The unconscious is dangerous only when you are not at one with it.

Carl Jung, Collected Papers (1917), ch. XIV 'The Psychology of the Unconscious Processes', XI

What it means

The unconscious is not an enemy. It becomes one when you live at war with it. Get on speaking terms with your dreams, moods and instincts and they turn into a source of strength.

The source

"The unconscious is dangerous only when you are not at one with it." Carl Jung said it in Collected Papers (1917), ch. XIV 'The Psychology of the Unconscious Processes', XI. Translated by Constance E. Long, 1917.

"The unconscious is a source of danger when the individual is not at one with it."

Constance E. Long, 1917, Collected Papers (1917), ch. XIV 'The Psychology of the Unconscious Processes', XI. 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 unconscious is dangerous only when you are not at one with it." mean?: The unconscious is not an enemy. It becomes one when you live at war with it. Get on speaking terms with your dreams, moods and instincts and they turn into a source of strength.
Who said "The unconscious is dangerous only when you are not at one with it."?: Carl Jung (1875–1961). Source: Collected Papers (1917), ch. XIV 'The Psychology of the Unconscious Processes', XI.
What is the original wording?: The unconscious is a source of danger when the individual is not at one with it (Constance E. Long, 1917). Translated by Constance E. Long, 1917.
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"The unconscious is dangerous only when you are not at one with it." (Carl Jung, Collected Papers (1917), ch. XIV 'The Psychology of the Unconscious Processes', XI, trans. Constance E. Long, 1917). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/the-unconscious-is-dangerous-only-when-you-are