Jung and Merleau
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Jung and Merleau-Ponty -The mother has union with a man. There is a guiding light to this relationship and that is the anima\animus aspect. The anima\us links the ego to the deepest layers of the psyche that is to the image and experience of self. "The natural function of the animus (as well as of in the anima) is to remain in place between individual consciousness and the collective unconscious" (Memories dreams and reflections p392) + p. 460-461 [ro] Memorii - The anima/us is then the unconscious part of us and can form a very strong driver for attraction to others, as what we are looking to do is to reclaim a lost part of ourselves. The child then can represent the unity of self for both adults. As the mother brings up the child she does this through engagement with the archetypes of mother and child, the variety of personas which she adopts, e.g. carer, home organiser and her complexes. That would beg the question what are archetypes and what are complexes -An archetype is a universal pattern of behaviour which can be encompassed in an archetypal image. -„Man possesses many things which he has never acquired but has inherited from his ancestors.. [..] he brings with him systems that are organized and ready to function in a specifically human way, and he owes to millions of years of human development. [..] These inherited systems correspond to the human situation that has existed since primeval times: [..]sons and daughters, father and mothers, mating, and so on. Only the individual consciousness experiences these things for the first time, but not the bodily system and the unconscious. For them they are only the habitual functioning of instincts that were performed long ago" (Jung Coll. Wks. Vol 4, par728) -Archetypes are handed down from generation to generation as are personas. Archetypes are unconscious whereas personas are conscious. Archetypes however are primarily unconscious structures, with conscious representation. -Complexes are unconscious structures. They are composed from repressed memories, fantasies, images, thoughts and symbols and contain a level of psychic charge within them. They are generally created by highly charged emotional events or traumas and are made unconscious as there is too much affect for the ego to deal with, such that the effects of a domineering mother maybe pushed into the unconscious as a complex, and any hint or reminder to this complex will mean that the ego can be flooded by the latent psychic energy in the complex.
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Jung and Merleau
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Jung and Merleau-Ponty-Themotherhasunionwithaman. Thereisaguidinglight tothisrelationshipandthat istheanima\animus aspect. The anima\us links the ego to the deepest layers of the psyche that is to theimage and experience of self. "The natural function of the animus (as well as of in the anima is toremain in place !etween indi"idual consciousness and the collecti"e unconscious" (Memories dreamsand reflections p#$%& p. '()-'(* +ro, Memorii-The anima-us is then the unconscious part of us and can form a "ery strong dri"er for attraction toothers. as what we are looking to do is to reclaim a lost part of oursel"es. The child then can representthe unity of self for !oth adults. /s the mother !rings up the child she does this through engagementwith the archetypes of mother and child. the "ariety of personas which she adopts. e.g. carer. homeorganiser andher complexes. That would!eg the 0uestionwhat are archetypes andwhat arecomplexes-/n archetype is a uni"ersal pattern of !eha"iour which can !e encompassed in an archetypal image.-1Man possesses many things which he has ne"er ac0uired !ut has inherited from his ancestors.. +.., he!rings with him systems that are organi2ed and ready to function in a specifically human way. and heowes to millions of years of human de"elopment. +.., These inherited systems correspond to the humansituation that has existed since prime"al times3 +..,sons and daughters. father and mothers. mating.and so on. 4nly the indi"idual consciousness experiences these things for the first time. !ut not the!odily system and the unconscious. 5or them they are only the ha!itual functioning of instincts thatwere performed long ago" (Jung 6oll. 7ks. 8ol '. par9%:-/rchetypes are handed down fromgeneration to generation as are personas. /rchetypes areunconscious whereas personas are conscious. /rchetypes howe"er are primarily unconsciousstructures. with conscious representation.-6omplexes areunconscious structures. Theyare composedfromrepressedmemories. fantasies.images. thoughts and sym!ols and contain a le"el of psychic charge within them. They are generallycreated !y highly charged emotional e"ents or traumas and are made unconscious as there is too muchaffect for the ego to deal with. such that the effects of a domineering mother may!e pushed into theunconscious as a complex. and any hint or reminder to this complex will mean that the ego can !eflooded !y the latent psychic energy in the complex.-/s the child de"elops then he confronts the external world and is frustrated !y it. Those frustrationsthat are small enough can !e assimilated into his ego. those which can;t !e will form into complexes."eryone carries a shadow. and the less it is em!odied in the indi"idual;s conscious life. the !lackerand denser it is.+..,if it is repressed and isolatedfrom consciousness. itne"ergets corrected. and islia!le to !urst forth suddenly in a moment of unawareness."(Psychology and ?eligion. 67. par *#'-Thus one aim for therapy is to make a person aware of their shadow such they can make choices a!outit and not !e o"erwhelmed !y it.-"6lose examination of the dark characteristics @ that is. the inferiorities constituting the shadow @re"ealsthattheyha"eanemotional nature. akindofautonomy. andaccordinglyano!sessi"e. or!etter. passi"e 0uality. >motion. incidentally. is not an acti"ity of the indi"idual !ut something thathappens to him. /ffects occur usually where adaptation is weaker. and at the same time. they re"ealthe reason for its weakness. namely a certain degree of inferiority and the existence of a lower le"el ofpersonality. (The Ahadow /ion 67 $ ii. par *B-MPsees!eha"iournot astheoutcomeof conscious\unconsciouscauses!ut ratherasaformofCestalt. arelationshipofsignificanceormeaning. Thus!eha"iouristheresultoftheCestaltthatcontains intentionality and phenomenal o!Dects. Ee sees emotion as the structure of !eha"iour not thecontent of it. To understand an emotion. is "to ask oneself how it functions in human life and whatpurpose it ser"es" (AFA3B#. There is a disrupti"e nature of emotions. "/nger. shame. hate and lo"e arenot psychic facts hidden at the !ottom of another;s consciousness3 they are types of !eha"iour or stylesof conduct that are "isi!le from the outside" (AFA B%-#.-/nima\/nimus therefore pro"ides two maDor aspects. energy and !alance. The energy comes from thecollecti"e unconscious and the !alance comes as the unconscious pro"ides a !alancing function to theego.-7hilst Jung has the 4ther as the !alancing representation for the unconscious "ia proDection. he has self and other as independent entities. which can only !e reunited !y an engagement with the collecti"e unconscious and a return to the Aelf. Jungs position is then of a world of independent o!Dectsof self and other. that ha"e lost their primal relation which is defined in the Aelf.5or MP the self is something that = disco"er in the world."4f the consciousness which = disco"er !y reflection +..,it cannot !e said that this is myself. My self is arrayed !efore me like any other thing. and my consciousness constitutes it and is not enclosed within it" (PP p'*9-To mo"e from experience to consciousness is to allow experience to show itself from its ground.Thisgroundismultifarious.itisthegroundofsociety.oflanguage.oftemporalityandofotherpeople.Aociety is something we are throwninto and in which we understand oursel"es. Temporality is thehistory that informs our present and the future of our proDected plans.
