How to be Genuinely Authentic - Carl Jung (Jungian Philosophy)

In this video we will be talking about how to be authentic from the philosophy of Carl Jung. He found his own school of psychology, called analytical psychology and his philosophy is dubbed as “Jungian philosophy”.
According to Carl Jung, in order to be authentic, it is crucial to face four of your archetypes in order to go through the individuation process. These are the
01. Persona
02. The shadow
03. The anima or animus
04. The self
I hope you enjoyed watching the video and hope that this wisdom on being authentic from the philosophy of Carl Jung will be helpful in your life.
Carl Jung, together with Sigmund Freud and Alfred Adler, is one of the 3 founders of psychoanalysis which is a set of psychological theories and methods aiming to release repressed emotions and experiences - in other words, to make the unconscious conscious. Jung was born in Switzerland in 1875 and died in 1961, leaving behind great works in the fields of psychiatry, anthropology, archaeology, literature, philosophy, psychology and religious studies. Jung had Freud as a mentor for a good part of his career but later he departed from him. This division was painful for Jung and it led him to found his own school of psychology, called analytical psychology as a comprehensive system separate from psychoanalysis. If classical psychoanalysis focuses on the patient’s past, as early experiences are very important in personality development, analytical psychology primarily focuses on the present, on mythology, folklore, and cultural experiences, to try to understand human consciousness. One of the most important ideas of analytical psychology which Jung founded is the process of individuation, which is the process of finding the self - something Jung considered an important task in human development. While he did not formulate a systematic philosophy, he is nonetheless considered a sophisticated philosopher - his school of thought dubbed “Jungian philosophy”. Its concepts can apply to many topics covered in the humanities and the social sciences. A good part of his work was published after his death and indeed there are still some articles written by him that to this day have yet to be published. Some of his most important books are: “Psychology of the Unconscious”, “Man and His Symbols”, “The Archetypes and The Collective Unconscious”, “Modern Man In Search of a Soul”, “The Psychology of the Transference”, “Memories, Dreams, Thoughts”, and “The Relations Between the Ego and the Unconscious”. Besides being a great writer and a researcher, he was also an artist, a craftsman and even a builder. His contribution is enormous and there is a great deal we can learn from his works.
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Carl Jung said: “Wholeness is not achieved by cutting off a portion of one’s being, but by integration of the contraries”. We hope that you enjoyed this video and for more videos to help you find success and happiness using ancient philosophical wisdom, don’t forget to subscribe. Thanks so much for watching.

[@Nicoladen1]

Light only shines where there is darkness. You never get one without the other. Good and bad, extroversion and introversion, love and hate, poverty and wealth, life and death. To repress one side of the equilibrium means to remove all meaning from its counterpart. Until at last, all is meaningless and empty. Because light only shines where there is darkness.

[@matttejada7381]

Thanks for making this succinct video about Jung's ideas. I love how you made the concepts so simple and easy to understand. ❤️

[@aprilsim7604]

So Jung is basically highlighting the reality/ potential of human existence - is a journey to discover/ accept/ integrate - to be/ become authentic! A wholesome self/ individual/ human being so that we get the statement: what you see is what you get 😉

[@aprilsim7604]

@@ezraszandala yes, Jung is awesome. He pulls together the unity of man, not compartmentalisation more denial

[@fredatlas4396]

@@Nicoladen1 So is being introverted a bad thing. You can't have ying without yang, men without women . Day without night. A car with just the back or front part, or a battery with only the positive end or only the negative end it just wouldn't work, the world is one, it encompasses everything. You wouldn't say there is the top half of a human, there is a right side of a human. When we say there is a car, there is a dog, there is a knife, there is a person etc , it's referring to the whole person, the whole dog, the whole knife, the whole car. But in some sense we have created a duality in the world in our thinking. I'm no expert and I don't claim to have any, real, special or unique insight into these things. I think we would actually have to have some deep insight, a direct experience of this reality, this truth, otherwise we are just intelectualising, just thinking about it on an intellectual level and this won't bring about any transformation, any real change

[@sunbeam9222]

Every time I feel a strong dislike towards someone I ask myself what aspect that person is reflecting that might be repressed within me. And I never fail to see it actually. The dislike lessens. Doesn't necessarily disappear but it really does lessen and I don't hold onto it that much anymore.

[@atdepth000]

What aspects that could possibly reflect?

[@Michael-rm1bx]

Explain please with examples

[@atdepth000]

@@Oderus.Urungus thats a really fucking good question. Of course someone can be just an asshole and you can be right. I think you just have to look if something irritates you "unreasonably"(a lot more than it should and for no apparent reason).

