People as Tools: Jung’s Warning

  “If science is an end in itself, man’s raison d’être lies in being a mere intellect. If art is an end in itself, then his sole value lies in the imaginative faculty, and the intellect is consigned to the lumber-room. If making money is an end in itself,...

Jung and Others on Greed, Hacking and Artificial Intelligence

Jung and Others on Greed, Hacking and Artificial Intelligence   “Egotism always has the character of greed, which shows itself chiefly in three ways: the power-drive, lust, and moral laziness. These three moral evils are supplemented by a fourth which is...

Jung on Mistakes and Errors

  Jung on Mistakes and Errors (corrected) Another Example of Synchronicity: My mistake in forgetting to add the Bibliography!   The roundabout way and even the wrong way are necessary. If you deny this you must also deny that the mistakes of history were...

Jung on Science and Scientism

  “… as a doctor and scientist, I proceed from facts which everyone is at liberty to verify.”[1] “Science is not indeed a perfect instrument, but it is a superb and invaluable tool that works harm only when it is taken as an end in...

Tools for Crafting a Positive “Curioser and Curioser” Future

  “… the darkness … is illuminated only by what, to it, is unexpected, unwanted, and incomprehensible.”                                                                                                             Jung (1954)[1] “… through the...