“A group experience takes place on a lower level of consciousness than the experience of an individual. This is due to the fact that, when many people gather together to share one common emotion, the total psyche emerging from the group is below the level of the individual psyche. If it is a very large group, the collective psyche will be more like the psyche of an animal, which is the reason why the ethical attitude of large organizations is always doubtful. The psychology of a large crowd inevitably sinks to the level of mob psychology. If, therefore, I have a so-called collective experience as a member of a group, it takes place on a lower level of consciousness than if I had the experience by myself alone.”
― The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious
― The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious
“Immodest creature, you do not want a woman who will accept your faults, you want the one who pretends you are faultless – one who will caress the hand that strikes her and kiss the lips that lie to her."
(Letter, 17 June 1837)”
― The Intimate Journal
(Letter, 17 June 1837)”
― The Intimate Journal
“We live in a culture of violence.”
― Voice of Reason
― Voice of Reason
“We have been trained by a culture of violence and we are all agents of passive violence.”
― Voice of Reason
― Voice of Reason
“The passive and overt violence waged against the women and children of the world must end.”
― Voice of Reason
― Voice of Reason
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