1 00:00:00,680 --> 00:00:07,140 Carl Jung was a Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst and together with Sigmund Freud and Alfred 2 00:00:07,140 --> 00:00:14,740 Adler, Jung was one of the founders of psychoanalysis or the so-called ‘modern depth psychology’. 3 00:00:14,740 --> 00:00:21,420 In spite of being highly praised by Freud, Jung departed from his teachings, eventually 4 00:00:21,420 --> 00:00:26,859 founding his own school of psychology called ‘analytical psychology’. 5 00:00:26,859 --> 00:00:33,420 Apart from psychology, Jung has had a great influence in many fields, including psychiatry, 6 00:00:33,420 --> 00:00:39,910 anthropology, archaeology, literature, religious studies and philosophy and his philosophy 7 00:00:39,910 --> 00:00:43,899 is often referred to as “Jungian Philosophy”. 8 00:00:43,899 --> 00:00:49,360 He has also published multiple books like thePsychology of the Unconscious, Man and 9 00:00:49,360 --> 00:00:55,739 His Symbols, The Archetypes and The Collective Unconscious, Modern Man In Search of a Soul, 10 00:00:55,739 --> 00:01:01,410 The Psychology of the Transference, ‘Memories, Dreams, and Thoughts’, and The Relations 11 00:01:01,410 --> 00:01:05,220 Between the Ego and the Unconscious. 12 00:01:05,220 --> 00:01:11,680 According to Jung, the entirety of an individual’s being can be described by our psyche: encompassing 13 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:15,490 all our conscious and unconscious aspects. 14 00:01:15,490 --> 00:01:19,790 One very important aspect of the former is the ego. 15 00:01:19,790 --> 00:01:22,650 The ego is the center of our consciousness. 16 00:01:22,650 --> 00:01:28,770 It regulates everything that we are conscious of and decides how to and on what to act. 17 00:01:28,770 --> 00:01:33,550 However, since it is limited to what you are conscious of, it cannot help you become any 18 00:01:33,550 --> 00:01:35,870 more authentic than you already are. 19 00:01:35,870 --> 00:01:39,790 For that, you would have to tackle the unconscious. 20 00:01:39,790 --> 00:01:44,490 And as the term suggests, this concerns a great deal of our being that we are mostly 21 00:01:44,490 --> 00:01:46,020 unaware of. 22 00:01:46,020 --> 00:01:54,439 Jung divided the unconscious into two layers: personal unconsciousness, and collective unconsciousness. 23 00:01:54,439 --> 00:01:58,450 The former is simply all that you are but are not aware of. 24 00:01:58,450 --> 00:02:04,520 This will include hidden emotions, ‘forgotten’ memories, ambiguous or unconscious feelings, 25 00:02:04,520 --> 00:02:06,950 repressed thoughts, etc. 26 00:02:06,950 --> 00:02:12,560 The latter, however, is more complicated: it encompasses those unconscious feelings, 27 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:17,970 thoughts, instincts, and more, that all people have or have had in the past. 28 00:02:17,970 --> 00:02:22,270 They are the things universally inherited by humans. 29 00:02:22,270 --> 00:02:27,290 According to Jung, these shared mental concepts appear as archetypes. 30 00:02:27,290 --> 00:02:32,910 These can be found in mythology, fairytales and other stories as the hero, the villain, 31 00:02:32,910 --> 00:02:38,370 the helper, etc. and they are also to be found within people. 32 00:02:38,370 --> 00:02:44,909 In everybody there is a cultural and generational urge to take on all kinds of universally known 33 00:02:44,909 --> 00:02:46,900 and recurring personalities. 34 00:02:46,900 --> 00:02:52,190 Generally, people tend to suppress the unconscious parts of their psyche. 35 00:02:52,190 --> 00:02:56,940 They pretend - often to the extent of fooling themselves. 36 00:02:56,940 --> 00:03:02,590 But the suppressing of your unconsciousness is exactly what sustains your inauthenticity. 37 00:03:02,590 --> 00:03:08,459 How could you ever become who you truly are if you don't even know yourself? 38 00:03:08,459 --> 00:03:14,200 Jung says that the truly authentic life is tied to your inner life: you need to know 39 00:03:14,200 --> 00:03:18,790 who you are within in order to be yourself. 