Carl Jung: Unconscious Parent Figures - The Anima and Animus

The anima and animus are two essential archetypes of Carl Jung's theories. they reside in the unconscious just like the shadow and just as with the shadow they both need to be integrated into one's personality to achieve one's full potential and become "whole".
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[@Verschlimmbesserung]

I have been studying Jung for some time now and I find his conception of the structure of the psyche quite valid for the most part. The pharmacological approach to treating mental disorders, however, has overshadowed that of the much more relevant and meaningful analytical psychology, or psychotherapy in general, for that matter.

[@PersonalPower]

True it has overshadowed it but to be fair the pharmacological approach has its place too. If the two would be a littlw more balanced that would be great

[@Verschlimmbesserung]

@@PersonalPower Yes, and I'm not saying drugs have no place in treating mental disorders. As you said, there needs to be some balance. Not all depression cases, for instance, have a neurotransmitter-related bases. This is especially true for personally disorders. In the dynamic world of today everyone is looking for a quick fix. Take this pill and go about your work.

[@danielm978]

Ive been studying Jung for awhile now, in the beginning i really struggled with the Anima/Animus concept, you did a great job of giving an idea what its about. I subscribed, keep up the good work of sharing, the Great Carl Gustav Jungs work.

[@PersonalPower]

Happy to hear that!

[@MsCatalicious]

Love the painting by Chie Yoshii ❤

[@ElieZ]

Yes! More Jung! Thanks for the shout out and this plant needs to be misted frequently. I use a sprayer frequently on mine 😄

[@PersonalPower]

Oh wow did not expect that someone actually knows how to deal with a plant like this! 😂 thanks a lot! No video on jung next week 😅 but a video on nostalgia and the week after we continue with jung

[@ElieZ]

@@PersonalPower yesssss! Thank you kindly!

[@desjohnson5850]

Well done mate nice and very simple explanation Keep up the good work 👍🏾

[@PersonalPower]

Thanks, will do!

[@Helicopterpilot16]

Trying to understand the changes I've gone through within the last few months. This makes the most sense to me. I grew up being raised by my mother, grew up very out of touch with my emotions. Even the phases of the anima click with my recent experience. Younger years I was more focused on the sexual aspect, then it did transform into a more romantic style. As of right now, I feel a lot of things clicking in my life. Things are finally working in my head. I feel that kind of wisdom I dreamed of but never knew how to achieve it. I think I indeed got to a place where I integrated both my shadow and anima in a way that changed my life forever. Still trying to unpack all that has happened to me, and I hope this unique feeling of release and expression lasts.

[@PersonalPower]

that sounds like great progress!

[@Verschlimmbesserung]

How did you achieve that?

[@Helicopterpilot16]

@@Verschlimmbesserung I was completely full of shit with myself 10 months ago. What really allowed me to achieve it later on was having a near-death experience, falling in love with myself, then to learn everything about the human psyche the inhibits people. These days, a lot of the inhibitors are in the form of social media and pornography. All things that keep you from being human and continue being robotic. What I went through I wouldn't dare wish on my worst enemies but, one day they just might. Not to the same extent though.

[@Verschlimmbesserung]

@@Helicopterpilot16 Hope you're doing well now. I am going through a kind of a personal crisis and am trying to accept and reconnect with myself. I guess there's a reason to be drawn to this subject, in light of the circumstances...

[@monsterjesse]

you must have read my inner dialog because you nailed

[@claudia5809]

I've actually witnessed the evolution of my animus over time. Really interesting stuff.

[@PersonalPower]

it is indeed incredibly interesting!

[@JacobPang]

can you share what you noticed over time?

[@arkhie9883]

Background are so exquisite.. Great video content. Im a subscriber now. 😁

[@fatimaalrashyid1155]

It's kinda funny, my Animus always said "learn to make yourself aware, you don't have to make the others aware." I think he has a point because lately I've seen a lot of people who often speak and act without thinking about the consequences, it results they have to eat their own words and accept the consequences of their own actions. as it is written in the Bible: "dogs return to their vomit and pigs wallow in their own excrement".

[@poppymoon4122]

Thank you this was very clear and enjoyable

[@PersonalPower]

Thanks for the kind words, I'm glad you liked it.

[@JDG602]

Thank you for your hard work this is exactly the questions I have been wanting to ask, I have been looking into the unconscious, Jung's Psychology/Occult writings, and been reading a lot of books about the unification and balance of the masculine and feminine and this really made things a lot clearer. Thank you so much now I have more insights for my journey.

