In such moments, the voice of all mankind sounds in us.
Carl Jung, Contributions to Analytical Psychology (1928), 'On the Relation of Analytical Psychology to Poetic Art' (1922)
In such moments, the voice of all mankind sounds in us.
Carl Jung, Contributions to Analytical Psychology (1928), 'On the Relation of Analytical Psychology to Poetic Art' (1922)
What it means
Great art and great experiences touch something older than any one person. In those moments you feel connected to everyone who ever lived. Jung called the source the collective unconscious.
The source
"In such moments, the voice of all mankind sounds in us." Carl Jung said it in Contributions to Analytical Psychology (1928), 'On the Relation of Analytical Psychology to Poetic Art' (1922). Translated by H. G. and C. F. Baynes, 1928.
"At such moments we are no longer individuals, but the race; the voice of all mankind resounds in us."H. G. and C. F. Baynes, 1928, Contributions to Analytical Psychology (1928), 'On the Relation of Analytical Psychology to Poetic Art' (1922). 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 "In such moments, the voice of all mankind sounds in us." mean?
- Great art and great experiences touch something older than any one person. In those moments you feel connected to everyone who ever lived. Jung called the source the collective unconscious.
- Who said "In such moments, the voice of all mankind sounds in us."?
- Carl Jung (1875–1961). Source: Contributions to Analytical Psychology (1928), 'On the Relation of Analytical Psychology to Poetic Art' (1922).
- What is the original wording?
- At such moments we are no longer individuals, but the race; the voice of all mankind resounds in us (H. G. and C. F. Baynes, 1928). Translated by H. G. and C. F. Baynes, 1928.
- Is "In such moments, the voice of all mankind sounds in us." on a shirt?
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"In such moments, the voice of all mankind sounds in us." (Carl Jung, Contributions to Analytical Psychology (1928), 'On the Relation of Analytical Psychology to Poetic Art' (1922), trans. H. G. and C. F. Baynes, 1928). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/in-such-moments-the-voice-of-all-mankind
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