The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but…

Carl Jung
535 citations
The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct acting from inner necessity. The creative mind plays with the objects it loves. ✨ Carl Jung (2016). Psychological Types, p.152, Routledge
Love Thought
10

More Author Quotes

I believe that history is capable of anything. There exists no folly that men have not tried out.
One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feelings. The curriculum is so much necessary raw material, but warmth is the vital eleme … ▶
I want to be freed neither from human beings, nor from myself, nor from nature; for all these appear to me the greatest of miracles. ✨ Carl Gustav Jung (1973). Memories, dreams, reflections, Random H … ▶
Deeply listening to music opens up new avenues of research I'd never even dreamed of. I feel from now on music should be an essential part of every analysis.
Water is the commonest symbol for the unconscious. ✨ Carl Gustav Jung (1981). The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious, p.18, Princeton University Press

The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct acting from inner necessity. The creative mind plays with the objects it loves. ✨ Carl Jung (2016). Psychological Types, p.152, Routledge

More Author Quotes

Most Cited Authors

The Best Quotes

Most Liked Authors

Curated Author Quotes