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Enantiodromia

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The word “enantiodromia”, literally, “running counter to”, was apparently coined by Stobaeus, a compiler of a series of extracts from Greek authors who probably lived in the early 5th century. However, the concept itself is already implied in writings by ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus (c.535–c.475 BC) who says “cold things warm, warm things cool, wet things dry and parched things get wet.”

In Psychological Types (1921), Jung defines enantiodromia as “the emergence of the unconscious opposite in the course of time.” He adds that “this characteristic phenomenon practically always occurs when an extreme, one-sided tendency dominates conscious life; in time an equally powerful counterposition is built up which first inhibits the conscious performance and subsequently breaks through the conscious control.”

In particular, Jung used the term to refer to the unconscious acting against the wishes of the conscious mind, referring to the emergence of the unconscious opposite in the course of time. This characteristic phenomenon practically always occurs when an extreme, one-sided tendency dominates conscious life; in time an equally powerful counterposition is built up, which first inhibits the conscious performance and subsequently breaks through the conscious control. Enantiodromia is typically experienced in conjunction with symptoms associated with acute neurosis and often foreshadows a rebirth of the personality.

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