Like the sun: under the sea each evening, reborn each morning.

Carl Jung, Wandlungen und Symbole der Libido (1912), Part II, ch. V 'Symbole der Mutter und der Wiedergeburt'

What it means

Ancient myths saw the sun go down into the sea every night and come back new every dawn. Jung read it as the oldest picture of renewal. Going under is part of the cycle, not the end of it.

The source

"Like the sun: under the sea each evening, reborn each morning." Carl Jung said it in Wandlungen und Symbole der Libido (1912), Part II, ch. V 'Symbole der Mutter und der Wiedergeburt'. Translated from the original German by Spartan Surfers.

"Die Sonne schwimmt über das Meer als der unsterbliche Gott, der jeden Abend in das mütterliche Meer untertaucht und am Morgen wieder erneuert geboren wird."

Original German, Wandlungen und Symbole der Libido (1912), Part II, ch. V 'Symbole der Mutter und der Wiedergeburt'. 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 "Like the sun: under the sea each evening, reborn each morning." mean?: Ancient myths saw the sun go down into the sea every night and come back new every dawn. Jung read it as the oldest picture of renewal. Going under is part of the cycle, not the end of it.
Who said "Like the sun: under the sea each evening, reborn each morning."?: Carl Jung (1875–1961). Source: Wandlungen und Symbole der Libido (1912), Part II, ch. V 'Symbole der Mutter und der Wiedergeburt'.
What is the original German?: Die Sonne schwimmt über das Meer als der unsterbliche Gott, der jeden Abend in das mütterliche Meer untertaucht und am Morgen wieder erneuert geboren wird. Translated from the original German by Spartan Surfers.
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Cite this line

"Like the sun: under the sea each evening, reborn each morning." (Carl Jung, Wandlungen und Symbole der Libido (1912), Part II, ch. V 'Symbole der Mutter und der Wiedergeburt', translated by Spartan Surfers). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/like-the-sun-under-the-sea-each-evening