30-01-2011, 11:05 AM
Charles Drago Wrote:I'm intrigued by the split atom/split personality comparison, and I'll study Jung's UFO volume closely.
Charlie, I can't remember if Jung discusses the split atom = collective split personality directly in his UFO book. I am aware of it from discussions I had with my own Analyst who, in turn, was trained by Barbara Hannah, a very close friend of Jung.
The shadow is a moral problem that challenges the whole ego-personality, for no one can become conscious of the shadow without considerable moral effort. To become conscious of it involves recognizing the dark aspects of the personality as present and real. This act is the essential condition for any kind of self-knowledge.
Carl Jung - Aion (1951). CW 9, Part II: P.14