The Unconscious Paradox / by Alexander Lyadov

The paradox of the unconscious is that it is both ours and not ours. It cannot be discarded because our conscious Ego grew from the soil of the unconscious and is forever rooted in it.

What makes the unconscious foreign is its collective nature. It has millions of years of experience, a different timeline, and an evolutionary vector that’s unlike any individual’s.

Psychologist Robert Moore said that the structures of the collective unconscious (archetypes) are aggressive and imperialistic. They long to manifest through a person, and they don’t care whether the person is ready or not. Give them a chance, and they’ll spin the personality into a whirlwind of change.

The Ego, on the other hand, desires safety, stability, and control. This creates a dilemma. If you shut the door on the unconscious, energy for life drains away and depression sets in. But if you fling the doors wide open, there’s a risk of flooding the Ego, leading to psychosis.

The art of life is to master the “in-between” position. The primitive "on/off" switch needs to be replaced with a rheostat, a dimmer, or a slider to gradually control the current.

How? By constantly studying the patterns of your unconscious. But do so at your own pace, in a safe environment, and with those who understand the colossal power of archetypes.

Sincerely yours,

-Alexander


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