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Carl Jung believed that each individual has a unique 'Individuation' path—a specific purpose that is encoded in their psyche. He argued that the purpose of life is not to meet social expectations, but to fulfill this inner calling. He warned against the 'collective consciousness' that demands conformity, teaching that our real task is to listen to the messages of our dreams and intuition. Jung believed that finding meaning is the only way to sustain the soul through the hardships of life.
"Your visions will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes."
"I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become."
"The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are."
"As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being."
"The debt we owe to the play of imagination is incalculable."
"The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct acting from inner necessity."
"Nothing has a stronger influence psychologically on their environment than the unlived life of the parent."
"The soul needs your reckless abandonment, not your adult defenses."
"A man who has not passed through the inferno of his passions has never overcome them."
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