Modern

Carl Jung

1875–1961

Analyst of the shadow

He broke with Freud and spent the rest of his work on what a person will not look at. The sentence about kindling a light in the darkness of mere being is late, and it is a purpose, not a technique.

In the canon

  1. As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.Memories, Dreams, Reflections

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