Not for a moment dare we succumb to the illusion that an archetype can be finally explained and disposed of. Even the best attempts at explanation are only more or less successful translations into another metaphorical language. (Indeed, language itself is only an image.) The most we can do is to dream the myth onwards and give it a modern dress. And whatever explanation or interpretation does to it, we do it to our own souls as well, with corresponding results for our own well-being. The archetype--let us never forget--is a psychic organ present in all of us. CW 9 - par 271
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Quote of the day
Not for a moment dare we succumb to the illusion that an archetype can be finally explained and disposed of. Even the best attempts at explanation are only more or less successful translations into another metaphorical language. (Indeed, language itself is only an image.) The most we can do is to dream the myth onwards and give it a modern dress. And whatever explanation or interpretation does to it, we do it to our own souls as well, with corresponding results for our own well-being. The archetype--let us never forget--is a psychic organ present in all of us. CW 9 - par 271