40 00:03:18,790 --> 00:03:24,129 This process of facing your inner life to achieve authenticity, is called the process 41 00:03:24,129 --> 00:03:26,349 of individuation. 42 00:03:26,349 --> 00:03:32,180 Individuation, in short, is a process by which individuals can set out to become ‘more 43 00:03:32,180 --> 00:03:33,190 fully themselves’. 44 00:03:33,190 --> 00:03:38,860 It allows those who undergo it to truly face who they are and to strengthen their sense 45 00:03:38,860 --> 00:03:41,049 of authenticity. 46 00:03:41,049 --> 00:03:47,000 This process is not meant to eliminate the unconscious, for that would be disastrous, 47 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:52,150 but rather to bring harmony and balance between the unconscious and conscious, without having 48 00:03:52,150 --> 00:03:54,920 one rule over the other. 49 00:03:54,920 --> 00:04:00,060 According to Jung, it is crucial to face four of your archetypes in order to go through 50 00:04:00,060 --> 00:04:02,459 the individuation process. 51 00:04:02,459 --> 00:04:10,170 These are the persona, the shadow, the anima or animus, and the self. 52 00:04:10,170 --> 00:04:15,560 In this video, we will guide you through these four archetypes and how they can help you 53 00:04:15,560 --> 00:04:17,730 become truly authentic. 54 00:04:17,730 --> 00:04:19,120 1. 55 00:04:19,120 --> 00:04:26,070 The Persona Jung says ‘The persona is a complicated 56 00:04:26,070 --> 00:04:33,449 system of relations between individual consciousness and society, fittingly enough a kind of mask, 57 00:04:33,449 --> 00:04:38,470 designed on the one hand to make a definite impression upon others, and, on the other, 58 00:04:38,470 --> 00:04:41,660 to conceal the true nature of the individual’. 59 00:04:41,660 --> 00:04:47,930 As Jung said, persona can roughly be described as ‘a mask’ - which is a reference to 60 00:04:47,930 --> 00:04:51,539 part of the costume an actor would wear on a theater stage. 61 00:04:51,539 --> 00:04:56,949 This is because the persona basically functions as your ‘social mask’: it is the way you 62 00:04:56,949 --> 00:05:01,850 present yourself and the impression you try to make on the rest of the world. 63 00:05:01,850 --> 00:05:05,509 According to Jung, the persona is inherent to human nature. 64 00:05:05,509 --> 00:05:10,030 We develop our persona when growing up as we learn how to fit into our shared lives 65 00:05:10,030 --> 00:05:11,470 with others. 66 00:05:11,470 --> 00:05:16,560 The persona we develop often does not consist of one single ‘mask’, but rather multiple 67 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:21,720 ones - and all the masks one can put on in different social situations together form 68 00:05:21,720 --> 00:05:24,130 the entirety of the persona. 69 00:05:24,130 --> 00:05:29,910 Jung further states that our persona is a necessary and beneficial part of our social 70 00:05:29,910 --> 00:05:31,280 existence. 71 00:05:31,280 --> 00:05:33,210 For example, imagine a therapist. 72 00:05:33,210 --> 00:05:38,830 No matter what, it would not be acceptable for that therapist to express hostility at 73 00:05:38,830 --> 00:05:43,880 a client in their care, primarily because it would decrease the clients trust and comfort, 74 00:05:43,880 --> 00:05:46,979 which is the opposite of what the therapist is trying to achieve. 75 00:05:46,979 --> 00:05:51,780 A therapist that frightens their clients has failed as a therapist. 76 00:05:51,780 --> 00:05:58,169 Thus, a good therapist would have to suppress the urge to exhibit anger or hostile behavior 77 00:05:58,169 --> 00:06:03,840 even when they feel that way internally - and instead put on the mask of a kind and caring 78 00:06:03,840 --> 00:06:05,880 performance instead. 79 00:06:05,880 --> 00:06:12,460 The kind persona that hides the hostile inside is, in this case, a helpful tool to exist 80 00:06:12,460 --> 00:06:14,230 in the social world. 