Collected Works of C.G. Jung, Volume 12
The collective unconscious, on the other hand, consists of archetypes and universal images that do not belong to any single individual, but to humankind as a whole. Archetypal structures, patterns, and images mold and shape human life, and have always done so. This material does not belong to consciousness, and while it can be brought into relation
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one could attempt to regressively restore persona and return to the prior state, but it was impossible to get rid of the unconscious. Alternatively, one could accept the condition of godlikeness. However, there was a third way: the hermeneutic treatment of creative fantasies. This resulted in a synthesis of the individual with the collective psyche
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