[@PersonalPower]

My pleasure! I'm glad it helped and I wish you the very best on your personal journey!

[@andreaitaovi]

Thank you for this video! I just suscribed to your channel! Keep it up :)

[@PersonalPower]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@nowsheiscoming6205]

@@PersonalPower rationality isn't a male characteristic prick

[@roberttomlin6324]

Very clear presentation.

[@PersonalPower]

Glad you think so!

[@clericknight7304]

My masculinity is very undeveloped as I have felt paralyzed in life. My anima is so loving and the emotions of even love I feel are so intense sometimes I chose not to feel. Even when I’m happy it’s too intense. I just now realized that my action in the physical world will help develop my masculinity in order to handle this anima I’m so happy this is understood in me now. If I never understood this Idk if I would have moved to action. We all must treat her right. I never liked myself of felt worth anything. Now it’s not about me in my mind it’s easier to do Somthing for Someone ells rather then myself but now I feel I am working for the happiness of a women who I truly love. Even if I am single in real life it helps me feel that I am going to do work in this life for her. This is amazing transformative knowledge.

[@pypy9202]

You sound like the mirror image of me. I don't know if I'm cometely sane but I feel i can just talk to my anima at will. She even has her own name which I thought was just my imagination. I too have undeveloped masculinity and found your comment incredibly useful. Taking action in my physical life for her sounds much easier than for myself.

[@theholygrail8825]

Very helpful thank you

[@PersonalPower]

glad you liked it!

[@swetagour5942]

Very Helpful. Thank you Sir

[@PersonalPower]

You're very welcome

[@ILikeFeelingElectric]

Very concise general summary of the Anima and Animus. Bravo! This is by far the best video I've seen on both subjects, with the exception of Jordan Peterson lol.

[@PersonalPower]

Thanks a lot, I'm glad you liked it! Well luckily I'm still far away from JBP, after all I'm trying to learn some things from him

[@whitehair8824]

The KZbin channel "Jung to live by" has alot of great information to on the anima and animus and all of the Jungian subject's

[@ILikeFeelingElectric]

@@whitehair8824 100% That's my favorite Jungian channel

[@whitehair8824]

@@ILikeFeelingElectric yea me to.. are you part of there discord group. As I was wondering how you do that

[@ILikeFeelingElectric]

@@whitehair8824 Yes I am part of the Discord group. You can join it through subscribing to their Patreon

[@Arikael_]

Simple and perfect ❤️

[@PersonalPower]

Thanks so much!

[@urospaunic3809]

You projected animus on him

[@CYMONKA]

Thank you for sharing

[@PersonalPower]

Thanks for watching!

[@EvanKramer]

I loved this video! I have this question, is there any age range for each stage? For example, it is more likely that we go through the first stage when we're teenagers, or something like that?

[@PersonalPower]

While it is unlikely that one will move through most stages at a very young age it is probably not impossible. It doesn't so much depends on age as it depends on being aware of it, wanting to move forward and so on

[@kdotshadyrecordfan1]

Dude your bone structure is crazy good

[@PersonalPower]

Thanks 😅

[@lucariobtuse395]

No indestructible cheekbones, minus one point.

[@PersonalPower]

20 points for gryffindor

[@eviethompson8114]

I would say the anima is the creative one (intuition and sensation) rather than the animus but otherwise great job! This was very interesting thank you!!

[@PersonalPower]

yeah you're right the anima is the creative one, my bad if I said it differently in the video! glad you liked the rest!

[@supremereader7614]

Great Job with the video. I liked how you clarified that the Animus figure might be cold and distant - the Animas in men may also be too cold and distant.

[@PersonalPower]

glad you liked it!

[@wenmyster]

Where did you find this info? I'm reading Aion and 90% of you said, I didn't find in there.

[@PersonalPower]

The main source was "Man and his symbols" the 20th edition. I've read the german version which is not just by Jung but also by some of his colleagues. Not entirely sure if the English version of it ever reached the 20th edition.