81 00:06:14,230 --> 00:06:20,250 The persona can be described as a translation of the ego to the outer world; a way for the 82 00:06:20,250 --> 00:06:23,440 ego to interact with its social environment. 83 00:06:23,440 --> 00:06:29,590 However, in addition to being a way of presenting yourself, the persona is a way of concealing 84 00:06:29,590 --> 00:06:31,889 yourself as well. 85 00:06:31,889 --> 00:06:37,639 Behaving in accordance with your persona is often compared to pretending or acting. 86 00:06:37,639 --> 00:06:39,849 In other words, you fake it. 87 00:06:39,849 --> 00:06:45,180 This can lead to undesirable results, such as overidentification. 88 00:06:45,180 --> 00:06:50,520 In the case of overidentification, our persona becomes an unconscious part of ourselves that 89 00:06:50,520 --> 00:06:56,020 we cannot distinguish from our true, inner self - therefore losing sight of who we truly 90 00:06:56,020 --> 00:06:58,330 are as an individual. 91 00:06:58,330 --> 00:07:04,660 We become blind to our individuality and instead over identify with the mask. 92 00:07:04,660 --> 00:07:11,289 We lose sight of our actual desires and needs, and get stuck in a role instead. 93 00:07:11,289 --> 00:07:16,440 Imagine a schoolteacher who, unable to let go of the persona they put on when teaching, 94 00:07:16,440 --> 00:07:18,760 becomes too dictating at home. 95 00:07:18,760 --> 00:07:23,080 We can say of many people that they over identify with their persona. 96 00:07:23,080 --> 00:07:27,520 Although it is natural and necessary to put on a bit of a front when interacting with 97 00:07:27,520 --> 00:07:31,780 other human beings - like when avoiding telling someone what you think of their appearance 98 00:07:31,780 --> 00:07:36,400 in order to be polite - it should not become who you think you are. 99 00:07:36,400 --> 00:07:42,120 And, according to Jung, overidentification is not possible in the long run. 100 00:07:42,120 --> 00:07:44,620 The pretense is not durable! 101 00:07:44,620 --> 00:07:50,490 Instead, eventually, our personas will enter the phase of disintegration. 102 00:07:50,490 --> 00:07:56,710 In this stage, we either intentionally or unintentionally shatter our persona; we ‘lose’ 103 00:07:56,710 --> 00:07:58,300 our performance. 104 00:07:58,300 --> 00:08:04,230 In the people around us, this may present in burnouts, identity crises or ‘losing 105 00:08:04,230 --> 00:08:05,530 your way.’ 106 00:08:05,530 --> 00:08:09,620 It may result in a teacher finally snapping, for example. 107 00:08:09,620 --> 00:08:15,569 This may leave us in a state of chaos: with no idea who we truly are and no way to return 108 00:08:15,569 --> 00:08:18,310 to our familiar performance. 109 00:08:18,310 --> 00:08:22,860 In this stage, one generally feels disoriented and lost. 110 00:08:22,860 --> 00:08:28,129 However, there is a way to have our persona compliment our true self instead of clashing 111 00:08:28,129 --> 00:08:29,280 with it. 112 00:08:29,280 --> 00:08:33,120 This process is known as restoration. 113 00:08:33,120 --> 00:08:39,270 By restoring, Jung means developing a flexible persona that does not collide with their true 114 00:08:39,270 --> 00:08:44,140 self, but rather helps their true self navigate society. 115 00:08:44,140 --> 00:08:48,600 The restored persona should be a persona one is aware of. 116 00:08:48,600 --> 00:08:52,930 One knows that they are putting on a certain act when they do so, and they know who they 117 00:08:52,930 --> 00:08:55,180 are without their persona. 118 00:08:55,180 --> 00:09:01,520 By being conscious of your persona, you can choose to integrate your true self into it. 119 00:09:01,520 --> 00:09:06,899 Instead of acting against how you want to, you can find out how to combine your individuality 120 00:09:06,899 --> 00:09:09,079 into your persona. 121 00:09:09,079 --> 00:09:14,690 Going back to our example of the therapist, if they want to integrate their negative feelings, 122 00:09:14,690 --> 00:09:18,480 it would mean acknowledging their feelings and setting the right limits. 