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Ancient eschatological texts are actually maps of the inner territories of the psyche that seem to transcend race and culture and originate in the collective unconscious.
Stanislav Grof

Meaning of "collective unconscious" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COLLECTIVE UNCONSCIOUS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COLLECTIVE UNCONSCIOUS

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Collective unconscious is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COLLECTIVE UNCONSCIOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

collective unconscious

Collective unconscious

Collective unconscious is a term of analytical psychology, coined by Carl Jung. It is proposed to be a part of the unconscious mind, expressed in humanity and all life forms with nervous systems, and describes how the structure of the psyche autonomously organizes experience. Jung distinguished the collective unconscious from the personal unconscious, in that the personal unconscious is a personal reservoir of experience unique to each individual, while the collective unconscious collects and organizes those personal experiences in a similar way with each member of a particular species.

Definition of collective unconscious in the English dictionary

The definition of collective unconscious in the dictionary is a part of the unconscious mind incorporating patterns of memories, instincts, and experiences common to all mankind. These patterns are inherited, may be arranged into archetypes, and are observable through their effects on dreams, behaviour, etc.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COLLECTIVE UNCONSCIOUS

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WORDS THAT END LIKE COLLECTIVE UNCONSCIOUS

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Synonyms and antonyms of collective unconscious in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «collective unconscious» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COLLECTIVE UNCONSCIOUS

Find out the translation of collective unconscious to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of collective unconscious from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «collective unconscious» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

集体无意识
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

inconsciente colectivo
570 millions of speakers

English

collective unconscious
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बेहोश सामूहिक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اللاوعي الجماعي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

коллективное бессознательное
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

inconsciente coletivo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সমষ্টিগত অজ্ঞান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

inconscient collectif
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak sedar kolektif
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

kollektiven Unbewussten
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Translator English - Japanese

集合的無意識
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

의식이 집단
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Translator English - Javanese

Semaput bebarengan
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Translator English - Vietnamese

vô thức tập thể
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Translator English - Tamil

கூட்டு மயக்கமான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सामूहिक बेशुद्ध
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Translator English - Turkish

Kolektif baygın
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

inconscio collettivo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nieświadomości zbiorowej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

колективне несвідоме
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

inconstientul colectiv
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Translator English - Greek

συλλογικό ασυνείδητο
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Translator English - Afrikaans

kollektiewe onbewuste
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

kollektiva omedvetna
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

kollektive ubevisste
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about collective unconscious

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6 QUOTES WITH «COLLECTIVE UNCONSCIOUS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word collective unconscious.
1
Stanislav Grof
Ancient eschatological texts are actually maps of the inner territories of the psyche that seem to transcend race and culture and originate in the collective unconscious.
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Jon Krakauer
Antarctica has this mythic weight. It resides in the collective unconscious of so many people, and it makes this huge impact, just like outer space. It's like going to the moon.
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David Letterman
I'm just trying to make a smudge on the collective unconscious.
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Ann-Marie MacDonald
Some people talk about children wanting to be born as though somewhere out there in the collective unconscious there's a spirit, or a thought or an idea that wants to be born. And I sometimes feel that way about stories... that they're there and they want to be told.
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Marc Maron
The Internet has usurped the collective unconscious and access to cosmic consciousness has become difficult and almost primitive.
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Steven Spielberg
You have many years ahead of you to create the dreams that we can't even imagine dreaming. You have done more for the collective unconscious of this planet than you will ever know.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COLLECTIVE UNCONSCIOUS»

