![]() ![]() The psychotherapeutic practice of analytical psychology revolves around examining the patient's relationship to the collective unconscious. ![]() He argued that the collective unconscious had a profound influence on the lives of individuals, who lived out its symbols and clothed them in meaning through their experiences. ![]() He believed that the concept of the collective unconscious helps to explain why similar themes occur in mythologies around the world. Jung considered the collective unconscious to underpin and surround the unconscious mind, distinguishing it from the personal unconscious of Freudian psychoanalysis. According to Jung, the human collective unconscious is populated by instincts, as well as by archetypes: ancient primal symbols such as The Great Mother, the Wise Old Man, the Shadow, the Tower, Water, and the Tree of Life. It is generally associated with idealism and was coined by Carl Jung. Collective unconscious ( German: kollektives Unbewusstes) refers to the unconscious mind and shared mental concepts. ![]()
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