Grounded in the natural philosophy of the Middle Ages, alchemy formed a bridge: on the one hand into the past, to Gnosticism, and on the other into the future, to the modern psychology of the unconscious.
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Since psyche and matter are contained in one and the same world, and moreover are in continuous contact with one another and ultimately rest on irrepresentable, transcendental factors, it is not only possible but fairly probable, even, that psyche and matter are two different aspects of the same thing.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote suggests that the mind and the physical world are interconnected and possibly two facets of the same underlying reality.
Carl Jung's quote delves into the relationship between the psyche (the mind) and matter (the physical world), proposing that they are not separate entities but rather two different aspects of the same fundamental reality. This perspective invites a broader understanding of human experience, emphasizing the interconnectedness of mental and physical phenomena and suggesting that our understanding of existence is limited by our conceptual frameworks.
Themes
PsycheMatterPhilosophyInterconnectednessReality
In practice
Example use cases
During a philosophy class discussion on consciousness and the physical world.
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