123 00:09:18,480 --> 00:09:24,560 They still can be kind and helpful, but as soon as the anger or bitterness become too 124 00:09:24,560 --> 00:09:29,700 prevalent, they should acknowledge it and take more time for themselves instead of pushing 125 00:09:29,700 --> 00:09:30,970 it down. 126 00:09:30,970 --> 00:09:35,940 This would mean saying ‘no’ to clients, telling people ‘Sorry, I’m taking a day 127 00:09:35,940 --> 00:09:39,560 off’ and taking rest to recover and reduce the negativity. 128 00:09:39,560 --> 00:09:44,649 They do not need to outright deny their true tendencies. 129 00:09:44,649 --> 00:09:49,730 Restoration of the persona is the only way to combine your true, authentic self with 130 00:09:49,730 --> 00:09:52,209 the rules of the social world. 131 00:09:52,209 --> 00:09:57,130 This is the way to live your most authentic life within society. 132 00:09:57,130 --> 00:09:58,620 2. 133 00:09:58,620 --> 00:10:03,990 The shadow According to Jung ‘Everyone carries a shadow, 134 00:10:03,990 --> 00:10:09,760 and the less it is embodied in the individual’s conscious life, the blacker and denser it 135 00:10:09,760 --> 00:10:10,760 is. 136 00:10:10,760 --> 00:10:18,440 At all counts, it forms an unconscious snag, thwarting our most well-meant intentions.’ 137 00:10:18,440 --> 00:10:24,190 The shadow-self consists of all the parts of ourselves that we consider bad, reject 138 00:10:24,190 --> 00:10:31,700 and repress like our anger, vanity, impulses, dark thoughts, shameful tendencies, and so 139 00:10:31,700 --> 00:10:32,730 on. 140 00:10:32,730 --> 00:10:38,630 In many cases they are traits or desires that are rejected by society as a whole. 141 00:10:38,630 --> 00:10:44,520 The idea that one should not have these characteristics has been taught from childhood onwards and 142 00:10:44,520 --> 00:10:47,830 thus, we deny its existence. 143 00:10:47,830 --> 00:10:53,700 However, denying them does not make them go away; instead, they are simply in our blind 144 00:10:53,700 --> 00:10:57,660 spot and impact our ability to be a free individual. 145 00:10:57,660 --> 00:11:02,079 Hence, they have negative consequences for our lives. 146 00:11:02,079 --> 00:11:07,660 Jung states that in order to become who you truly are, we must consciously get to know 147 00:11:07,660 --> 00:11:13,740 our shadow selves and find ways to integrate it into our personality instead of ignoring 148 00:11:13,740 --> 00:11:14,740 it. 149 00:11:14,740 --> 00:11:20,610 Our repressed traits are here to stay - and only if we accept and embrace that can we 150 00:11:20,610 --> 00:11:23,870 become who we truly are. 151 00:11:23,870 --> 00:11:29,880 The repression of our shadow-self feels natural and it is incredibly hard and uncomfortable 152 00:11:29,880 --> 00:11:35,960 to try and look straight into the aspects of ourselves that we despise or fear the most. 153 00:11:35,960 --> 00:11:41,100 How could someone who takes great pride in their kindness and generosity ever acknowledge 154 00:11:41,100 --> 00:11:43,250 their raging envy? 155 00:11:43,250 --> 00:11:49,540 How could someone who sees themselves as fully confident ever address their insecurities? 156 00:11:49,540 --> 00:11:52,760 Well, in most cases, they don’t. 157 00:11:52,760 --> 00:11:58,460 And ironically, those who know their shadow selves the least are also those who are most 158 00:11:58,460 --> 00:11:59,890 bothered by them. 159 00:11:59,890 --> 00:12:04,220 The more something is repressed, the more it wants out! 160 00:12:04,220 --> 00:12:09,639 That is why we can suddenly say something we wish we hadn’t, why we sometimes can’t 161 00:12:09,639 --> 00:12:15,310 hide our negative emotions from our faces, or why we might take extreme action on impulses 162 00:12:15,310 --> 00:12:17,850 that we then later regret. 