Conscious and unconscious do not make a whole when one of them is suppressed and injured by the other. If they must contend, let it at least be a fair fight with equal rights on both sides. Both are aspects of life. Consciousness should defend its reason and protect itself, and the chaotic life of the unconcious should be given the chance of having its way too--as much of it as we can stand. This means open conflict and open collaboration at once. The way human life should be. It is the old game of hammer and anvil: between them the patient iron is forged into an indestructible whole, an "individual."
This, roughly, is what I mean by the individuation process. As the name shows, it is a process or course of development arising out of the conflict between the two fundamental psychic facts.
-- C.G. Jung, "Conscious, Unconscious, and Individuation," CW 9,I, 522-3
George Doczi, a founding member of the C.G. Jung Society, Seattle, passed away December 14, 1995. George was best known as the author of The Power of Limits, a work that emphasizes the interrelationship between art and mathematics.
We will continue our theme of "The Journey of Individuation" through Spring 1997. The following speakers and events are scheduled:
Our Fall 1997 theme will highlight Jung and religion.