Religion necessary for personal growth: Individuation Flashcards

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What happens as we acquire archetypes?

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We repress true self qualities as they don’t conform to archetypes

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How can we be integrated into our consciousness?

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If we are able to realise our true self. Integration results in a balance of an individual’s personality

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What is individuation?

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The process of moving towards achievement of self

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What does individuation aim to do?

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Aims to divest the self of the false wrappings of the persona and the primordial images.

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What must we get in touch with if we want to achieve true self-hood?

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The shadow.

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What do symbols of archetypes do?

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They bring archetypes into our consciousness rather than in our collective unconsciousness. They mediate the process of individuation

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What did Jung see these symbols as?

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The images that form religious traditions. Religious stories, symbolism and rituals are all ways to identify archetypes.

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What does the human dreams of a universal hero represent for Jung?

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The universal God archetype in our collective unconscious. If we grasp this God figure we can begin to satisfy our archetypes.

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Why did Jung think that much of organised religion had lost its power?

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Because their symbols were no longer dynamic. People begin to think that symbols merely represent the object

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What does Christ’s death symbolise?

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Sacrifice of ego in order to become complete

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What does the separation of Christ from God at birth symbolise?

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Our separation from our parents

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What does Holy Communion symbolise?

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Those who sacrifice the selfish part of the ego, resulting in the self being transformed.

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