The world of gods and spirits is truly 'nothing but' the collective un…

Carl Jung
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The world of gods and spirits is truly 'nothing but' the collective unconscious inside me. ✨ Carl Gustav Jung, Herbert Read, Michael Fordham, Gerhard Adler (1973). The Collected Works of C. G. Jung: Psychology and religion, West and East
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