The creative, healing potential of our unconscious is profound. Often our cultural attitude is dismissive of the unconscious. Many see it as simply an unruly dumping ground for unpleasant memories and feelings. While it does have that dimension, our unconscious is also a visceral, problem-solving organ that can give us valuable information about the world around us and our reactions and responses to it.
Jungian psychology does not attempt to reduce the human psyche to something that we simply need to analyze or know in the scientific sense. Instead, it provides a rich framework through which we gain a better understanding of our unconscious. By deepening this understanding, our unconscious becomes more friend than foe – a compass to follow as we walk more steadily into the essential truths of our lives.
