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We can hardly escape the feeling that the unconscious process moves spiral-wise round a centre, gradually getting closer, while the characteristics of the centre grow more and more distinct.

Carl Jung

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Carl Jung
Age: 85 †
Born: 1875
Born: July 26
Died: 1961
Died: June 6
Essayist
Psychiatrist
Psychologist
Psychotherapist
Kesswil TG
C.G. Jung
Karl Gustav Jung
C. G. Jung
C. G. Yungu
Carl Gustav Jung
Wise
Moves
Grows
Closer
Spiral
Feeling
Hardly
Spirals
Getting
Unconscious
Distinct
Moving
Round
Mindfulness
Process
Escape
Gradually
Independence
Centre
Grow
Characteristics

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