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SheltieLover

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8. My post is based on C.G. Jung's psycho-spiritual theoretical orientation to psychology
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 05:58 PM
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Women have a male part of their psyches called the animus. Men have a feminine part of their psyches called the anima.

A great book on the topic is:

Animus and Anima Paperback – May 22, 1998
by Emma Jung

There is, no doubt, a ton of information on C.G. Jung's theories on You Tube. It's the only psychology theoretical orientation that cannot be explained in 5 words or less. LOL

The feminine consciousness is mostly focused on spirituality, cooperation and communication, so for a woman to be successful in the business world, they need a fairly stong animus. Conversely, men are great at business, generally, but for creative and spiritual pursuits, they need to be in touch with their anima, which is often a struggle for a lot of guys. This is not to say business women are masculine or that spiritual, creative, cooperative guys are effemate. It's only that part of their consciousness they need to be in touch with to succeed in those areas, if that makes sense.

Jung was reared by very strict Jesuits, so to escape, he would frequently go up into his attic. He began to whittle and whittled a little figure he ended up calling "Shadow," and his theoretical orientation was born. LOL

Shadow is the part(s) of ourselves we deny, generally because of disapproval from caregivers or society in general.

A simple example is the little child who is excited to get their paws on some crayons and are happily coloring, only to have the caregiver or teacher or whomever constantly telling them "don't color outside the lines."

All kinds of future implications with that mess... LOL

I hope that helps! Please feel free to pm if you wish.

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