The strongest feelings and symptoms are connected with the most powerful complexesĭenial of instincts and complexes increases power of the unconsciousĬomplexes and struggles manifest in places where one is most weak or less developed The erotic complex is omnipresent in the psyche, acausal, and paradoxical in natureĪn erotic complex can dominate at the expense of other psychic material, then everything becomes sexualized and geared toward the sexual purposeĮvery important affective event becomes a complex Some psychic contents have an autonomous natureįear of complexes is a deeply-rooted prejudice complexes are normal and basic parts of the psycheĬomplexes are signposts to the unconscious Psyche is formidable, hostile, and can even thwart one’s will sexual instinct is often beyond human ability to expressly control or direct Natural sexual instincts are reduced to widespread denial and repression Pressures to conform or deny natural instincts creates psychological splits between inner needs versus outer demands
No instinct rivals the spirit as strongly as the sexual instinctĮssential to give instincts their rightful place One encounters sexuality everywhere thus in anything one is involved, their sexuality will appear too These statements are paraphrased directly from Jung's writings on analysis, sex, and sexuality. Jung’s Writings and Perspectives on Sexual Issues and their Treatment
Jung and Sex: Re-visioning the Treatment of Sexual Issues, Edward Santana, Ph.D.Īvailable at Amazon: A Primer on C.