Extraverted Intuition in the Shadow II
“. . . the archaic intuitions come to the surface and exert their pernicious influence, forcing themselves on the individual and producing compulsive ideas of the most perverse kind” – C.G. Jung In the shadow, types are less differentiated and assume a symptomatic, autonomous relationship to consciousness, being often projected onto other people, objects or […]
Extraverted Intuition in the Shadow
“Whereas true extraverted intuition is possessed of a singular resourcefulness, a ‘good nose’ for objectively real possibilities, this archaicized intuition has an amazing flare for all the ambiguous, shadowy, sordid, dangerous possibilities working in the background” – C.G. Jung Among the functions of consciousness, intuition holds a special place. With intuition, “a content presents itself […]
Recovering Forgotten Gifts
“When a function that should normally be conscious lapses into the unconscious, its specific energy passes into the unconscious too.” – C.G. Jung In the last three articles, we explored aspects of “falsification of type.” We learned that a “false type” is created by adapting to one’s social environment. It occurs when the authentic […]
Type Falsification: Costs and Benefits
I do not think it improbable, in view of one’s experience, that a reversal of type often proves exceedingly harmful to the physiological well-being of the organism, usually causing acute exhaustion. – C.G. Jung In the previous two articles on “falsification of type,” we noted some possible conscious and unconscious causes. We briefly discussed […]
Falsification and the Un-lived Life
“. . . he must, as is often the case with children, re-enact under unconscious compulsion the unlived lives of his parents.” – C.G. Jung With this article, Pedro Mendes continues his inquiry into type falsification, this time delving into the slippery and intriguing question of the parent’s unlived life and its unconscious effects on […]
Falsification of Type
“As a rule, whenever such a falsication of type takes place . . . the individual becomes neurotic later, and can be cured only by developing the attitude consonant with his nature” – C.G. Jung With this article, Pedro Guilherme das Neves Mendes reviews the important concept of type falsification. A psychologist and coach […]