[@sunbeam9222]

@@Michael-rm1bx let's say someone lies, I ask myself when did I ever lie. And I go back to those times , and why did I lie at the time? It was always to cover something I'm not comfortable within myself, nothing to do with other people. Or when was I rude, unkind, unthoughtful myself? It was again to protect my ego, I was not even aware of it at the time, but it was related to me, no one else. Ofc some people can show attributes that are not present at all in me. But it's usually emotions I repress because I find them pathetic or just negative, like I can't really stand people who complain a lot. Because I ( my belief) considers it weak. It's ok to find some people annoying, not our cup of tea, But when the animosity towards them.is strong, then it's, imo, because it reflects a part of us we are not comfortable letting be seen.

[@HodeshHockey]

I was annoyed by a new coworker because i thought he was being a kiss ass, over the top friendly guy. once i thought about it, i realized it was me being insecure with my shyness. once i understood that i realized the coworker was just a very friendly guy and I was judging him unfairly@@Michael-rm1bx

[@chancerobinson5112]

“The great danger is man himself, and we are pitifully unaware of this.” - C G Jung (circa 1960)

[@churly9717]

Yes, Jung was dangerous to his female patients. Would've been barred from practising psychiatry these days.

[@2012MariCarmen]

@@churly9717 Jung was a human being (not perfect). However, I know well Jung´s biography and, in my modest opinion, it doesn´t reflect that he was dangerous to his female patients. The film "A Dangerous Method" is based in the book by the same name (based in facts). Jung had an affair with Sabina Spielrein (one of his patients), Sabina was psychotic when Jung met her, and she became a great psychiatrist and psychoanalyst. Unfortunately, the Nazis killed her in Rusia in 1942 during "Operacion Barbarossa".

[@churly9717]

@@2012MariCarmen having sex with your vulnerable patients isn't excusable, it's outrageous.

[@christinegattuso4126]

Love my dog best too!

[@2012MariCarmen]

@@churly9717 Having sex with a beautiful patient who is after you is not excusable. However, there is more serious things that humans do that are more outrageous. This argument has brought me, somehow, to remember some quotes from Jung and the Bible: "Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves." - Jung "Knowing your own darkness is the method for dealing with the darkness of other people." - Jung "First take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck of your brother´s eyes." - Mattew 7:5 "Life calls not for perfection but for completeness.... " - Jung

[@thilde2337]

Thank you for creating this video! This was really helpful and well-explained 🙏

[@MrGearoid65]

An absolutely fantastic video. Thank you. I came across this at exactly the right time for me. It has helped to begin to understand my conscious and subconscious self.

[@bethm2131]

LOVED THIS SO MUCH INFORMATION BROKEN DOWN IN A SIMPLY WAY TO UNDERSTAND.. THANK YOU.👍🌻🌈💛

[@RaymondCJV]

God bless you for this. So many rabbit holes but I finally found one that explains things well.

[@ReynaSingh]

Learn to find unity and move beyond every duality

[@sethrenville798]

It's a good sentiment, but don't forget that duality is a necessary evil, in order to experience anything. After all, literally every quality we can possibly experience is, in and of itself, absolutely chalk full of dicotta means. Without the dichotomy of light and dark, we wouldn't be able to see comment without the dicodimit of love and fear, we wouldn't be able to have fulfilling relationships , without the dichotomy of Life-and-death, this existence would be significantly less meaningful, and without the economy of self versus other, the entire self actualization experience experience would be a given, and thus useless for the evolution of consciousness. I guess what I am trying to say is be aware that everyday Academy is simply different degrees of the whole that is everything: the Creator, the Unified Conscious Field, God, the Empyrian, Ein Soph, Brahman, or whatever you want to call it. Having said that, I Have an incredibly difficult time understanding why so many spiritual seekers aim to completely reunite with the creator, as obviously thexperience of unity isn't that fantastic, otherwise the creator would not continuously split itself and experience reality the way it is. Not to mention, that level of existence contains everything, and with no dichotomies with which to have experience, it is litearly both existence and non existence at the same time, which sounds pretty goddamn boring to me. Lol I think I will trust the most complex being in the universe and enjoy playing this game for as long as I can, and rather than trying to do a speed run, I am looking for all of the Easter eggs and glitches, Genuinely learning as much about this entire experience as I possibly can call my wife I am here, show that I cand eventually Start tweaking the rules, in order to more effectively enjoy this experience, integrate unconscious parts of myself and the perceived external reality, and do so whilst managing to keep from bringing the whole God damn simulation to a fiery, Apocalyptic crash. Then again call me maybe I am just more delusional than the average seeker, but something tells me that this is literally a game, absolutely the greatest and most immersive game ever created, and one that we are meant to take the reins of, and Experience exactly what we desire in any given moment, Because what else is there to do common within this Crazy holographic projection, that literally is being projected from nothingness, but nothingness viewed through the lens of the eternal "I AM", the omnipresent, silent observer; always there, always aware.

[@mimi-lg8lo]

Well said.

