Who said "The new is not made by the intellect. It is made by play."?

Carl Jung (1875–1961). Source: Psychologische Typen (1921), ch. II 'Über Schillers Ideen zum Typenproblem'.

What is the original German?

Die Erzeugung des Neuen besorgt nicht der Intellekt, sondern der Spieltrieb aus innerer Nötigung. Translated from the original German by Spartan Surfers.

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The new is not made by the intellect. It is made by play.

Carl Jung, Psychologische Typen (1921), ch. II 'Über Schillers Ideen zum Typenproblem'

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What it means

Analysis judges ideas once they exist; it rarely produces them. The new arrives through play driven by an inner need. Then the intellect can sort out what works.

The source

"The new is not made by the intellect. It is made by play." Carl Jung said it in Psychologische Typen (1921), ch. II 'Über Schillers Ideen zum Typenproblem'. Translated from the original German by Spartan Surfers.

"Die Erzeugung des Neuen besorgt nicht der Intellekt, sondern der Spieltrieb aus innerer Nötigung."

Original German, Psychologische Typen (1921), ch. II 'Über Schillers Ideen zum Typenproblem'. Text read at gutenberg.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 "The new is not made by the intellect. It is made by play." mean?: Analysis judges ideas once they exist; it rarely produces them. The new arrives through play driven by an inner need. Then the intellect can sort out what works.
Who said "The new is not made by the intellect. It is made by play."?: Carl Jung (1875–1961). Source: Psychologische Typen (1921), ch. II 'Über Schillers Ideen zum Typenproblem'.
What is the original German?: Die Erzeugung des Neuen besorgt nicht der Intellekt, sondern der Spieltrieb aus innerer Nötigung. Translated from the original German by Spartan Surfers.
Is "The new is not made by the intellect. It is made by play." on a shirt?: Yes. We print it to order on our tees in 6 illustrated looks, from $44, with free US shipping.

Cite this line

"The new is not made by the intellect. It is made by play." (Carl Jung, Psychologische Typen (1921), ch. II 'Über Schillers Ideen zum Typenproblem', translated by Spartan Surfers). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/the-new-is-not-made-by-the-intellect