163 00:12:17,850 --> 00:12:23,670 The repression of our shadow-self leads to a quick temper, feelings of loss of control 164 00:12:23,670 --> 00:12:29,880 and delusions about yourself as a person: when one generally considers oneself a gentle 165 00:12:29,880 --> 00:12:35,649 person and suddenly finds themselves lashing out, you might find that your entire image 166 00:12:35,649 --> 00:12:38,900 of yourself is being called into question. 167 00:12:38,900 --> 00:12:46,149 The shadow makes us act in certain ways that will make us think, ‘Why did I do that?’ 168 00:12:46,149 --> 00:12:52,990 The repression of the shadow may also manifest in overreaction to negative qualities of others. 169 00:12:52,990 --> 00:12:58,560 This is called projection: we project those things we do not like about ourselves onto 170 00:12:58,560 --> 00:12:59,640 others. 171 00:12:59,640 --> 00:13:04,440 And so, when someone acts selfishly, we are much more bothered than we should be because 172 00:13:04,440 --> 00:13:09,230 we hold onto an ever-present hatred of our own selfishness. 173 00:13:09,230 --> 00:13:14,320 The harshness of our judgments of others might put a strain on our social relationships, 174 00:13:14,320 --> 00:13:19,290 and also induce our self-hatred due to our own bad traits. 175 00:13:19,290 --> 00:13:23,870 In all of these cases we do not act as a free and authentic individual. 176 00:13:23,870 --> 00:13:28,410 In order to achieve that, one should get to know their shadow-self first. 177 00:13:28,410 --> 00:13:34,020 By ‘getting to know’ your shadow-self, Jung means that it is important to become 178 00:13:34,020 --> 00:13:38,019 aware of the shadow-self, without identifying with it. 179 00:13:38,019 --> 00:13:43,220 You do not have to see yourself as all those traits you try not to show, but you do have 180 00:13:43,220 --> 00:13:46,340 to acknowledge that they are there. 181 00:13:46,340 --> 00:13:51,350 In order to become conscious of the unconscious, you should be able to take a step back and 182 00:13:51,350 --> 00:13:56,700 analyze your own behavior, thoughts and feelings during daily life. 183 00:13:56,700 --> 00:13:59,490 . For example, imagine yourself as a confident 184 00:13:59,490 --> 00:14:02,490 person who represses their own insecurities. 185 00:14:02,490 --> 00:14:07,500 You might instinctively respond coldly or angrily when somebody brings up a topic that 186 00:14:07,500 --> 00:14:09,579 is close to your insecurity. 187 00:14:09,579 --> 00:14:15,160 You might avoid certain situations, activities or clothes you actually like wearing in order 188 00:14:15,160 --> 00:14:17,330 to avoid feeling insecure. 189 00:14:17,330 --> 00:14:22,110 You might lie to yourself and others when you are feeling self-conscious and overcompensate 190 00:14:22,110 --> 00:14:26,830 by putting on a self-assured front that is exhausting to keep up. 191 00:14:26,830 --> 00:14:32,500 When you realize that this unwanted behavior stems from your insecurities, you can learn 192 00:14:32,500 --> 00:14:34,230 how to face it. 193 00:14:34,230 --> 00:14:39,489 This includes finding out where your insecurity comes from - for example, a past rejection 194 00:14:39,489 --> 00:14:43,970 - and approaching this experience with kindness and clarity. 195 00:14:43,970 --> 00:14:50,000 You must realize that one rejection does not define you, and you can do so by sharing it 196 00:14:50,000 --> 00:14:56,430 with others, talking about what happened, how you feel, trying something new etc. 197 00:14:56,430 --> 00:15:01,779 In the end, only by confronting the source could you deal with its consequences. 198 00:15:01,779 --> 00:15:07,920 Only by confronting your insecurities could you finally find true self-acceptance to accompany 199 00:15:07,920 --> 00:15:10,649 your self-assured act. 200 00:15:10,649 --> 00:15:15,760 Just like acknowledging this insecurity, fear of being judged can become an opportunity 201 00:15:15,760 --> 00:15:17,740 for courage. 202 00:15:17,740 --> 00:15:21,360 Acknowledging anger can become an opportunity for justice or stress-relief. 