Historically, the thinking function was thought to gain its power by distancing from the force field of both body and human relationships. In modern times, however, our thought has expanded within an increased understanding of shared human structures.
Emphasizing their impact on modern notions of knowing, Jungian analyst Diane Martin examines the uncovering by Freud of the drama of wounded Eros and primary splitting mechanisms in consciousness; the discovery by Jung of the collective unconscious and the spiritual work of Eros via the symbolic function; the revitalizing effect of systems theory on the scientific paradigm; and the contribution to culture from the women’s movement in recovery of the “matrix of life” archetype as a legitimate mode of consciousness.