[@Novastar.SaberCombat]

Unfortunately, Unity within the self will often lead to the uneducated, collective bulk of humanity shunning that person. Reflection is foreign to the majority of people, but Reflection is STILL key. Mankind *should* dare to look deep within, but it should ALSO understand that more than the mere physical aspect of such Reflection is required for true, celestial enlightenment. "Before I start, I must see my end. Destination known, my mind's journey now begins. Upon my chariot, heart and soul's fate revealed. In Time, all points converge; hope's strength resteeled. But to earn final peace at the Universe's endless refrain, we must see all in nothingness... before we start again." 🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨ --Diamond Dragons (series)

[@AdamMachkori]

Well said! One must strive to be "One" with himself.

[@limitlessfelh1109]

@@sethrenville798 You hit home, Thanks to me from me to you/us...

[@Cee0215]

This is deep, defo needs a few rewinds to get it all the way in!! Thank you for a great video, now subscribed

[@mattwoodroffe2366]

Thanks for this upload. This hit me hard. I'm finally learning to accept my flaws and insecurities. I have a lot of repairing of relationships to do!

[@madalinapacala2953]

This summary of Jung’s theories is absolutely fantastic! It’s so clear and easy to follow, I love it! I knew parts of the information in the video, but puttting them together piece by piece in such an understandable/everything-makes-sense-now way was truly enlightening for me! Thank you ❤

[@KieraPrice-do3hf]

Best video I ever watched in order to help from my trauma of being inauthentic and not knowing who I am and accepting toxicity, dependency people pleasing instead of prioritizing my own needs.

[@yehudah818]

Thank you 🙏 beautiful video

[@Kent-xq9fu]

Wow this described the life I been for the past several years so perfectly

[@nikkiwhitten860]

Finally a video I can understand. Most are either wildly inaccurate to what CG Jung found or they make it way too technical and out of reach of understanding. Maybe I’m projecting, but maybe they are too. I genuinely appreciate your presentation of Jung’s work in your video.

[@Smyrna37]

You become authentic when you TELL THE TRUTH... not sure why everything needs to be so complicated

[@charmedprince]

Okay I like boys and girls. Lol am i bisexual? pansexual? I don't know. I just like boys and girls

[@iUnderstand]

"The truth" isn't always clear-cut. What we initially believe to be the "truth" isn't always the actual truth. We could very easily be lying to ourselves- sometimes based on the expectations that have been ingrained in us from the collective; sometimes based on our subconcious programming; sometimes based on our defense mechanisms, or the walls we build around ourselves that become second nature to us (..yet, not necessarily true to our nature). Some may argue that our perceptions are indicative of authenticity because our perceptions are our reality. I would argue that it's much more convoluted than that, in this case- and, most things really are complicated/complex. Some people tend to gravitate toward ideas that require a great level of discernment to differentiate between all different shades of grey. This is a video based on Jungian philosophy, dissecting the true ingenuity within the psyche, with emphases on the archetypes, layer by layer. With all due respect, a deeper style of analysis is always going to be more apt to complexity of thought.

[@Relayzy1]

@@charmedprince you answered your own question.

[@seriouslyoverit2971]

Everyone believes "their truth" and their version of it. That's the problem

[@suziebee4240]

Sounds theoretical, how about the applicational? Our potential is limitless with the multiple parallel universes. How do you achieve living authentically in all scenarios?

[@Lalallalu]

Absolutely BRILLIANT summary !! So useful 👏🥰

[@elisoabulashvili8739]

Great review. Thanks a lot ❤️

[@fraidoonw]

thanks for this amazing talk!

[@bolddeach]

thank you so much for such an awesome and insightful video

[@Hayet-jb2sd]

Oui il est interessent mais on est authentique et non fake quand on n'attend rien des autres

[@sharkeyhaddad2476]

Every time I listen to this video, I appreciate it more. Thank you much.

[@steff420]

Thank you for sharing this wisdom

[@tamitaylor6189]

Thank you for the video! This was very helpful

[@geravalles2392]

Thank for this ❤

[@mabelherrera7150]

loved this ❤

[@openmystic]

Brilliant explanation. Excellent. Thanks.

[@renaissancefairyowldemon7686]

Thank you for great explanation 😊

[@destinyware4540]

I have been self teaching in Numerology, Astrology and Tarot for months . I’ve been through hundreds of videos and websites trying to put together information while also trying to come up with the best ways to create my own data base and notes. You are one of the 1st people I’ve came across who explains in detail for someone not just wanting to learn about their own numbers but also in much needed and extremely helpful ways of laying out information with detailed on how to do reading for others as well! With the VAST AMOUNT of all the different concepts that go along with Numberology including the related and connected fields of Astrology and Tarot, it can be extremely intimidating when you first start learning about it all but the way you have broken down your information has been the first that’s made sense to me from beginning to end. Thank you! I’m an very grateful for videos and the help you put out to others who cant afford to pay for classes to learn yet still determined to self teach and learn ❤

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[@Mollymolly321]

Mind blown! I was starting to realize parts of this recently and this video popping up amazed me

[@7SeasVans]

Same.

