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Embodying the Psychological Attitude: Types of Consciousness in the Transformation of Culture

It is time to reclaim C.G. Jung’s vision of psychology as the foundational science upon which all sciences and institutions would be based, and as the discipline, theory, and practice necessary for fostering humanity’s overall psychocultural development. Jung identified eight distinct ‘types’ of con...

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Published in:Journal of analytical psychology 2021-11, Vol.66 (5), p.1177-1205
Main Authors: Hunziker, Mark, Dunlap, Peter, T.
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Language:English
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Summary:It is time to reclaim C.G. Jung’s vision of psychology as the foundational science upon which all sciences and institutions would be based, and as the discipline, theory, and practice necessary for fostering humanity’s overall psychocultural development. Jung identified eight distinct ‘types’ of consciousness through which humankind engages its emerging psychological attitude. Jung’s view of psychological development as hingeing on the differentiation of function‐attitudes provides the means for understanding not only ourselves and each other, but our society as well. This paper offers an example of such an analysis by focusing on the current conflict within American political culture. The goal is as lofty as it is necessary: the operationalization of Jung’s vision of psychology as the powerful influencer of human cultural evolution that it has the potential to be. The immediate goal is to instigate the first step toward this vision of Jung’s ‘complex psychology’ by stimulating conversations among Jungians about how they can foster that vision, leading them towards taking up roles as ‘citizen therapists’, actively involved in their communities in cultivating greater empathy and the withdrawal of projections in the interest of furthering ‘collective consciousness’. Le moment est venu d’assumer la vision de C.G. Jung de la psychologie en tant que science de base sur laquelle toutes les sciences et institutions seraient fondées, et en tant que la discipline, théorie et pratique nécessaires pour encourager le développement psychoculturel de l’humanité. Jung a identifié huit ‘types’ distincts de conscience à travers lesquels l’humanité éveille son attitude psychologique émergeante. Jung envisageait le développement psychologique comme articulé avec la différentiation de fonction‐attitudes. Ceci fournit les moyens de comprendre non seulement soi‐même et les autres mais encore notre société. Cet article offre l’exemple d’une telle analyse en se concentrant sur un conflit actuel au sein de la culture politique américaine. Le but est aussi ambitieux qu’il est nécessaire: rendre opérationnelle et donner tout son potentiel à la vision de Jung sur la psychologie comme influence puissante de l’évolution culturelle humaine. Le but immédiat est d’inciter au premier pas vers la vision de Jung d’une ‘psychologie des complexes’ en stimulant des conversations parmi les Jungiens sur comment ils peuvent encourager cette vision, les invitant à s’impliquer en tant que ‘thérapeut
ISSN:0021-8774
1468-5922
DOI:10.1111/1468-5922.12735