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We owe the play of imagination more than we can count.

Carl Jung, Psychological Types (1923), ch. I 'The Problem of Types in the History of Classical and Medieval Thought'

What it means

Imagination is often treated as a luxury. Jung says nothing creative has ever happened without it. Give it room.

The source

"We owe the play of imagination more than we can count." Carl Jung said it in Psychological Types (1923), ch. I 'The Problem of Types in the History of Classical and Medieval Thought'. Translated by H. Godwin Baynes, 1923.

"But without this playing with phantasy no creative work has ever yet come to birth. The debt we owe to the play of imagination is incalculable."

H. Godwin Baynes, 1923, Psychological Types (1923), ch. I 'The Problem of Types in the History of Classical and Medieval Thought'. 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 "We owe the play of imagination more than we can count." mean?: Imagination is often treated as a luxury. Jung says nothing creative has ever happened without it. Give it room.
Who said "We owe the play of imagination more than we can count."?: Carl Jung (1875–1961). Source: Psychological Types (1923), ch. I 'The Problem of Types in the History of Classical and Medieval Thought'.
What is the original wording?: But without this playing with phantasy no creative work has ever yet come to birth. The debt we owe to the play of imagination is incalculable (H. Godwin Baynes, 1923). Translated by H. Godwin Baynes, 1923.
Is "We owe the play of imagination more than we can count." 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

"We owe the play of imagination more than we can count." (Carl Jung, Psychological Types (1923), ch. I 'The Problem of Types in the History of Classical and Medieval Thought', trans. H. Godwin Baynes, 1923). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/we-owe-the-play-of-imagination-more-than