The conscious mind allows itself to be trained like a parrot, but the …

Carl Jung
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The conscious mind allows itself to be trained like a parrot, but the unconscious does not — which is why St. Augustine thanked God for not making him responsible for his dreams. ✨ Psychology and Alchemy. Book by Carl Jung. Paragraph 51, p. 46, 1952.
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