Discover the use of collective unconscious in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to collective unconscious and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious
Essays which state the fundamentals of Jung's psychological system: "On the Psychology of the Unconscious" and "The Relations Between the Ego and the Unconscious," with their original versions in an appendix.
Carl Gustav Jung, R. F. C. Hull, 1981
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Blake, Jung and the Collective Unconscious: The Conflict ...
This edition includes a new preface by Jung Singer and a reproduction of 24 pages from Blake's The Marriage of Heaven and Hell.
June K. Singer, 2000
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The Multicultural Imagination: Race, Color, and the Unconscious
Wide-ranging in its references and scope, this is a book that provokes the reader - analyst or not - to confront personally those unconscious attitudes which stand in the way of authentic multicultural relationships.
Michael Vannoy Adams, 1996
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Mythos and Logos in the Thought of Carl Jung: The Theory of ...
The Theory of the Collective Unconscious in Scientific Perspective Walter A. Shelburne. is intimately related to the body, would also have common and universal features: . . . just as the human body shows a common anatomy over and above ...
Walter A. Shelburne, 1988
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Post-Jungian Criticism: Theory and Practice
The Collective Unconscious And Archetypes It is interesting that even those who accept a rather mechanistic version of the unconscious often question the idea of a collective unconscious. To understand why so many find the collective ...
James S. Baumlin, Tita French Baumlin, George H. Jensen, 2004
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Psychology of the Unconscious
In this, his most famous and influential work, Carl Jung made a dramatic break from the psychoanalytic tradition established by his mentor, Sigmund Freud.
Carl Gustav Jung, 2003
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Dream Sight: A Dictionary and Guide for Interpreting Any Dream
The Collective Unconscious Earlier in this chapter, I introduced the notion of Jung's most significant discovery as it relates to dream work; the Collective Unconscious. The Archetypes and archetypal images we have just described actually exist ...
Michael Lennox, 2011
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A History of Clinical Psychology
However, his most startling innovation was the concept of a collective unconscious. Jung called the relatively long-recognized and much-discussed unconscious processes of the individual, those stressed by the Freudians, the personal ...
John M. Reisman, 1980
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Theoretical Anthropology
JUNG ON MYTHS AND THE COLLECTIVE UNCONSCIOUS All analytic or depth psychologists agree that myth has a symbolic value and refers to the unconscious processes of the human psyche. They differ as regards the nature of the reality ...
David Bidney, 1968
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Einstein
Jung defined the collective unconscious in these terms: While the personal unconscious is made up essentially of contents which have disappeared from the consciousness through having been forgotten or repressed, the contents of the ...
Gary Moring, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COLLECTIVE UNCONSCIOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term collective unconscious is used in the context of the following news items.
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What is San Diego Comic-Con really about?
He asserts that we all share a collective unconscious that in literature is expressed as the "hero's journey", or Monomyth, which is found in ... «BetaNews, Jul 15»
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Tomm Moore and Paul Young: making Song Of The Sea
Carl Jung and the collective unconscious. The idea that there's a language to dreams that I think myth taps into, and we have to tap into it again ... «Den Of Geek, Jul 15»
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Understated wit, wallpaper and words | Visual art round-up
You don't have to be a Jungian, or a believer in the collective unconscious, to appreciate what he's getting at, or the appeal of each piece. «Irish Times, Jul 15»
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Dune, 50 Years On: How a Science Fiction Novel Changed the World
... becoming part of a Jungian collective unconscious. But perhaps Herbert would take heart from the thought that history does not appear to be ... «AlterNet, Jul 15»
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Patricia Sheridan's Breakfast With ... Tina Desai
There is this idea in “Sense8” of a collective unconscious that can be tapped into. I love the world that has been created by [Andy and Lana ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jul 15»
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When slavery won't die: The oppressive Biblical mentality America …
... media representations of black people continue to reinforce this in the collective unconscious. There have been various studies [for example, ... «Raw Story, Jul 15»
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Netflix's 'Sense8' a stylish, murky vision
They are all having dreams and seeing visions; sometimes they see through one another's eyes, sometimes, by some collective unconscious ... «Waterbury Republican American, Jul 15»
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Building A Business? Know Where To Look For Inspiration
Despite his publicity troubles, Nikola Tesla still looms large in the pages of history—and in our collective unconscious. If Elon Musk gets his way ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
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'Dark Star' shines light on artist's world
... hybrid, a film that has long since entered the collective unconscious and spawned who knows how many spinoffs, variations and Giger fans. «Boston Herald, Jul 15»
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Sex, Slavery and the Black Body Count–An Interview with …
... media representations of black people continue to reinforce this in the collective unconscious. There have been various studies [for example, ... «Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Collective unconscious [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/collective-unconscious>. May 2024 ».
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