[@finallyanime]

What are those books on your desk? Specifically

[@PersonalPower]

the specific books are (not ordered like they are standing): 1. The Prince by Machicavelli 2. Meditations by Marcus Aurelius 3. Letters from a Stoic by Seneca 4. The Art of War by Sun Tzu 5. Civilization and its Discontents by Sigmund Freud 6. Beyond Good and Evil by Nietzsche If you dig the look then you'll find them in this collection: amzn.to/3gOB36Z

[@chrisaisu1618]

I met my anima in a dream long before I know who she was , it all makes since

[@gabrieldilworth8114]

I met her in a dream when I was 22. She was sitting at the top of staircase of a pool surrounded by Roman architecture. Her feet and halfway up her calves were in the water. I fell in love with her and when I woke, I was depressed and sad. I wrote a song about her 2 years ago when I was 47 and shortly after writing it, I met a woman who fit the description of the lyrics I wrote. She ended up being a witch and now I've been miserably ill for the last 21 months. I automatically wrote this song and am convinced that this deception was preordained. Test the spirits my friend, Satan appears as an angel of light. SOPHIA. She's like an angel in the night. I only see her in my dreams. When I'm dark, she's my light. She's like a candle in the breeze. She gives me everything I need. Than she takes my hand and leads me to her secret garden. Golden sunlight shines in her hair. Eyes of blue and skin so fair. When I close my eyes, She's always there... but when I wake up in the morning, than she's gone.

[@jordanburton276]

I see a alligator smiling at me in that picture to the right.

[@PersonalPower]

Haven't heard that one yet

[@tamiaromance8288]

One minute into the video: There's always a masculine killer in my dreams. It's always the same killer but in different personality or costumes. I don't think he's trying to kill me just stop me from saving the people he actually want to kill. So yeah, I think he's just haunting me and hunting people I know.

[@JohnnyFive626]

Dreams do not truly portray others, instead they are parts if yourself. Your animus is killing off different sides of yourself aka archetypes

[@nite1414]

I think there are many people in your life whom your either your logical side wants to replace may be they are a burden on your life but you are too sympathetic to replace them or may be may be anyway .

[@agnieszkaford6853]

thank you very much, I have very strict animus because of my father/ I am strict and not open minded/your video explains it all

[@PersonalPower]

Glad you liked it!

[@hannahrebecca7649]

thank you, my fellow german

[@ann-mariethornton3678]

What is an explanation of the shadow? I’ve heard a lot of mentions but no definition

[@PersonalPower]

I don't have an actual definition at hand but I'd phrase it as the unconscious part of a person in which all the emotions, thoughts and behaviors are stored that one repressed in one form or another.

[@bangmachiv]

Which camera you use

[@PersonalPower]

Used a canon m50 back then, now I'm using an r6

[@gonnerhaftesgonnachu3825]

10:00 damn, that could be myself, cause that's exactly what i use as an excuse for so many things... LOL 🤣😂😭

[@emmafu4029]

thanks for your interpretation,very clear and helpful

[@PersonalPower]

Glad you think so!

[@Your_bedouin_friend_duha]

crazy how i play the warrior the teacher and the mediator at the same time !

[@zepps88]

I always feel like I'm accompanied by a female presence when I trip on mushrooms. Now I know what it is. Thank you!

[@PersonalPower]

happy to hear that! I mean not sure about the mushrooms as I have no expertise in that field but I'm glad you've gotten something out of the video :D

[@benji4422]

What is the painting in the right behind him?

[@PersonalPower]

what exactly do you want to know? My mother made it, it surely has a name but I'd have to go and ask :D

[@benji4422]

@@PersonalPower Your mother made it? It's incredible. Was trying to find what it looks like in its entirety because it's slightly cut off by the camera. Would be interesting to find out what its name is as well.

[@PersonalPower]

@@benji4422 Showing the full paintings through youtube is a little difficult since they aren't fully visible in any video as far as I remember. And since I moved I've gotten a new set of paintings so currently these ones are just being stored. As for the names, they roughly translate to "back to the roots" "coherences" and "atmospheric heat". She had to look up the names herself so I'm not quite sure how meaningful they actually are. She is very happy that you like it!

[@batterknife7397]

Could you explain anima vs animus in woman, ie. how anima and animus can be in disharmony, and then healed in a woman, because tyere is a relation between anima and animus in each of us. How to heal anima and animus in males too.

[@Vikuku]

Captivating accent! Your presentation was on point 🎯 thank you

[@PersonalPower]

Thanks glad you liked it!

[@ms.parker4880]

If father was never there and was abused by older brothers( feminine men,enmeshed by mother)...&& I was forced to focus on being the masculine side of me...how can u explain this to me...? Great video by the way !☺️

[@PersonalPower]

explaining anything with one line of text is quite difficult but I'm no psychoanalyst so I'm not sure I could properly explain it even if I had more information. Either way, glad you liked the video!

[@ArtfulRascal8]

Woa

[@mexklowawakening]

freedom from my dad & creative ideas from mom yes!

[@emilyfastoff5298]

But is the animus and the anima socially constructed or inherent

[@PersonalPower]

Inherent

[@emilyfastoff5298]

Do we know the origins of that? Is it due to evolutionary biology? Or something else?

