The less we understand of what our fathers and forefathers sought, the…

Carl Jung
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The less we understand of what our fathers and forefathers sought, the less we understand ourselves, and thus we help with all our might to rob the individual of his roots and his guiding instincts, so that he becomes a particle in the mass, ruled only by what Nietzsche called the spirit of gravity. ✨ Carl Gustav Jung (1973). Memories, dreams, reflections, Random House Inc
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