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The self as the essence of individuality is unitemporal and unique as an archetypal symbol it is a God-image and therefore universal and eternal.

Carl Jung

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