NEW332H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Analytical Psychology, Psychosynthesis, Collective Unconscious
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Other comparisons of tantric and jungian psychology (1) jung did not consider the healing of psychopathology as the purpose of psychoanalysis or as a medical intervention. Jung focused on the function of psychotherapy as a means towards the realization of one"s potential: psychosynthesis. This psychosynthesis is accomplished through individuation: a unified harmony of the conscious and unconscious. The individuating process unfolds of its own accord within jungian analysis through work with dreams fantasies and the imagination. The ultimate end of individuation with buddhist psychology would be enlightenment or realizing one"s inherent buddha-mind or nature. To facilitate individuation in jungian analysis one is advised to induce a calm state of mind (concentration meditation) and to observe the contents of consciousness neutrally without judgment and to witness their unfolding (insight meditation). The final result of jungian analysis is the capacity to live consciously (mindfully) and ethically. (2) role of unconscious.