[@PersonalPower]

@@emilyfastoff5298 Jung saw the collective unconscious (including anima anf animus) as the ancestral history and memory of humanity itself. so yeah in that sense it is linked to evolutionary biology since it includes the "history" of human experience, and evolved alongside it. However, an evolutionary biologist might object to and question the existence of a collective unconscious but as far as I know this was Jungs perspective.

[@zackattack8755]

So an animus is like a dominant female correct?

[@PersonalPower]

The animus can result in women becoming dominant, but this is just a small amount of what the animus really. It is not limited to that since even very timid/shy feminine women have an animus. The animus itself is an unconscious part of the female psyche containing images and characteristics which are mainly built upon the father figure. These images can both be good and quite bad and they include much more aspects than just being dominant. For example the animus also occurs in how women perceive relationship partners. THe animus is an unconscious image that might be projected onto a partner, meaning the aspects and attributes are projected onto a partner and if the partner does not match these then things don't quite work out.

[@yourweednurse3103]

A witch In my dreams as a child nightmare

[@PersonalPower]

you're a man?

[@jasha7579]

Lovely accent!

[@PersonalPower]

I don't hear that very often 😂 but I'm glad you like it

[@kevinwhite7647]

Nice Harry Potter set.

[@aureliorodriguez5275]

What could it mean an extremely scary woman in flames chasing a young woman in a nightmare?

[@PersonalPower]

Sadly, I'm not an expert on all the varying symbols, after all it took Jung decades and thousands of dreams to get to his level of understanding. However, what I can say is that a single dream is not enough to make conclusions. Your unconscious is an ongoing process and so are your dreams, try to take a look at a series of dreams and how they develop as they are often connected on some level. Dreams are not necessarily independent from each other even though we dream them at different times. Additionally, making an accurate interpretation of a dream from one line of text is close to impossible. There are so many aspects that go into it, your upbringing, culture, current problems that you experience, personal information and so on and so forth. Sorry to not be of more help, but the truth is that interpreting dreams is probably a very hard task, if not an art.

[@javierpalacios4353]

I'll try (maybe there's something that clicks, if nothing resonates just dismiss my thory xD). Maybe is the anima chasing the guy, because is also mother nature (that what seleccts, the judge) an so is on fire because the judge iluminates that what you are not (your shortcomings) and that what you could become; the boy runs because he is not prepared to face all his mistakes, shortcomings, etc. because admitin to it means responsability and is painful. Another theory is an oedipal situation in with the overly protecting mother persecutes the son, the fire is light all what is known (safe) so the mother protecs in a patological way the eternal son (because you need to confront the unknow, the shadow to be a man). The son just whants to get away of the patological overprotection, as far as he can, into the unknow. Just a though

[@joellhpahnamte4847]

Sooooooo... My anima is my ex. Is it just me, someone help

[@lebenmachtkunstlifepowersa9813]

4 seconds in - yes a fellow German trying to cover up his accent bat ju kän hier it

[@PersonalPower]

yäs ze german accent is strong in zis one

[@s3dghost]

You two should get a room 😅😅

[@TheEternalElir]

Never knew anything about this before listening to Tool.

[@John-on3wt]

Eckhart Toole? What book?

[@TheEternalElir]

@@John-on3wt The progressive metal band, Tool. Their Aenima album is infused with Jungian archetypes. The song, Forty Six & 2, deals with the Shadow.

[@---nl9ny]

Don't water the plant in the winter or it'll turn to mush.

[@PersonalPower]

Needed that advice a year ago :D I'm afraid it turned to mush

[@---nl9ny]

@@PersonalPower For future desk plants then. Any plant that stores water/has thick succulent leaves does better when severely neglected. 😅 Unless is it their growing season.... 🌱 Thank you for the straight-forward content 😉 💞

[@gonnerhaftesgonnachu3825]

Are you german??? I'm very sure you are because of your accent in your language! I would bet my whole family that you are from this land or am i wrong?

