What stays unconscious cannot be corrected.
Carl Jung, Two Essays (1928), I, ch. VI 'The Synthetic or Constructive Method'
What stays unconscious cannot be corrected.
Carl Jung, Two Essays (1928), I, ch. VI 'The Synthetic or Constructive Method'
What it means
A pattern you cannot see keeps running you, because there is nothing to argue with. Once you notice it, you can question it and change it. Awareness is what makes correction possible.
The source
"What stays unconscious cannot be corrected." Carl Jung said it in Two Essays (1928), I, ch. VI 'The Synthetic or Constructive Method'. Translated by H. G. and C. F. Baynes, 1928.
"They have this power because, being unconscious, they cannot be subjected to insight and correction."H. G. and C. F. Baynes, 1928, Two Essays (1928), I, ch. VI 'The Synthetic or Constructive Method'. 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 "What stays unconscious cannot be corrected." mean?
- A pattern you cannot see keeps running you, because there is nothing to argue with. Once you notice it, you can question it and change it. Awareness is what makes correction possible.
- Who said "What stays unconscious cannot be corrected."?
- Carl Jung (1875–1961). Source: Two Essays (1928), I, ch. VI 'The Synthetic or Constructive Method'.
- What is the original wording?
- They have this power because, being unconscious, they cannot be subjected to insight and correction (H. G. and C. F. Baynes, 1928). Translated by H. G. and C. F. Baynes, 1928.
- Is "What stays unconscious cannot be corrected." 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
"What stays unconscious cannot be corrected." (Carl Jung, Two Essays (1928), I, ch. VI 'The Synthetic or Constructive Method', trans. H. G. and C. F. Baynes, 1928). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/what-stays-unconscious-cannot-be-corrected
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