CARL JUNG & THE ARCHETYPES

Carl Jung & the Archetypes

Abstract

In this study we try to explore the concept of “Archetypes” in a holistic context. The main focus of the research is on “Archetypes”, a concept that has been brought forward by the infamous psychologist, Sir Carl Jung (1875-1961) and its relation with “dream interpretation”. The research also analyzes many aspects of “the impact dreams have on our daily lives” and tries to gauge its effect on the effects of our dreams and their interpretations in our daily life. Finally the research describes various factors which are responsible for framing the concept of “interpreting dreams” and tries to describe the overall effect of Jungian archetypes on identifying different human personality patterns and their developments alike.

Table of Contents

Abstract2

Carl Jung and his research on Archetypes4

Introduction4

Unconscious5

Collective Unconscious6

Dream Symbols7

Dream Interpretation8

Jung's Clinical Experience8

The Personal vs. the Collective Unconscious9

Archetype of the Self10

Other Archetypal Symbols11

Psyche and Soma12

Conclusion14

References15

Carl Jung and his research on Archetypes

Introduction

Carl Jung is amongst the renowned names in the discipline of Psychology, which have contributed significantly towards the area brain development and at the same time had been known for his literary scripts that are still being discussed for reference. The term archetype has been developed by CG Jung, the founder of psychoanalysis and later founder of analytical psychology. As archetypes, CG Jung, the present in all human system of the unconscious (which he divides into personal and collective unconscious) designated to act in certain characteristic human situations in a predetermined manner and react to produce above all symbols that are not individually but have a universal form. So we cannot really perceive archetypes, but merely a series of equally important symbols that are generated by them (Aidman, 2002).

The Swiss psychiatrist, in alignment with Sigmund Freud and Alfred Adler, was amongst the founders of depth psychology. He developed a model of the collective consciousness which proceeds from archetypes. It is his deserve to have pointed out that remarkable in dreams more than just the drives and drive voltages. With respect to the interpretation of dreams, his criticism was directed particularly against Freud's thesis that the dream is a wish fulfillment (Beyerstein, 2001).

Jung sees the dream of a lot more from a holistic aspect. In his opinion, your dreams lead you to wholeness, because they use images that tell of your own areas, areas that you can often simply lie fallow. Your unconscious is a partner. It is a natural part of your being, a vast reservoir of the unknown. Part of this stranger in a dream seeks attention and acceptance by your conscious self. The images are created by you messages so that you can record (Frankl, 2002).

Every human development aims to target one (Jung). This goal is the development and completion of our personality. Dreams are an important aid in this process that continues throughout life. The dream is - what Jung said so often - especially to proactively and in ordinary life show the direction in which to move our lives when we ...