[@leekleek1971]

This was an amazing summary of his work and very lucid TY

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[@remquotes]

Awesome Explanation!!!

[@flavioeiras]

This is a great channel. I'd love to know who is behind it and who writes (or selects) these marvelous texts with powerful, deep and so well created summaries from philosophers' works.

[@neetaarora7908]

So very well told and guided.

[@lanaivanovic5272]

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[@HilaryTaylor-ug4vl]

Most excellent!! Thank you 🙏😊✨

[@markfiedler9415]

Brilliant breakdown of Analytic Psychology. Thanks!

[@ColargolPL]

I appreciate the way the things are explained here.

[@PennyRiley-ls1cm]

Excellent video really enjoyed😊

[@katwelsch9932]

I had to suscribe! Good explanation💜

[@somedude8548]

Fantastic video. Thank you.

[@kentchiprissel8525]

We all have one thing in common my conscious experience dwelling amigos, We all have a brain, it Is the most important of all that is, before the before , they understood still ,so sad so much was lost but this is a step in the correct direction for sure, keep up the great efforts 👌 💪 🙂 👍 👏

[@saharshams2497]

Thank you so much 💚

[@Life_42]

Thank you! Greetings from Miami, South Florida!

[@allsouls5997]

The biggest block is being ruled by your empathy not your intuition.

[@AvsFan32]

Omg this is me.

[@jenniferg6818]

yes

[@michaelnice93]

From my limited understanding and from reading a few comments on this video it seems some people believe they can be or become fully authentic. That would mean that they always say and act exactly the way they really feel about things and people. Furthermore it implies they have become aware of and integrated all the individual and collective subconscious drives and inherited personality complexes present within them as well as the repressed shadow parts of themselves. I would like to point out that to my knowledge no human being has ever achieved this including Jung and it’s unlikely that anyone will ever do so. I say this to temper expectations with reality so the goal would be to become more authentic, integrated and self aware. Otherwise I suppose one may simply read about all this stuff and create a ‘authentic’ mask to wear. I can see how these ideas are helpful and the model could bring to light aspects of our psyche which are hidden. I find it limited in its application and misleading to strive to be totally authentic since there will likely always be part of us which is unconscious, in shadow, or unintegrated. I’m just writing this because I have met a teacher who believed they were integrated/shadowless/perfect/authentic and they left a trail of hurt and confused students. Through my investigation since I have learned that every human has a rotten side and life itself has an inescapable wrongness built into it at a fundamental level. That’s something to wrestle with but by facing it and accepting it we are less deluded about who we are, where we are what we are doing and why.

[@Novastar.SaberCombat]

The more authentic one is here in today's world, the more rejection and haughty disdain one will face. This is simply because genuine, confident, intelligent souls are *SO* rare, those persons may as well have six heads, gumballs for eyes, and vines for arms. Totally foreign amidst a sea of narcissistic, megalomaniacal followers. Pariahs like the truly wise individuals of history and yesteryear. 🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨

[@saintjosephtheworker4771]

That reminds me of who Jesus was, and what he had to deal with

[@GPatrick137]

Thank you for this video

[@Alberts_Stuff]

Wow, I might have to look into some Carl Yung stuff. I've heard of him but this is the first I've learnt anything about him.(His work) I have learnt a lot of this stuff myself the hard way, and I mean the hard way. Discovering stoicism helped me massively, and I'm sure Carl Yung can help me even further. Thanks for this upload, it was extremely useful 🙏🏻

[@Quantum3691]

I have also recently become interested in C. Jung's teachings despite having heard about him for many years. I arrived at his work from studies on esotericsm and other subjects. Quite the interesting and necessary topic/ subject to delve deeper into the self and psyche.

[@izzagul_]

Good explanation 👏🏼👏🏼

[@dandy2405]

Very good video. Nicely done. Love this! lets roll

[@jonniemae818]

Thanks a bunch❤

[@Magik1369]

Following the Individuation process, profound spiritual awakening occurs, provided a person is ready for it. The unconscious de-represses. This is when the real journey begins. So one never "gets rid of the unconscious" but much of the content of the unconscious are wounds and blocks incurred from living life in a soulless, dysfunctional society. We interject or "reverse project" the projections of others just as often as we project our own issues onto others. The complexes are unraveled and healed as one purges and integrates one's shadow. One then encounters the Self Center or the Divine Center. Personally, I know this center to be Divine. All human souls are Divine. And yes..at first one makes friends and gets to know the contents of the unconscious. If successful, one will become an authentic ego. But the unconscious does not stay intact as spiritual awakening unfolds. Spirit burns and purges anything and everything within that is inauthentic and untrue. Then and only then will the Soul Center come to the forefront of consciousness and rule the entire Being. An ego is not capable of carrying the energies and consciousness of the Soul until it experiences a death/rebirth process, which is extremely agonizing, takes decades, and is not for the faint at heart. This leads to Self Realization or Soul Realization...I call it Integration but people have also called it "salvation" or "enlightenment". Great video.

