Carl Jung Duality

While initially greatly enthralled with Jung’s theory of personality, as I further researched the life of Carl Jung and his theory, the further disenchanted I became with the application and even coherency of Jung’s work in my life. In his earlier years, Jung described himself as having a duality or two versions of himself, with personality one wanting to pursue science and read and press forward and personality two wanting to pursue humanities and sulk and yearn for the past (Jung & Shamdasani 2012, p. 195). He was intensely invested in the interpretation of dreams and constantly had crazy, expansive and chaotic dreams; he became relieved when World War One broke out for it signified that his haunting dreams during that period had been the …show more content…
70). Another prevalent topic in Jung’s theory is his emphasis on mysticism, spirituality and the unconscious. In my current academic setting and culture, there is a heavy emphasis on logic and reason. Empirical evidence is the deciding factor at the end of the day. It validates different approaches or practices and cautions us from things that are not useful; it is the card that trumps all. While empirical evidence and reason are very important, especially in an academic setting, there are also other ways of knowing things such as tradition or intuition that are not as highly prized in academia. Jung heavily relies upon intuition and often favors his spirituality over logic which admittedly seems crazy at times. But, Jung’s theory relies upon this openness to intuition and challenge to the scientific paradigm. It opens up creative possibilities such as synchronicity and the prevalence of dreams and play therapy that would not be conceivable otherwise. Jung’s openness to spirituality in his theory allows for integration that is not possible in many other prominent theories such as behaviorism or trait theory. His openness challenges me to consider the significance of my own dreams and weigh in on my intuitions instead

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