203 00:15:21,360 --> 00:15:28,020 Similarly, ‘bad thoughts’ or ‘unacceptable desires’ can be dealt with and you can learn 204 00:15:28,020 --> 00:15:32,630 to forgive yourself for them instead of pretending they do not exist. 205 00:15:32,630 --> 00:15:37,350 When you manage to work with your shadow-self then you take a big step closer to living 206 00:15:37,350 --> 00:15:40,149 the life that is most true to you. 207 00:15:40,149 --> 00:15:46,210 Only those who know and accept themselves fully are able to live authentically. 208 00:15:46,210 --> 00:15:48,230 3. 209 00:15:48,230 --> 00:15:54,250 The anima or animus In the words of Jung “Wholeness is not achieved 210 00:15:54,250 --> 00:16:00,089 by cutting off a portion of one’s being, but by integration of the contraries.” 211 00:16:00,089 --> 00:16:03,640 Let’s take a deeper dive into the shadow. 212 00:16:03,640 --> 00:16:09,380 Within our shadow-self we house psychological qualities of the opposite gender - also known 213 00:16:09,380 --> 00:16:11,800 as contrasexual aspects. 214 00:16:11,800 --> 00:16:17,620 Jung believed that if you are a woman, you have an inner personal masculine psyche - or 215 00:16:17,620 --> 00:16:23,009 animus - within you and, if you are a man, you have an inner personal feminine psyche 216 00:16:23,009 --> 00:16:25,529 - or anima - within you. 217 00:16:25,529 --> 00:16:31,300 However, due to our societal and even personal pressure to behave more ‘manly’ or more 218 00:16:31,300 --> 00:16:36,470 ‘womanly’, we tend to neglect these subconscious qualities. 219 00:16:36,470 --> 00:16:43,100 Our anima or animus goes ignored by our persona and repressed by our ego - and that can come 220 00:16:43,100 --> 00:16:45,290 back to bite us. 221 00:16:45,290 --> 00:16:52,100 The anima and animus as he described them are based on the Greek terms of eros and logos. 222 00:16:52,100 --> 00:16:58,180 ‘Eros’ is associated with creativity, passion, connection and wholeness. 223 00:16:58,180 --> 00:17:04,699 ‘Logos’ is associated with rationality, objectivity, power and action. 224 00:17:04,699 --> 00:17:09,689 Jung does not rule out that women might have a repressed anima as well and that men could 225 00:17:09,689 --> 00:17:16,120 be in possession of a repressed animus, too - anyone could have any mix of the two. 226 00:17:16,120 --> 00:17:21,510 But women having an animus and men having an anima is most common, and these remain 227 00:17:21,510 --> 00:17:23,839 in the unconscious. 228 00:17:23,839 --> 00:17:28,600 We're taught to adhere to gender roles and to believe that embracing contraries within 229 00:17:28,600 --> 00:17:32,150 yourself is neither possible, nor desirable. 230 00:17:32,150 --> 00:17:40,080 So our ego expresses our external gender identity and so the anima or animus, our internal contrasexual 231 00:17:40,080 --> 00:17:43,679 parts, often go ignored and repressed. 232 00:17:43,679 --> 00:17:47,309 Think of the famous expression of ‘boys don’t cry.’ 233 00:17:47,309 --> 00:17:52,720 Showing emotion, especially sadness, is often seen as feminine and ‘weak’ coming from 234 00:17:52,720 --> 00:17:55,100 male members of western society. 235 00:17:55,100 --> 00:17:58,000 One cannot be a man and sensitive. 236 00:17:58,000 --> 00:18:02,870 Thus, men often end up suppressing their sensitivity and emotions. 237 00:18:02,870 --> 00:18:07,700 But their sensitivity is still hidden in their anima, and the more one tries to push something 238 00:18:07,700 --> 00:18:11,930 down, the more it will end up controlling them. 239 00:18:11,930 --> 00:18:17,780 The denial of your anima or animus will not remove your feminine or masculine tendencies, 240 00:18:17,780 --> 00:18:19,900 but only twist them into something ugly. 241 00:18:19,900 --> 00:18:25,990 The man who suppresses his sensitivity and never cries may become severely depressed 242 00:18:25,990 --> 00:18:30,909 due to the loneliness of hiding his emotions, or have uncontrollable outbursts due to the 243 00:18:30,909 --> 00:18:33,659 pressure of having to keep it all in. 244 00:18:33,659 --> 00:18:38,390 To avoid these hardships, it is important to learn how to recognize and accept your 245 00:18:38,390 --> 00:18:40,940 contrasexual aspects. 