Embracing the Paradoxical Nature of Life

Jung’s view of psyche is rooted in an appreciation of paradoxical opposites and the roles they play in life. He found that creatively embracing life’s ‘inexplicable and paradoxical’ nature leads to wholeness and a more soulful connection to the world. We explore Jung’s work on understanding the paradoxical nature of opposites and how we can apply this understanding to living in balance with ourselves and the world around us. This requires us to engage in ‘transrational’ ways of knowing. We consider dimensions of this type of knowing which expand the purely rational view of psyche. We also explore complementary views on the paradoxical nature of psyche from fields including psychology, physics, and neuroscience.