Carl Jung
Analytical Psychology, Archetypes, Collective Unconscious
The Lion Who Mapped the Inner World
Carl Jung built an entire new science of the human psyche from his conversations with Sigmund Freud — and then had the Leo courage to break from the master. His concepts of archetypes, the collective unconscious, introversion and extroversion, and synchronicity are now part of how educated humanity understands itself. He lived in a tower he built with his own hands by a Swiss lake.
Leo Legacy
- Analytical Psychology: Founded an entire school of thought distinct from Freudian psychoanalysis
- Archetypes: Introduced Hero, Shadow, Anima — now part of everyday psychological language
- Collective Unconscious: Theory of shared deep psychological structures across humanity
- Red Book: Personal visionary manuscript published 50 years after his death — a masterpiece
Jung’s Leo self-examination was so thorough he created a map of the human soul.
“Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.”