[@LunaLu-00]

Nicely said. Thanks😊

[@Novastar.SaberCombat]

Reflection is key. Humanity should dare to look deep within, but it should also understand that more than the mere physical aspect of such Reflection is required for true, celestial enlightenment. "Before I start, I must see my end. Destination known, my mind's journey now begins. Upon my chariot, heart and soul's fate revealed. In Time, all points converge; hope's strength resteeled. But to earn final peace at the Universe's endless refrain, we must see all in nothingness... before we start again." 🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨ --Diamond Dragons (series)

[@limitlessfelh1109]

Thanks...

[@justintindall9515]

Wonderful stuff! I would like it if you would just alter your cadence every now and then during your delivery of the subject though. Maybe just pause a bit longer after the "big thoughts." Like after, "Only those who know and accept themselves fully are able to live authentically." I don't know about others listening, but Myself, a moment to savor such a thought is mind bending.

[@sheilameyers152]

So interesting….. We all need to tap into our “shadow” selves so that we can become more aware of who we want to be! Instead of hiding behind a mask get use to your authentic self which is a part of our persona! I may be wrong but that’s how I understood Jung’s philosophy! There’s much more to it than that! I got the jest of it basically! I need to reread !!

[@Novastar.SaberCombat]

Even so, revealing the true self to the outside world is rarely met with anything other than haughty disdain and violent rebuttals. Trust me, verily. 🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨

[@kte-5716]

@@Novastar.SaberCombat That's why we have the persona. It's not a bad thing. It's vital to us. You could think of it as a shiny, beautiful suit of armor. We are not just the suit of armor, we are also the person inside. We need to remember this and sometimes take the armor off when it's safe. But not when the arrows are flying. : )

[@doms5755]

Not sure if you guys watch anime but mob psycho 100 embodies this idea to a T.

[@samuelfoston4556]

A small price to pay.

[@elinannestad5320]

@@Novastar.SaberCombat Star, it's the gold we all need to find. Your true self will be like everyone else's. Also, it's what good art is made of and we need it.

[@julianjules6698]

Very practical. Personas and the Shadow are psychoid but not archetypes.

[@bladedcandle5876]

Beautiful work maestro! Love these videos on integration and Jung you’ve been putting out. As a Psychotherapist that specializes in accelerated psychoanalysis and attachment trauma work, I can say for sure that without integration we can never truly be. Even the ancient Socrates said Know Thyself and to Thy own self be true. I find that the Therapy work of ISTDP is truly the only therapy that can permit integration of conscious and unconscious selves.

[@lyndachele]

I have D.I.D. and we all have PTSD. I'm the adult alter in charge. And while we have some degree of co-consciousness, at 72 years of age we are not likely to be integrated. If I let the birth child run things we would live on milk with Hershey's chocolate syrup. If I allowed the soldiers (protector and enforcer) to run things we'd already be in prison for murder. The warranty has expired on this meat suit and it is gradually wearing out. Collectively we are about 55 and not ready to be 72. We rarely look in a mirror because it doesn't look like any of us. So our body is a mask.

[@jackalope2302]

I have some truly ugly demons in my Shadow that'd get me arrested or worse. Why would I ever release them?!

[@Repienk]

Do people have to see a phycologist to accomplish what this video was explaining?

[@samuelfoston4556]

No. A good book to explore this is Personal Revolutions by Oli Anderson. He doesn’t go into Jimmy specifically, but all philosophy and psychology around being ‘real’. Fascinating book.

[@samuelfoston4556]

*Jung specifically…. Jimmy has completely different ideas, sorry for the confusion

[@StressRUs]

A shame free group environment is required for us to "truly face who we are", and, for some of us, 12-step meetings are that vehicle. A judgement free supportive, respectful group of fellows can provide the "protection and care" that ever more of us did not have in our childhoods, but can be found in well done group therapy, including 12-step groups. I'm a retired psychiatrist have experienced this spiritual transformation myself. No more shame, no more anxiety, happy, joyous, and free, and it only took 77yrs, to get here! ( :)) Love Jung and have a repro of his "Vocatus, atque non vocatus, Deus aderit." (Called or not called, God is here). Very well done video! Stress R Us

[@SaurabhKD]

Sir can I get your email id? would like to have a discussion with someone so experienced about life in general.

[@winfredmakena9313]

I love this

[@hammedtukur]

Very beneficial. Thanks

[@jennifermoody6987]

Transcending the dual aspects of the inner self Understanding, loving and accepting the ego, or shadow self, are the keys and foundation for integrating, or blending, that aspect of the self with the higher self, or light self.. achieving THAT is how the self becomes ONE within itself, instead of dual opposing selves.. and THAT is when TRANSCENDENCE OF THE EGO AND DUALITY is accomplished, allowing the Self to experience a state that some call Nirvana. So just as our Source of Creation encompasses all spectrums of light and dark, so must we as well.

