Carl Jung - How Your Dark Side Can Make You A Hero (Jungian Philosophy)

In this video we will be talking about how your dark side can make you a hero, according to the philosophy of Carl Jung. Carl Jung's psychology is called analytical psychology and his philosophy is dubbed as “Jungian philosophy”. Jung’s most famous theory is ‘the individuation process.’

According to Jung, the human mind or psyche is made up of the conscious mind, which we are aware of, and the unconscious mind, which we are not aware of. Our unconscious mind is further divided into the personal unconscious, where things we've forgotten or repressed reside, and the collective unconscious, which holds shared memories and ideas of humanity known as archetypes. Archetypes are universal, symbolic patterns and themes that recur across cultures and throughout history. One of the key archetypes is "The Hero," representing the individual's journey towards self-discovery and growth. Although absolutely related, this is not to be confused with the immensely popular Hero's Journey storytelling mechanic, where a protagonist goes on an adventure, overcomes an obstacle, grows from the experience, and goes home. This Hero's Journey often involves confronting and integrating the shadow, another important concept in Jungian philosophy. The shadow lives in the personal unconscious and is the part of our mind where we hide all the traits and desires we don't like or can't accept about ourselves, such as anger, jealousy, or fear. Although the shadow might seem scary or mysterious, understanding and accepting it is vital for personal growth. By facing these hidden parts of ourselves, we stop wasting energy on hiding them and instead use that energy positively. This process of integrating your shadow, your dark side, helps you become more whole and balanced, which is key to becoming the Hero in your own life. Which is why in this video, we will be talking about what the hero archetype is, and how embracing your darkness could be the key to becoming a hero.
So here are the steps you need to take so that your dark side can make you a hero, according to the philosophy of Carl Jung.
01. Get To Know The Hero Archetype
02. Get To Know Your Darkness
03. Face The Darkness
04. Face The Light
05. Be Yourself
I hope you enjoyed watching the video and hope that this wisdom on how to your dark side can make you a hero, from the philosophy of Carl Jung will be helpful in your life.

Carl Jung, together with Sigmund Freud and Alfred Adler, is one of the 3 founders of psychoanalysis which is a set of psychological theories and methods aiming to release repressed emotions and experiences - in other words, to make the unconscious conscious. Jung was born in Switzerland in 1875 and died in 1961, leaving behind great works in the fields of psychiatry, anthropology, archaeology, literature, philosophy, psychology and religious studies. Jung had Freud as a mentor for a good part of his career but later he departed from him. This division was painful for Jung and it led him to found his own school of psychology, called analytical psychology as a comprehensive system separate from psychoanalysis. If classical psychoanalysis focuses on the patient’s past, as early experiences are very important in personality development, analytical psychology primarily focuses on the present, on mythology, folklore, and cultural experiences, to try to understand human consciousness. One of the most important ideas of analytical psychology which Jung founded is the process of individuation, which is the process of finding the self - something Jung considered an important task in human development. While he did not formulate a systematic philosophy, he is nonetheless considered a sophisticated philosopher - his school of thought dubbed “Jungian philosophy”. Its concepts can apply to many topics covered in the humanities and the social sciences. A good part of his work was published after his death and indeed there are still some articles written by him that to this day have yet to be published. Some of his most important books are: “Psychology of the Unconscious”, “Man and His Symbols”, “The Archetypes and The Collective Unconscious”, “Modern Man In Search of a Soul”, “The Psychology of the Transference”, “Memories, Dreams, Thoughts”, and “The Relations Between the Ego and the Unconscious”. Besides being a great writer and a researcher, he was also an artist, a craftsman and even a builder. His contribution is enormous and there is a great deal we can learn from his works.

Research/Writing: Lisa Hentschke

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[PhilosophiesforLife]

Carl Jung says: “The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are”.

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[philosense]

This video brilliantly shows how facing our inner darkness is essential for personal growth and heroism.

[WisdomLife]

What I am most impresived by Jungian philosophy is “Embrace Our Shadow”. This process of self-acceptance and understanding unlocks personal growth and allows us to harness the energy we previously spent hiding those aspects. This is a great sharing, thanks so much!

[MasterofStories]

Thank you so much to the channel for such a high-quality video! The analysis of Jung and his perspective on psychology is truly impressive. The video is not only engaging but also makes me reflect on my own role in life.

[skye_belle]

Carl Jung's philosophy has always resonated with me the most.

[AT-dxpf]

The labeling of qualities as "positive" and "negative" like that is the root of the problem tho. The idea of referring to "darkness" is largely to do with its being unseen. For most people fear is little more repressed than boldness. They merely don't see that their "negative" qualities like anger also contain their assertiveness, courage, some of their authenticity, etc. We throw out the baby with the bathwater when we repress qualities because of painful experience and conformity to perceived ideals. As Jung said many have a shadow full of gold. Why is the villain always extremely bold, courageous, creative, etc? Imagine having those qualities while maintaining your other qualities. One could react more honestly and feely to any situation.The "positive" qualities become negative because they have no balance. Strict moral ideals of kindness allow immorality to flourish (within and without) and people to step on you. Not to mention you will be controlled by your repressed qualities. The video doesn't fully capture the deeper moral qualities associated with this idea. The conscious personality becomes toxic and our perception of morality turns to hypocrisy and so much more. Jung shared the idea of Enantiodromia-how opposites flip into each other (especially when extreme). We can see this in how chemicals work in the brain. There is a reciprocal balancing attempting homeostasis. This is why your dopamine rush leads to a crash and the next dopamine spikes are less and less than the first (compared this to our capacity to be "good" when we are repressing). So the idea is the ego actually turns into it's opposite all the time and hence the perspective one has of how to be is actually the root of all evil. One could see the Eden myth as representing this as the fall was a result of eating of "the knowledge of good and evil"-of splitting and judging. Repressing qualities you don't approve us is the root of all evil. And it is exactly that attempt to be the way one thinks they should be that is the cause. So your attempted "goodness" is arguably "evil". At root humans are inherently pretty decent. They can be harsh at times in their natural state but it's like salt. Too much is terrible but just enough is perfect. Just be natural. Don't AIM to be "good" and you will be.

[DanzeMusic]

What if I’ve already become who I truly am? And who I really am is not a hero at all? 🙄

[kl-u]

The narrator is so hard to listen to, can we try to use a more smooth sounding American accent narrator instead? The British accent tone is just so up & down & sounds like trying so hard to pronounce the words but actually more difficult to hear clearly. Thank you!

[rocker]

I don't understand what the hell your talking about