al writers on the mysteries of the human mind in the first half of the 20th Century. Like Freud he focused on the universality of dreaming as a means of exploring the hidden parts of the psyche, and used extensive analogies derived from the study of art, mythology, religion, and philosophy to elucidate mental processes.
"He was a strong believer in the importance of integration of opposites (e.g. masculine and feminine, thinking and feeling, science and spirituality). Though not the first to analyze dreams, his contributions to dream analysis were influential and extensive. Although he was a theoretical psychologist and practicing clinician for most of his life, many of his studies extend into other realms of the humanities: from comparative religion and philosophy, to criticism of art and literature. While these Jungian ideas are seldom mentioned in college psychology courses, they are often explored in humanities courses" (ibid.).
It is important to understand Jung's theories about the psyche, the mind, the emotions, and menta
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