The symbols of the self arise in the depths of the body, and they expr…

Carl Jung
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The symbols of the self arise in the depths of the body, and they express its materiality every bit as much as the perceiving consciousness. The symbol is thus a living body ✨ Carl Gustav Jung, Karl Kerényi (2002). Science of Mythology: Essays on the Myth of the Divine Child and the Mysteries of Eleusis, p.109, Psychology Press
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