In most schools of psychology, the common term “self” refers to an integration of thoughts. William James explains: “What we mean by personal selves are thoughts connected as we feel them to be connected.” Jung however had a different concept of the Self as that which lies at the centre of psyche and is beyond ego consciousness. Its mystery gives it a transcendent quality and he compared it to the Hindu Atman, an aspect of the divine that dwells within us. It is the realisation of that mysterious Self within us, and observing that Self in all things, that is the goal of Jungian psychoanalysis.
The Sense of Self in Jungian Psychoanalysis
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