246 00:18:40,940 --> 00:18:46,410 This way, we can balance our contrary traits and find harmony within ourselves. 247 00:18:46,410 --> 00:18:51,810 In order to become aware of the anima or animus within oneself, it is important to analyze 248 00:18:51,810 --> 00:18:54,840 your own behavior and insecurities. 249 00:18:54,840 --> 00:18:59,490 It requires self-analysis and self-questioning. 250 00:18:59,490 --> 00:19:05,310 To analyze your masculine and feminine tendencies, you can observe people around you, so when 251 00:19:05,310 --> 00:19:09,910 you find yourself judging someone and ask, ‘Why?’ 252 00:19:09,910 --> 00:19:11,710 Learn how to appreciate them. 253 00:19:11,710 --> 00:19:16,320 If a man starts to appreciate others around them for their sensitivity and for how they 254 00:19:16,320 --> 00:19:20,830 are in touch with their emotions, he will find that embracing sensitivity and showing 255 00:19:20,830 --> 00:19:26,960 his emotions as a man does not dismiss his masculinity, but rather will only complement 256 00:19:26,960 --> 00:19:28,070 it. 257 00:19:28,070 --> 00:19:33,440 Other examples of men integrating their anima into their daily life include men embracing 258 00:19:33,440 --> 00:19:38,909 their passions, creativity, treating others gently, starting to feel more comfortable 259 00:19:38,909 --> 00:19:41,490 asking for help, etc. 260 00:19:41,490 --> 00:19:47,710 Similarly, women integrating their animus can try to be more assertive, focused, career-oriented, 261 00:19:47,710 --> 00:19:49,820 and so on. 262 00:19:49,820 --> 00:19:55,730 All this will not result in sacrificing your masculinity or femininity, but rather it will 263 00:19:55,730 --> 00:20:00,600 allow it to shine more thanks to the calmness and balance you have achieved. 264 00:20:00,600 --> 00:20:06,700 Through this integration, you start respecting and appreciating your own contrasexual aspects, 265 00:20:06,700 --> 00:20:12,210 which will eventually also improve your relationships with others, especially the opposite sex. 266 00:20:12,210 --> 00:20:17,890 Once your anima or animus is integrated, you become more yourself. 267 00:20:17,890 --> 00:20:23,010 You will be balanced, harmonious and authentic. 268 00:20:23,010 --> 00:20:25,130 4. 269 00:20:25,130 --> 00:20:30,220 The self In our final quote from Jung for this video, 270 00:20:30,220 --> 00:20:37,450 he says ‘The self is not only the centre, but also the whole circumference which embraces 271 00:20:37,450 --> 00:20:44,190 both conscious and unconscious; it is the centre of this totality, just as the ego is 272 00:20:44,190 --> 00:20:47,630 the centre of consciousness.’ 273 00:20:47,630 --> 00:20:53,200 According to Jung, the ego comes from and is included within the self. 274 00:20:53,200 --> 00:20:57,289 He compares the self to a circle or mandala. 275 00:20:57,289 --> 00:21:02,490 If you imagine a mandala or a circle with a smaller center within, the outer layer will 276 00:21:02,490 --> 00:21:06,549 represent the self, and the inner middle the ego. 277 00:21:06,549 --> 00:21:11,880 The ego concerns itself with the conscious, while the self is concerned with your entire 278 00:21:11,880 --> 00:21:13,420 psyche. 279 00:21:13,420 --> 00:21:18,279 This includes both all that is conscious and all that is unconscious. 280 00:21:18,279 --> 00:21:22,299 The self is the archetype of ‘wholeness’. 281 00:21:22,299 --> 00:21:28,440 The self is generally presented as the unity of opposites, or as the unconscious and conscious 282 00:21:28,440 --> 00:21:30,520 perfectly combined. 283 00:21:30,520 --> 00:21:35,720 It regulates your conflictions and it offers a way to strive for a perfect balance within 284 00:21:35,720 --> 00:21:37,200 yourself. 