Posted: Feb 12, 2013 11:27 am
I haven't seen anyone framing this as a rule, Nora.
I hear what you're saying about these concepts as a helpful step. I do think they've outlived their potential usefulness though (also, it will come as no surprise to you that I bristle at the "spiritual" component in Jungian psychology
). So while the comparison with how the word "quantum" is abused to give a sciencey feel to all kinds of nonsense is fair, I think there's a difference in that it's not an outdated concept in science, while the whole "animus/anima" thing seems to be exclusively thrown about by people who sell "alternative" wisdom of the kind I've mentioned above - as far as I know contemporary psychology has no use for Jung. (Of course, I'm happy to be corrected on this.)
I hear what you're saying about these concepts as a helpful step. I do think they've outlived their potential usefulness though (also, it will come as no surprise to you that I bristle at the "spiritual" component in Jungian psychology
). So while the comparison with how the word "quantum" is abused to give a sciencey feel to all kinds of nonsense is fair, I think there's a difference in that it's not an outdated concept in science, while the whole "animus/anima" thing seems to be exclusively thrown about by people who sell "alternative" wisdom of the kind I've mentioned above - as far as I know contemporary psychology has no use for Jung. (Of course, I'm happy to be corrected on this.)