The archetypes and the collective unconscious
The first thing that grabbed my attention when I picked up this book from the shelf was the term used in the title,” collective unconscious” I’ve been thinking about people’s behavior in crowds, in groups and how different we can be compared to our individual self. Suddenly we say things we don’t really mean to; we act as if we are possessed or swayed by some unnatural force. Yup, you could deny this while reading this in your PJs but I refer you to the literally example of the book “ 1984 ”. Owle managed to describe this transformation so very well. And if you’re more comfortable with a real-life example, I refer u to second world war, Nazi formation and the parades of imprisoned people not very far from today and what’s worse is that this cycle keeps happening. I kept asking myself, what happens? What amplifies in our brains?? What makes people believe so strongly and confidently when the number goes up?? Why Religion never seems to disappear from human history but it only ...
