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Never let your picture of the world go rigid.

Carl Jung, Contributions to Analytical Psychology (1928), 'Analytical Psychology and Weltanschauung' (1927)

What it means

Every new discovery can change how the world looks. People who freeze their view stay alive in an old, shrinking world. Staying open is part of staying alive.

The source

"Never let your picture of the world go rigid." Carl Jung said it in Contributions to Analytical Psychology (1928), 'Analytical Psychology and Weltanschauung' (1927). Translated by H. G. and C. F. Baynes, 1928.

"Everyone sooner or later gets his dismissal from life, but our will to live would postpone this moment as long as possible, and to this end we must never allow the image of the world to become rigid."

H. G. and C. F. Baynes, 1928, Contributions to Analytical Psychology (1928), 'Analytical Psychology and Weltanschauung' (1927). 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 "Never let your picture of the world go rigid." mean?: Every new discovery can change how the world looks. People who freeze their view stay alive in an old, shrinking world. Staying open is part of staying alive.
Who said "Never let your picture of the world go rigid."?: Carl Jung (1875–1961). Source: Contributions to Analytical Psychology (1928), 'Analytical Psychology and Weltanschauung' (1927).
What is the original wording?: Everyone sooner or later gets his dismissal from life, but our will to live would postpone this moment as long as possible, and to this end we must never allow the image of the world to become rigid (H. G. and C. F. Baynes, 1928). Translated by H. G. and C. F. Baynes, 1928.
Is "Never let your picture of the world go rigid." on a shirt?: Yes. We print it to order on our tees in 7 illustrated looks, from $44, with free US shipping.

Cite this line

"Never let your picture of the world go rigid." (Carl Jung, Contributions to Analytical Psychology (1928), 'Analytical Psychology and Weltanschauung' (1927), trans. H. G. and C. F. Baynes, 1928). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/never-let-your-picture-of-the-world-go