[@BeingMe23]

When you choose to follow others. You will always leave themselves behind.

[@shyamasingh9020]

Beautifully articulated analytical psychology concepts clustered cognitive contents, mental objects, Primeval elements, historical contexts, moral sentiments and material viewpoints about deep rooted humanistic development, through spiritual growth mindset transformation of a black hole into white whole life World anew Spotlight in between Snapshot Split onto bittersweet blinding sights beyond shape shifting space-time sources codified moving shadows both behind and ahead simultaneously.

[@BeingMe23]

Most people in the World have a Shame Based Childhood. Which doesn't allow them to have their own reality. Most people go thru life being a human doing vs a human being.

[@dbxniker7484]

thank you when im in a spiritual drought i come here to figure out why

[@sugarpuddin]

People, by and large, are intimidated when I express in depth concern and authentically in communication. I try to see and understand their point of view. This seems to frighten the herd. They quickly excuse themselves and stay away. I voted with my feet and left the USA for good. I moved to Nature Island. Here the people, like the unspoiled pristine all-natural environment, are expressive from the heart. They deeply appreciate my candor, relaxed state, and eagerness to joke and listen earnestly. Why are those in the USA so opposed to authenticity, relaxed demeanor and frankness? I don't think people are living in the USA. Only surviving.

[@schnarfschnarf5886]

Suck it. USA USA... I kid.

[@Em-mr6wu]

I want to move to Nature Island. Where is it?

[@triston9312]

Where is it?

[@sugarpuddin]

​@@Em-mr6wu - It is NOT the Dominican Republic. It is a different island in the Lower Antilles - English speaking (former British Colony) kzbin.info/www/bejne/jnfViqiLbsyWm5Y Nature Island is a rare quark of nature. The topography is so extreme and difficult that the robber barons of civilization never involved themselves. Nature Island has thus retained its all-natural simplicity and wholesome beauty. You can’t find Gucci here, or Polo (Barbados). It is pristine, secret, and UNSPOILED! The only people that come here either really, really love raw nature or they are just trying to escape the horrors of 21st century ‘civilization’. As a direct result, the nation has not created a social-strata. The people are just as all-natural as the environment. I learned for that first time, that when left alone (not radicalized by the system), people are by their very fundamental nature, Beautiful Creatures after all! However, if you put them in a bad environment, they will develop many pathologies: The people and culture will develop what Carl Jung termed “a dreadful shadow”. This place is not perfect. But crime is very low. The people freely leave things out in public without fear of theft, keys in their car, and always rush over to help a stranger in need. Everyone welcomes strangers with open arms. And annoyingly, they are eager to help you back into a parking space! For us civilized westerners, coming here must feel allot like Europeans visiting Tahiti in the late 1700s. If you love nature and want to see what a loving human society looks like, you must come to Nature Island!

[@sugarpuddin]

@@triston9312 ​ @Em - It is NOT the Dominican Republic. It is a different island in the Lower Antilles - English speaking (former British Colony) kzbin.info/www/bejne/jnfViqiLbsyWm5Y Nature Island is a rare quark of nature. The topography is so extreme and difficult that the robber barons of civilization never involved themselves. Nature Island has thus retained its all-natural simplicity and wholesome beauty. You can’t find Gucci here, or Polo (Barbados). It is pristine, secret, and UNSPOILED! The only people that come here either really, really love raw nature or they are just trying to escape the horrors of 21st century ‘civilization’. As a direct result, the nation has not created a social-strata. The people are just as all-natural as the environment. I learned for that first time, that when left alone (not radicalized by the system), people are by their very fundamental nature, Beautiful Creatures after all! However, if you put them in a bad environment, they will develop many pathologies: The people and culture will develop what Carl Jung termed “a dreadful shadow”. This place is not perfect. But crime is very low. The people freely leave things out in public without fear of theft, keys in their car, and always rush over to help a stranger in need. Everyone welcomes strangers with open arms. And annoyingly, they are eager to help you back into a parking space! For us civilized westerners, coming here must feel allot like Europeans visiting Tahiti in the late 1700s. If you love nature and want to see what a loving human society looks like, you must come to Nature Island!

[@observer5864]

Thanks!

[@retnohendrawati4087]

So interesting

[@Williamb612]

You become authentic when you stop trying to be authentic

[@Smyrna37]

You become authentic when you Tell The Truth! It's that simple. Be comfortable telling the truth to yourself and then to others

[@Williamb612]

@@Smyrna37 Fully agree, however often we lie to ourselves without knowing it

[@tatsuvoid]

I'm not sure that's necessarily correct. I think we engage in a lot of automatic behaviours and making efforts towards authenticity helps us to identify and challenge those behaviours. I think there's maybe something around being authentic when not trying to be authentic but I think it can only come at the end of that process. You have to consciously face yourself in your entirety first.