285 00:21:37,200 --> 00:21:43,050 It encompasses everything we are, everything we once were, and everything we can be. 286 00:21:43,050 --> 00:21:48,809 Jung even described the self as ‘the God within us’, as it has the potential to become 287 00:21:48,809 --> 00:21:50,360 anything at all. 288 00:21:50,360 --> 00:21:55,370 Moreover, it is heavily embedded into the collective consciousness. 289 00:21:55,370 --> 00:22:01,049 The collective consciousness is all those urges, thoughts, behaviors and more that are 290 00:22:01,049 --> 00:22:06,720 unconsciously handed down through generations and passed between people in a community. 291 00:22:06,720 --> 00:22:11,330 Due to these traits of the self, you can never get to know the entirety of it. 292 00:22:11,330 --> 00:22:17,440 But you can explore it throughout your life, and keep searching for your unique potential. 293 00:22:17,440 --> 00:22:22,980 Continuously exploring the self is the key to individuality. 294 00:22:22,980 --> 00:22:28,159 When we pay no special attention to ourselves and our archetypes, and let ourselves be driven 295 00:22:28,159 --> 00:22:34,870 by our impulses, unconscious urges, etc., the self is ‘locked away’ from us. 296 00:22:34,870 --> 00:22:38,310 It is there, but not in a way we can access. 297 00:22:38,310 --> 00:22:45,230 Thus we cannot explore ourselves, and we cannot show our authenticity to the world. 298 00:22:45,230 --> 00:22:51,350 Since we cannot access the self, we also have little say over the ego that arises from it. 299 00:22:51,350 --> 00:22:55,850 If one represses their fear of judgment and rejection, for example, they will never be 300 00:22:55,850 --> 00:23:01,230 able to truly commit or fully be themselves without shame or worry. 301 00:23:01,230 --> 00:23:05,890 Their ego can’t work on this because it’s not even aware of the problem - let alone 302 00:23:05,890 --> 00:23:08,120 how to solve it! 303 00:23:08,120 --> 00:23:13,710 So in order to become more ourselves, we have to increase our consciousness; because that 304 00:23:13,710 --> 00:23:19,900 way, we broaden what the ego has access to and thus what it can work on. 305 00:23:19,900 --> 00:23:24,650 We cannot improve ourselves without exploring the self or else it can result in someone 306 00:23:24,650 --> 00:23:30,610 acting out of character, experiencing feelings and thoughts that confuse them and experiencing 307 00:23:30,610 --> 00:23:33,510 little control over who they really are. 308 00:23:33,510 --> 00:23:38,780 In order to resolve this, it is important to face your persona, shadow, and anima or 309 00:23:38,780 --> 00:23:45,029 animus. and learn how to integrate them into our conscious being, to finally get access 310 00:23:45,029 --> 00:23:46,840 to the self. 311 00:23:46,840 --> 00:23:52,600 Being able to explore the self is thus the final and overarching stage of a successful 312 00:23:52,600 --> 00:23:55,070 individuation process. 313 00:23:55,070 --> 00:24:02,000 Whatever you find within the self, be it insecurities, bad habits, hidden passions, etc. - you must 314 00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:06,460 acknowledge and embrace them instead of pushing them away. 315 00:24:06,460 --> 00:24:11,750 You work with them and integrate them into your behavior instead of fighting against 316 00:24:11,750 --> 00:24:12,750 them. 317 00:24:12,750 --> 00:24:19,250 By doing so we can truly get to know and improve ourselves throughout our entire lives. 318 00:24:19,250 --> 00:24:26,020 This ends with us being finally free to explore who we truly are as individuals, to find balance 319 00:24:26,020 --> 00:24:29,450 and to become anything we want to be. 320 00:24:29,450 --> 00:24:38,000 When you freely explore the self, only then can you become who you truly are. 321 00:24:38,000 --> 00:24:41,940 If you enjoyed this video, please make sure to check out our full philosophies for life 322 00:24:41,940 --> 00:24:47,080 playlist and for more videos to help you find success and happiness using ancient philosophical 323 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