[@PersonalPower]

Absolutely right

[@jiyamewoans]

Here bcz of like crazy choreo by jimin of BTS

[@giomaster2329]

When I was young my parents were both very good figures in my life until around 8-9 Then i had a special needs sister and they let the stress get the best of them and just became toxic and random and distant and they would flip 50/50 Nice to mean so the relationship became very confusing. My dad is distant now and my mom doesn’t watch what she says and is damaging with her words. Since my mom (and my dad) switched her “style” during such a developmental point in my childhood, i have Parts of good anima i can recall on (0-10yrs) and very bad (13-19yrs). Very hard to balance them. My bad anima is fighting really hard with the rigid assertive built in masculine side I have had for my life. Recently it’s been taking over:| This is so weird. It’s like I got given the wrong side of anima, and I’m trying to Repair it through positive female figures in my life (musical artists) & in female friends, as well as the same thing with my masculine side. Or maybe I’m just letting my overthinking mind get the best of my and I’m just too fucked up idk. it’s really confusing sorry

[@PersonalPower]

I'd say clearing things up with your parents and discussing how that change affected you may be a good idea, but then again that does depend upon the willingness/openness of your parents. If you feel like a negative side is already taking over then professional help may also be an idea. I'm always happy to listen if someone has problems, but really helping without being in person etc. is quite difficult.

[@user-cy5yu8ng6f]

לדעתי שירי אהבה מבוססים על אנימה ואנימוס

[@eta_carithebrightlord3396]

My dreams are more strange

[@PersonalPower]

feel free to share them

[@michaelcostello3460]

Yeah I'm a man in the 3D but I'm also the alpha feminine

[@xuser6982]

Dein Akzent und Deutsches Gesicht sticht einfach aus dem Rampenlicht heraus

[@PersonalPower]

Also akzent ist mir bekannt😂 Gesicht hör ich zum ersten mal

[@im.a.burp.pickle]

I came here for an explanation of the Assassin's Creed games.... Y'all in the comments are too fn deeply connected and/or disconnected with your thoughts.

[@TheMayatz]

Taking initiative, being courageous and being determined and being creative - do NOT belong only to the animus. It belong to the anima too, but is expressed in a different way. Honestly, creativity is even more in the terrain of the anima than of the animus. Those statements you've stated aren't statments, and they're part of what caused men to hate women for YEARS. So be aware of the things you're saying, or you will be seen as a schauvinist, because you literally belittle women, the anima and its power & qualities.

[@sallinatestet]

Du klingst recht deutsch:)

[@PersonalPower]

Ich wüsste nicht woran das liegen könnte 🤔

[@sallinatestet]

@@PersonalPower ahnte es😅

[@LaLeoRonroneo]

I really appreciate Jung but this just seems like it was concept developed through the mind of a man. Hmm

[@crisnaredo]

I'm here cuz bts cb is pointing about anima /animus

[@paivikatariinasavolainen1474]

How about when one doesn't identify themself in binary genders?

[@PersonalPower]

Anima and Anmius are archetypes that we all have, regardless of the gender that you identify with.

[@paivikatariinasavolainen1474]

@@PersonalPower Yes, but then this general theory of anima/ animus doesn't quite apply. As not identifying neither female nor male, I feel I have both.

[@Dawit1385]

Päivi Katariina Savolainen Anima and Animus are beyond male and female, because male and female are sexes but Anima and Animus are unconscious representations of masculinity and femininity. You can identify as any gender you want and display a robust form of masculinity and you can also display a soft expression of femininity. Does that make sense?

[@VladaDudak]

It looks this is solving differnt object than gender dysphoria.

[@danbaltic9678]

Came her from Coach Redpill

[@PersonalPower]

welcome to the channel!

[@guxyguy7909]

Too staccato in his talking I simply can't listen. Rhythms all wrong

[@PersonalPower]

Could you check out a newer video of mine and see if that has changed at all? That really is good constructive feedback!

[@grimesolver3149]

There is absolutely nothing introspective about women. What on earth is this guy talking about? You should have absolutely no business disseminating information of this nature.

[@PersonalPower]

Carl Jungs theories can certainly be quite controversial but that should not be a reason to not talk about them.

[@belkisbenamor9798]

Speak english plz work on that

[@PersonalPower]

Trying my best

[@Dawit1385]

Personal Power you’re doing great! :))

[@PersonalPower]

@@Dawit1385 thanks a lot!

[@pinguman13]

he did great! don't be mean.

[@VladaDudak]

His English is fine. It's difficult also for me to have better accent because I don't have "musical talent". In general for people with musical talent is much easier to develop propper accent in foreign languages.

[@fantasyfanworld]

WHAT BOOKS ARE ON THE TABLE

[@PersonalPower]

Meditations, letters from a stoic, the art of war, beyond good and evil, the prince, civilization and its discontents. If you are looking for the exact versions look up "penguin pocket hardbacks" or something along those lines.

[@eliyabarzel9871]

לדעתי שירי אהבה מבוססים על אנימה ואנימוס