[@Williamb612]

@@tatsuvoid That is the point…all the crap we create to mask our authenticity, and the journey go in to peel off that mask is actually authentically who we are…no matter where you are in any journey you are authentically there whether it is good bad or indifferent. Authenticity is a ridiculous corporate and pop psychological concept. Now if you are evolved/mature enough to be self aware and grow, then that is fine…however, wherever you are is authentically you. The real concept which the “buzz” word authenticity is trying to capture or explain is: choose to become more self aware and develop yourself to become more capable, and compassionate.

[@tatsuvoid]

@@Williamb612 I think that's what I'm disagreeing with though. I don't think whatever we do and wherever we are that's our authentic self. I think it's our persona and a collection of behaviours that we often engage in to try and escape ourselves and our fears. Accepting ourselves at face value is mistaking the surface stuff for the entirety of ourselves when it's not. There's so much unconscious stuff that manifests itself of which we're not even aware. I think the idea that we already are our authentic selves is maybe a lie we sometimes tell ourselves to avoid doing the work we need to do. Mostly because the things that are going on inside us that we can't see is the stuff that truly scares us. The hiding behaviours aren't authentic, that's us playing make believe with our identity.

[@laimonasdonela2977]

Ačiū!

[@tomu_sange]

Thank you sir

[@angelvaughan6089]

“Until you make the unconscious conscious; you will operate from it and think you are the operator but more like a initiate until you navigate the unconscious to understand better how to consciously operate and why you actually operate the way you do.” - My take on King Jung’s quote

[@PawaniGupta-hu8uj]

Wonderful video ❤ make more

[@user-wc3fi5xp1m]

Thank you 🙂

[@people_in_news_9]

Interesting!

[@robbscott4]

Thank you

[@lt.hurwitz270]

Very well done. Thanks. When the student is ready the teacher appears.

[@samuelfoston4556]

And when the student is ‘really’ ready, what happens?

[@user-ol6kb1qf6j]

Τhe teacher dissapears

[@richardsantomauro6947]

The proverbial fake British accent in youtube videos is a perfect example of a persona. I’m going to try it too.

[@gayanngodfrey2824]

Being real with yourself and others

[@jenniferbate9682]

Memories, Dreams, Reflections…. A wonderful book.

[@dsophie]

The parts about the persona and shadow are great, but how to integrate the anima and animus is not simply a matter of recognizing/adopting the opposite masculine or feminine qualities. Jung considered the integration of the shadow the apprentice piece and that of the anima or animus “the masterpiece which not many can bring off.” It’s not mentioned in the video but one of his most important discoveries was “active imagination”, which is the way he found to enter in contact with the unconscious and make a conscious connection with the figures of the anima or animus. It can take years of practice, and it’s not easy to do or without risk.

[@drebugsita]

Can you explain what he meant by "active imagination" and how to use it to integrate the self?

[@dsophie]

@@drebugsita Marie-Louise Von Franz defines it this way: "Active imagination is a certain way of meditating imaginatively, by which one may deliberately enter into contact with the unconscious and make a conscious connection with psychic phenomena." As to how to do it, there are many ways... Jung says "the ways of getting at these fantasies is individually different. For many people, it is easiest to write them; others visualize them." I personally prefer visual methods, like tracing a few lines with my eyes closed then making a drawing out of those lines, without having a goal or censoring what comes out. Then engage the image with words (by finding names for it, describing it, or writing down whatever associations comes to mind). You can probably do this with an existing image too. The point is to actively engage the ego with material from the unconscious and not just passively receive it. Someone who is already close to the unconscious should only do this with the proper guidance of a therapist. The Invisible Partners (John A. Sanford) has an appendix on active imagination that goes more into details. I like the explanation he has for why do it... that psychological analysis alone is not enough to heal the soul... something more must be done to establish "an ongoing relationship with the inner world out of which comes new life and through which eventually our conflicts may be resolved."

[@angelvaughan6089]

And numerology, history, astrology x3 and dream interpretation are so much in us and can be surfaced and help us lead our best lives

[@lepidoptera9337]

Don't tell me you wanted to become THAT? :-)

[@iainmackenzieUK]

6:00 As a Gestalt therapist, I would disagree. I may choose how much of my true feelings to share with the client but not always assume that showing my anger or true feelings would diminish trust. In fact it may enhance trust by modelling authentisity in some situations

[@BeingMe23]

I never ask how someone is doing. Because the odds are they will lie to me. If I want to know I just don't shame them then I patiently for them to show me.

[@thequeenofmemphis]

❤when I’m asked I tell the truth. I’m doing awful. ❤I love to see their faces when realizing my authenticity. Then people will open up and admit there own truth - it’s quite a conversation starter ❤

[@samuelfoston4556]

A good one is to ask someone how they are sleeping. Give it a try and check the response.

[@elizabethwinsor5140]

So admit to yourself that you aren't the person you wanted to be but the person you are ....warts an all .

