2/28/2014 Collective Unconscious: A Philosophical Analysis of the Darkest Reaches of the Mind

by Kiriell Popienko

Carl Jung (pronounced Young) was a protegee of the famous Sigmund Freud, the man who pioneered the radical idea of that the subconscious is the principle force that drives a person.  Jung too was concerned with the subconscious, but he also took an avid interest in the fact that all mythology's across the world have similar themes and symbols.  He proposed the existence of a collective unconscious, an unconscious mind shared by all humans which has retained humanity's collective memories.  

Proceeding with the idea that philosophy is an activity, this week I will only briefly state Jung and his collective unconscious.  Jung like Freud was a proponent of psychoanalysis and dream interpretation, so with that in mind I have prepared a special activity that will allow us to actively analyze our subconscious.  Doing this will allow us to notice trends and patterns, more specifically Jung's famed Archetypes, in order to asses to possible of a collective unconscious.  I wish now mention that this activity has the potential to become highly personal, you are not required to share anything you do not want to share.  I will strongly encourage sharing in this discussion however, as to not only examine the idea of collective unconscious, but to show how similar people really are.