Jung said, "Every part of us we do not love will regress and become more primitive". He didn't say, 'Indulge it', or even, 'Indulge in it'. He said, 'Accept that part', and he's right to say that. So if someone becomes a mathematician at twenty, and in order to be excellent in his field he gives up paying attention to his emotional body and doesn't think he needs it, it will regress, go backward in time, and become somewhat stubborn and violent. And it will happen that if he tries to recover his feeling body, he's less likely to be able to do it. If he sees this regression in another person, he'll say, "That thing is savage. I'm not dealing with it". Every part of you that you do not love will de-evolve.
On acceptance
On acceptance
On acceptance
Jung said, "Every part of us we do not love will regress and become more primitive". He didn't say, 'Indulge it', or even, 'Indulge in it'. He said, 'Accept that part', and he's right to say that. So if someone becomes a mathematician at twenty, and in order to be excellent in his field he gives up paying attention to his emotional body and doesn't think he needs it, it will regress, go backward in time, and become somewhat stubborn and violent. And it will happen that if he tries to recover his feeling body, he's less likely to be able to do it. If he sees this regression in another person, he'll say, "That thing is savage. I'm not dealing with it". Every part of you that you do not love will de-evolve.