[@AlphaImpact]

Wow had to stop this video every 10 seconds to let the concepts sink in

[@shawngibson7514]

Ego is the version of us we want others to see us as, a mask. The ego is not our amigo.

[@MarkThrive]

You raise a common observation ... But, it may be possible that the ego helped us cope with our past traumas ... childhood CPTSD. And, as adults we no longer need the assistance of the ego in that capacity. So we can appreciate the ego for the good it served in the past, acknowledge it, and maybe work with our therapist with EMDR or other modality to integrate the part and regulate our nervous system toward true self attunement.

[@matias6449]

woah... that was intense

[@BeingMe23]

We are all unique unrepeatable individuals. You are you and I am I.

[@chalinofalcone871]

“Indeed, [James] Hillman argues [in his article, “Anima”, published in “Spring”], many women today, in their pursuit of academic studies and masculine-orientated goals, suffer as a result from exactly the same problem as men: loss of anima or soul.” [The Invisible Partners, John A. Sanford, 1980, Ch. 4] [Brackets added by Tim Caffery] "As Jung once said, "In his real form he (the animus) is a hero, there is something divine about him" but when not in his real form he is "an opinionating substitute." ²² [The Invisible Partners, John A. Sanford, 1980, Ch. 3, footnote ²²: C.G. Jung, "The Interpretation of Visions", Spring, 1966, p. 143]

[@suryatkurma7466]

Wow!

[@Davlavi]

cool.

[@zidandjebara5227]

❤

[@starlabaker7563]

Authenticity is honesty.

[@leopemberton5439]

Self awareness

[@chalinofalcone871]

"Previous theories of human destiny, all of European or Middle Eastern origin, stress human submission to God or, in the case of Freud & Marx, to society. Our brash reference to "self-esteem," individual pride, was a patriotic attempt to bring American psychology in line with the Emersonian-Jeffersonian frontier ethos of our country... The aim of interpersonal behavior was quite clear: "To ward off anxiety & preserve self-esteem." This notion that the aim of human behavior was to maintain self-esteem, which we defined as to feel good about oneself as an individual-..." [The Politics of Self-Determination, Timothy Leary, 2000, Ch. 6: Aim of Interpersonal Behavior, p. 30] "The unconscious is not a demonic monster, but a thing of nature that is perfectly neutral as far as moral sense, aesthetic taste and intellectual judgement go. It is dangerous only when our conscious attitude towards it becomes hopelessly false. And this danger grows in the measure that we practise repressions. But as soon as the patient begins to assimilate the contents that were previously unconscious, the danger from the side of the unconscious diminishes. As the process of assimilation goes on, it puts an end to the dissociation of the personality and to the anxiety that attends and inspires the separation of the two realms of the psyche. That which my critic feared-I mean the overwhelming of consciousness by the unconscious-is most likely to occur when the unconscious is excluded from life by repressions, or is misunderstood and depreciated. A fundamental mistake, and one which is commonly made, is this. it is supposed that the contents of the unconscious are unequivocal and are marked with plus or minus signs that are immutable As I see the question, this view is too naïve. The psyche is a self-regulating system that maintains itself in equilibrium as the body does. Every process that goes too far immediately and inevitably calls forth a compensatory activity. Without such adjustments a normal metabolism would not exist, nor would the normal psyche. We can take the idea of compensation, so understood, as a law of psychic happening Too little on one side results in too much on the other. The relation between conscious and unconscious is compensatory. This fact, which is easily verifiable, affords a rule for dream interpretation." [Modern Man In Search Of A Soul, Carl Jung, 1933]😘🔥 "Although his personal views were neither nationalistic nor religious, he felt a strong bond to his own people, the Jews, whose special position in history of Western morality & whose unhappy fate at the hands of Hitler dramatized the challenging questions his searching intellect had posed." [Legacy of Sigmund Freud, Jacob Arlow, 1956, Ch. 9: The Study of Religion]

[@Sailormoonoceanlight]

Is there any way to access the full transcript (the Close Captions?)

[@thatsk8erkid148]

As authentic as it comes baby will never care what people think I did or didn't do especially considering the people who arelike that never achieved or amounted or even strived for anything great in their lives

[@440s]

Just a question, how you guys go about when you are behaving or response in auto pilot? You know like when after you say, why did I say this or did this if I knew that is exactly what I say I wouldnt do...is like how I am gonna better myself in this if on those situations I have no control unless I remember in that exact moment, this is when I have to take control

[@simon_does]

I can't understand what it would be like to need a guide on how to be authentic.

[@DI3L1T]

you don't need to

[@rainncorbin8291]

Loneliness is misspelled in the video. Great video, thanks

[@emmanuelsolano4216]

Naningkamot mong huboan ko sa publiko Pero Inyong maskara kusang nalangkat sa Inyo rapud nga grupo!Mao ni akng giingun nga mag unay ramo...behind,below and under naay daotang motibo