Freud vs Jung: is the mind a cellar or a cathedral?

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SIGMUND FREUD vs CARL JUNG go head to head — and every jab is rooted in real history.

SIGMUND FREUD

The mind is a cellar, and every locked door down there hides the same thing: desire we dare not name.

CARL JUNG

Sigmund, you nailed us all to one dreary appetite; but climb higher and you find myth, spirit, the shared dreams of all mankind.

SIGMUND FREUD

Your 'collective unconscious' is a beautiful ceiling painted to hide the plumbing beneath it.

CARL JUNG

And your plumbing, dear friend, runs straight past the soul because you refuse to look up.

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