Becoming yourself leads to deeper solidarity, not isolation.

Carl Jung, Psychological Types (1923), ch. XI 'Definitions', Individuation

What it means

Individuation is sometimes mistaken for selfishness. Jung says the opposite: a person who knows who they are can join others more fully. Becoming yourself makes you a better neighbor, not a loner.

The source

"Becoming yourself leads to deeper solidarity, not isolation." Carl Jung said it in Psychological Types (1923), ch. XI 'Definitions', Individuation. Translated by H. Godwin Baynes, 1923.

"Since the individual is not only a single, separate being but, by his very existence, also presupposes a collective relationship, the process of individuation must clearly lead to a more intensive and universal collective solidarity, and not to mere isolation."

H. Godwin Baynes, 1923, Psychological Types (1923), ch. XI 'Definitions', Individuation. Text read at archive.org.

Who said it

Carl Jung (1875–1961). Swiss psychiatrist who broke with Freud and founded analytical psychology. He mapped the persona, the shadow, the collective unconscious and the lifelong work of becoming yourself, which he called individuation. Our lines come only from his writings published before 1931, in our own translations from the German or in English translations of the time.

Questions

What does "Becoming yourself leads to deeper solidarity, not isolation." mean?: Individuation is sometimes mistaken for selfishness. Jung says the opposite: a person who knows who they are can join others more fully. Becoming yourself makes you a better neighbor, not a loner.
Who said "Becoming yourself leads to deeper solidarity, not isolation."?: Carl Jung (1875–1961). Source: Psychological Types (1923), ch. XI 'Definitions', Individuation.
What is the original wording?: Since the individual is not only a single, separate being but, by his very existence, also presupposes a collective relationship, the process of individuation must clearly lead to a more intensive and universal collective solidarity, and not to mere isolation (H. Godwin Baynes, 1923). Translated by H. Godwin Baynes, 1923.
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"Becoming yourself leads to deeper solidarity, not isolation." (Carl Jung, Psychological Types (1923), ch. XI 'Definitions', Individuation, trans. H. Godwin Baynes, 1923). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/becoming-yourself-leads-to-deeper-solidarity-not-isolation