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The unconscious wants to flow into consciousness in order to reach the light, but at the same time it continually thwarts itself, because it would rather remain unconscious. That is to say, God wants to become man, but not quite.

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Carl Jung
Age: 85 †
Born: 1875
Born: July 26
Died: 1961
Died: June 6
Essayist
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Psychologist
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Kesswil TG
C.G. Jung
Karl Gustav Jung
C. G. Jung
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Carl Gustav Jung
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