About Carl G. Jung

Born in 1875, Carl Gustav Jung was an influential Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who pioneered the field of analytical psychology whose lasting impact has had ripples across the fields of psychiatry, anthropology, literature, philosophy, psychology, and religious studies.

Among his concepts was the novel idea of individuation and the lifelong pursuit of understanding the psychological process of defining an individual’s conscious and unconscious aspects of Self. His work led to the initial exploration of psychology’s most perplexing concepts including synchronicity, archetypal phenomena, the collective unconscious, the psychological complex, extraversion, and introversion.

The effects of his life and his studies continue to impact us today. As the first modern scientist to explore the reality of the subconscious dialogue, he touted the breakthrough idea of dream dialogue as the primary means to interact with the unconscious Self and communication with the development of our persona. By utilizing his explorations in the collective unconscious, archetypes, psychological types, active imagination, the creative instinct, and the origins of dreams his work helps to provide the roadmap to our own analysis. Our sensitivity to our Selves presented in our dream state allows for the exploration of our own unconscious, as well as increases our sensitivity to the overarching problems surrounding us as a society. Jung set the stage for allowing us to further tap into the collective and attempt to provide a sense of order to prepare ourselves for deeper explorations of Self.

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