The ability to live with paradox corresponds to the process of individuation. Another way of saying this is that the process of individuation suffers the conflicts consciously and leads to the unification of opposites. If the tension is too great and the ego is unable to withstand that tension, then the opposites may be constellated even more powerfully, with the result that the conflict will continue expressing itself in regressive ways, such as splitting, projection and acting-out.
