Carl Jung - How to Find Your Soul (written by Eternalised)

this after skool presentation was  written and narrated by eternalized [Music] Swiss psychologist Carl Jung saw how the modern  materialistic world of money pleasure Fame and   power did not lead to happiness but rather an  increasing sense of meaninglessness anxiety   suffering and loneliness he sought to bring  our attention back to the search of our soul   and to restore our connection with herself  our innermost Sanctuary life is a journey   of discovering ourself which is our true and  complete personality consisting of both our   conscious and unconscious lives this is what Jung  calls the individuation process our journey of   psychological maturation it is the indestructible  Foundation that supports us when we can no longer   support ourselves like a rock that the waves keep  crashing over standing unmoved despite the Raging   of the sea to be in contact with this deeper part  of ourselves is to be in a state of Tranquility   undisturbed by wild emotional fluctuations the  goal in life is not not Perfection but wholeness   for Jung there are two stages of life that  are part of individuation the first half of   life is oriented towards the outer  world work education relationships   Etc we must throw ourselves into the fire of life  and expose ourselves to daily life and hard work   which solidifies our personality natural life is  the nourishing soul of the soil which provides a   rich source of nutrients that heals us this is  why contact with nature is important we mustn't   get lost in abstract thinking to the detriment  of practical life it is the body the feeling the   instinct which connects us with the soil in his  old age Jung continued to Value this way of life   he wrote I have done without electricity and  tend the fireplace and stove myself evenings   I light the old lamps there's no running water  and I pump the water from the well I chop the   wood and cook the food these simple acts make  and simple and how difficult it is to be simple   this anchoring in reality is a prerequisite for  the second half of life where our Focus shifts   to our inner World our quest for individuation and  this is the phase of Life Jung is mostly concerned   with the realm of the unconscious the world of  the inner life is as infinite as the world of   the outer life man lives in Two Worlds many people  however have neglected this part of themselves and   only remain half alive they are unprepared by  the natural transition into the second half of   life and fall into a mid-life crisis because they  have not learned to align Both Worlds when we are   confronted with the real and crushing problems of  life we desperately search for our soul we realize   that the values we have learned from society  provides no help to us Conformity is the great   destroyer of self-hurt the opposite to courage in  our society is not cowardice it is Conformity we   are often persuaded to take the Apparently easier  Road of merging with the crowd and forgetting   ourselves it requires courage to stand against  the crowd a person can be surrounded by a crowd of   people and yet feel completely alone because he's  alienated from himself the search for the soul   is a solitary task and when we avoid the soul it  keeps on stirring it disturbs us makes us restless   and gives us no peace however these problems are  important they are incentives for us to undertake   Soul work without the trials and tribulations of  life we aren't likely to summon the determination   to overcome the indifference of daily life  people will do anything no matter how absurd   to avoid facing their own soul the gate that  leads to destruction is Broad and many answers   through it but the gateway to peace is narrow  and on me answers safe through Affliction of the   Soul it is wise to nourish the soul otherwise  you'll breed dragons and devils in your heart   every psychic advance of man arises from the  suffering of the Soul embrace your grief for   there your soul will grow like the Primitive  indigenous tribesmen Jung recognized that the   loss of Soul leads to a sense of meaninglessness  in life when a tribe of people lose their feeling   that their way of life is worthwhile they may  stop reproducing or in large numbers simply lie   down and die besides streams full of fish food is  not the primary nourishment of man in place of our   current banana life Jung would ask us to embark  on a great adventure of self-knowledge which comes   upon investigating once in a world the unconscious  realm and for yum this is the true journey of life   without the soul the body is dead and without  the body the soul is unreal the soul is the   home of our Supreme values Dreams Are The Guiding  words of the Soul we must carry them in our heart   and go back and forth over them in our mind like  the words of the person dearest to us the dream   is a little hidden door in the innermost and  most secret recesses of the Soul opening into   that Cosmic night which was psyche long  before there was any ego consciousness   apart from dreams Jung developed the technique of  active imagination where you have a dialogue with   different parts of yourself that live in the  unconscious it is similar to Dreaming except   that you are fully awake and conscious during the  experience he discovered this technique when he   experienced The Dark Knight of the Soul or what  he calls his confrontation with the unconscious   a midlife existential catastrophe in which he  was overwhelmed with visions and plunged into   unknown depths it was as though he experienced  a psychological death and he decided that outer   death is better than inner death for that reason  he turned away and sought the place of the inner   life and thus began his search for his soul  this led to one of the greatest contributions   to mankind the red book Jung wrote my soul my  soul where are you do you hear me I speak I call   you are you there I have returned I am here again  I've shaken the dust of all the land from my feet   and I've come to you I am with you after long  years of long wandering I've come to you again   there is only one way to the soul and that is  your way there is only one salvation and that   is your salvation if the path before you is clear  you're probably on someone else's each one must   go his own way hence look into yourself for you  must fulfill the way that is in you when we are   in contact with our inner self we are more likely  to experience synchronicities that is Meaningful   patterns in life where the inner world is seen  to have a correspondence in external reality   the first step towards individuation is the  integration of the Shadow this is not our enemy   but our Ally it contains pure gold waiting to be  integrated into our personality it becomes dark   only when it is ignored we must learn to watch  our emotional impulses and be aware of projecting   our own problems onto other innocent people it is  only after the encounter with a shadow that we can   move on to the deepest part of the Soul which  Jung calls the Anima the female psychological   tendencies in man and the Animus the male  psychological tendencies in women these are the   contrasexual soul images in our psyche while the  integration of the Shadow is The Apprentice piece   the soul image is the Masterpiece the integration  of the anima is done through taking seriously the   feelings moods and fantasies of the unconscious  and bringing them into reality through creative   work such as painting writing sculpture or musical  composition the anima is the source of life and   when it is not integrated we feel lifeless and  depressed it enriches our life by making the   unconscious contents conscious the animus on the  other hand is the source of meaning it gives our   unconscious content meaning in the outer World  it endows a woman with qualities of initiative   courage objectivity and spiritual wisdom avoiding  cold and destructive Reflections or hidden   convictions about how life ought to be as if stuck  in a cocoon of dreamy thoughts which cuts a woman   off from the reality of life the integration  of the Soul image is what caused a path to the   most fundamental figure the self wholeness can  only be achieved through a union of opposites in   which our light and dark side are united Jung's  individuation process is analogous to the great   work of the Alchemists where the Philosopher's  Stone is a symbol of the self which is found   within oneself for Jung the task of alchemy  is psychological it is the art of expanding   consciousness of self-realization when we have  lost our way or do not know what to do with our   life we can only surrender to the higher wisdom of  the self our constant inner companion through life   Jung did not see himself as a Healer but as  someone who could guide you to heal yourself The   Cure ought to grow naturally out of the Wounded  individual this search for herself allows for   empathy Mutual understanding and they desire  to become an ally in other people's Journeys   towards psychological maturation thus we improve  our relationship with ourselves with others and   with nature life is not a problem to be solved but  a mystery to be experienced we do not require any   esoteric knowledge to be in contact with herself  anyone can take the time to look within to reflect   on life's meaning to give time and attention  to values interests and activities that bring   joy and fulfillment to one's personal life who  looks outside dreams who looks inside awakes if you are interested in learning more about  the works of Jung head over to my channel   eternalized where I have explained these Concepts  more in depth thank you for watching foreign [Music]

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Length: 11min 24sec (684 seconds)

Published: Tue Jan 31 2023