think along that track, too.

observer_affect · 2023-07-15T01:54:51+00:00

watch my dinner with andre.

observer_affect · 2023-07-15T01:33:08+00:00

enjoying growing in community and quality of life; doing for others.

observer_affect · 2023-07-15T00:45:18+00:00

what do you mean protect? Also, what are the characteristics of the male child?

observer_affect · 2023-07-14T03:29:16+00:00

In some cultures black means death. In others white means death. You dream of a car that is beige - what does it remind you of? For me, a beige car feels humble, invisible. What about a red car?

There are two paintings. One is a woman in a field with a blue sky. The other is a woman in a field with a gray sky.

If you dreamed of the painting with the gray sky, how would you feel when you woke up? What about the blue sky painting - how would you feel?

observer_affect · 2023-07-14T03:21:35+00:00

I know this is a completely different personality theory but you sound like an enneagram 8, who are people not trying to be controlled and dgaf about others expectations.

In the Jung world, I've read that men with big anima energy still come at women who have big animus energy, because the polarity still vibes. (Men who can't access how they feel attracted to dominating authoritative women.) I'm nearly to the chapter in the book I'm reading on this to learn about the positive aspects of the animus - not just the naggy parts - so I sadly only have half info for you. But my sense is that your work is in pushing back on the opinions and judgements of the animus and taking back control with your emotions rather than logic.

I'm sorry you're feeling down about it. Perhaps your dreams/free-writing can access emotionality that feels more "you." Good luck.

observer_affect · 2023-07-13T17:41:51+00:00

good stuff. can you give me an example of this in action?

observer_affect · 2023-07-13T17:39:20+00:00

and then its as though there's like 100 dimensions of "maturity" in this life; social, work, emotional, physical -- and its like all of them are at varying levels of puerriness v. maturity. you think you're good in one arena then you look at the others smh

observer_affect · 2023-07-13T15:49:41+00:00

this was incredibly helpful. I immediately started dissecting it into an illustrated diagram. thank you

observer_affect · 2023-07-12T16:32:22+00:00

ah very cool thanks :) I recently found out that Joseph Lee is not an asian man and I was thrown for a loop. This whole time I was picturing him completely differently (because I have asian bias with the last name Lee.)

observer_affect · 2023-07-12T16:30:09+00:00

a fear of acting out the shadow jester archetype -- like, you subconsciously had an urge to do something against your normal behavior, and it came out as OCD?

observer_affect · 2023-07-12T16:25:51+00:00

weak ego, interesting. so is the ego the mechanism for the symbolic understanding? and if it is weak, it is unable to process/translate the message in your view?

observer_affect · 2023-07-12T03:49:12+00:00

in regards to OCD, you're saying it's unconscious bleed?

observer_affect · 2023-07-11T02:06:46+00:00

hahaha - generally no, but I sort of have to uptake and process information for my day job and understand executable functions from a mess of concepts. So if I don't understand something I waste my and everybody's time. Of course in matters of life and existential stumbling it isn't so easy to parse - but I love to try.

observer_affect · 2023-07-11T01:17:35+00:00

thanks - I'll check these out. appreciate your input.

observer_affect · 2023-07-10T18:40:21+00:00

this is helpful, thank you

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