There is no coming to consciousness without pain.

What it means

Waking up to the truth about yourself or a relationship hurts, because it breaks comfortable illusions. Jung says the pain is not a sign that something is wrong. It is the cost of seeing clearly.

The source

"There is no coming to consciousness without pain." Carl Jung said it in Contributions to Analytical Psychology (1928), 'Marriage as a Psychological Relationship' (1925). Translated by H. G. and C. F. Baynes, 1928.

"Seldom, or perhaps never, does a marriage develop into an individual relationship smoothly and without crises; there is no coming to consciousness without pain."

H. G. and C. F. Baynes, 1928, Contributions to Analytical Psychology (1928), 'Marriage as a Psychological Relationship' (1925). 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 "There is no coming to consciousness without pain." mean?

Waking up to the truth about yourself or a relationship hurts, because it breaks comfortable illusions. Jung says the pain is not a sign that something is wrong. It is the cost of seeing clearly.

Who said "There is no coming to consciousness without pain."?

Carl Jung (1875–1961). Source: Contributions to Analytical Psychology (1928), 'Marriage as a Psychological Relationship' (1925).

What is the original wording?

Seldom, or perhaps never, does a marriage develop into an individual relationship smoothly and without crises; there is no coming to consciousness without pain (H. G. and C. F. Baynes, 1928). Translated by H. G. and C. F. Baynes, 1928.

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