Carl Jung: What is the Collective Unconscious?

One of his central concepts, Carl Jung's Collective Unconscious is also his most commonly misunderstood concept. So what is the Collective Unconscious? Jung tells us that it is a layer of the mind that goes deeper than the Personal Unconscious in which we find our own personal experiences. The Collective Unconscious is the common layer of the mind in which the instincts of humanity exist and at certain times in our life bubble up into consciousness. This is the realm of the archetypes and the layer of the mind where myths gods and religions draw their source from. In this episode we explore the Carl Jung Collective Unconscious and what it means in the scope of the psyche. We will also be looking at the difference between the personal and collective unconscious and at the contents of the collective unconscious.
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0:00 The Misunderstood Collective Unconscious
3:56 The Structure of the Psyche
5:37 What is the Collective Unconscious
10:14 Contents of the Collective Unconscious
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⌛ Timestamps:
0:00 The Misunderstood Collective Unconscious
3:56 The Structure of the Psyche
5:37 What is the Collective Unconscious
10:14 Contents of the Collective Unconscious

[christosgiannopoulos]

I usually describe it this way: Imagine that the human mind is an ice cream. The collective unconscious is the cone, and the experiences of the individual are the flavour and sprinkles. Sure each ice cream is different, but they all use the same template to build upon

[leanmchungry]

Jung unlike Freud had formally studied philosophy, Jung's notion of archetypes derived from Plato's notion of forms, I believe.Freud of course ripped off Schopenhauer, Nietzche, Charcot and others. Freud: The Making of an Illusion by Frederick Crews meticulously analyses Freud's sources for his notions of the unconscious, this has import for Jung too. Anyone curious about Freud and Jung could do well to read Crews' book.

[matgonzalez]

I really love the way you break down common misconceptions. Your Camus and Nietzsche videos are what hooked me in, but I love love love that you actually explain the major differences without snark or denigration. It’s hard to find intellectual correction without shame, but I think you do it really well.

[matgonzalez]

(forgot to say this in my prior comment) I think it’s amazing that Jung’s psychological understanding was so considered “mystic” when it’s such a biologically sound idea; traits passed down akin to the turtles you mention, would perfectly explain our understanding of “sins of the father” and other weird sayings.

To frame it as a “collective unconscious” probably threw people off, but fully explained, it makes perfect sense that we’d inherit behavior patterns, especially with how easily children can be programmed in early years

[deebaker]

Thankyou again! Dr jung was (reportedly) so intrinsic in planting the seeds which contributed to the common solution in 12 step recovery from the disease of alcoholism. He suggested that there may be a spiritual solution to Powerlessness in addiction...(again reportedly lol I'm not stating this as fact 😅). Dr jung, in literature has been often credited with having conveyed step 2 which says "we came to believe...that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity" his studies in the power of the unconscious have been invaluable to my recovery. Thankyou for simplifying these concepts so profoundly for everyone! My goldfish brain really appreciates... and my heart treasures the inspiration you are bringing me in these presentations ♡

[Magik]

Carl Jung was an absolute genius and his contribution to humanity can never be over stated. Jung is one of the finest minds in human history. Jung actually made the journey to the bottom of the unconscious psyche. The only way the collective unconscious can be proven and understood is by experiencing it for one's self. A person experiencing spiritual awakening or kundalini awakening, what Jung called "Individuation" directly experiences both the personal unconscious and the collective unconscious. This process takes years if not decades and involved intense suffering and inner work. At the bottom of the collective unconscious is the Soul or Self...a person's Divine Center and True Self. Few have realized it.

[peterlynley]

I think that the best way to understand Jung is that he was a shaman; an extremely well read, intellectually brilliant, self-initiated shaman who went down the into the underworld but didn't go completely insane because he had the self-possession and sheer courage to keep his critical faculties intact and the education to formulate his experiences into a theoretical model that could be communicated to others. You might think I am being hyperbolic but I believe that he belongs in the first tier of the great minds of western culture along with Plato and Aristotle. He has still not be given his due respect as our highly rationalistic unspiritual age is not capable of "digesting" his work. Hopefully that will change.

[ralphricart]

The contents of the collective subconscience is beautifully illustrated by the Tarot.

[ashraf]

Jung seemed to go the opposite way from those from James and Frued, rather than adopting the Lockean tendency of religiously extrapolating from 'natural' phenomena, he decided to follow the ancient Platonic method. He looked deeper than any thinker of his time, he sought the 'occult' because he wanted an even deeper insight than he had then been able to achieve. The interview where he said that he doesn't think, but knows that god exists, is very reminiscent of those of Plato in the Timeaus.

[aresmars]

2:45 What a lovely generous letter by Freud to Jung!

[ayiroth]

Honestly, the overall unenlightened masses can't make the judgement call when it comes to this stuff. The fact that people keep listening to what society has to say shows that they've given up free will forever, and thanks to that, their voices won't be heard at all. They've displayed obedience to what society's collective consciousness has decided, while never stepping out of line to the ideas and concepts that have been rammed into their heads straight from birth. These people have blindly swore allegiance to the "country" that controls their mind, and the "country" that controls their soul. When I mean "country", I'm referring to the metaphorical "country" of repeated ideas and propaganda that society has built-up. And these people live in ignorance and just "purchase" their happiness, in one sense, while living within this metaphorical "country". Most people can't escape from this state.

Overall, when blood and sweat is the real cost, thinking ceases and the truth is lost when it comes to society's way of living. The people that live in this state are told exactly what to do by the world around them, not thinking for themselves. Society BELIVES that they are helping these people and giving them the lives they need, and that they, the "righteous" in their mind, are succeeding, when in reality, the opposite is true. In society, the fires of greed will burn the "weak", which are the people who simply just listen to what society has to say, and they'll make freedom seem obsolete. And people think that this makes the fabric of society whole, but... the idea of "collective consciousness" will control the weak, as you will see, forever and always.

[lichadabrown]

Well done dude. I totally enjoyed and understood your explanation of what I believe to be a very challenging and extremely interesting subject.

[abdullahe]

Thanks James, great video.
So, collective unconcious may be "Carcinisation" of the unconcious part of our minds.

[blakegaley]

Absolutely incredible video dude, always was fascinated about this subject but could not particularly understand it based off just Jung's Books alone, Thank you!

[Zach]

Im surprised there's no comment yet about THE UNENLIGHTED MASSES and Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance references

[sagharhabibdust]

Loved the way you explained everything, I'm currently reading psychology in bite-sized chunks by Joel Levy and trying to do my own research on the topics for a more in depth knowledge and this video really helped. Thank you for making this video!

[thehumanconversationalist]

True passion & conviction mixed w/mercy & what you've shown to me here. I hope to soon contribute some money to your works!!!

[eodosiaa]

loved this video, you explain everything beautifully

[markjennings]

Just to set the record straight :
Tantra discovered the collective unconscious and developed tools to transcend it thousands of years ago.
Actually for thousands of years Tantra has acknowledged seven levels of consciousness. Three levels below the conscious mind :
The personal unconscious,
The collective unconscious,
The cosmic unconscious.
Then there are three levels above the conscious mind:
The individual super conscious,
The collective superconscious,
The cosmic superconscious . When Jung visited India he was advised to travel south and visit the sage Ramana Maharshi who had realised and transcended the seven levels.
But Jung didnt go the question is, Why not?
My estimate is that his personal unconscious blocked his path.