M. Esther Harding

“The feminine principle is not a matter of gender but of a mode of consciousness.”

“For the hero, the dragon is not some exterior monster, but his own inner darkness.”

“A neurosis is a secret that you don't know you are keeping.”

“The creative impulse is a call, a summons from the unconscious, which must be answered if one is to be whole.”

“The great work of man is to integrate the opposites in his own nature.”

“The journey is one of discovery about the self, the world, the adventure of life, and the nature of God.”

“The process of individuation is a journey into the soul, a descent into the depths of one's own being.”

“The goal of psychological development is the realization of the self.”

“Conflict is the beginning of consciousness.”

“When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate.”

“Only when we have the courage to face things exactly as they are, without any self-deception or illusion, can a light develop out of events which guides us.”

“Each of us has a task to perform, a task that is exclusively his or her own.”

“To be in a situation where there seems to be no way out, or no way forward, is, in my experience, a very profitable one.”

“Every human being has a unique and irreplaceable role to play in the great drama of life.”