Carl Jung's View Of Human Nature

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According to Carl Jung, the archetype anima and animus states that human are essentially bisexual. He also believes that these archetypes must be expressed in every human, and if it is not expressed, the person will experience one side of personality. This belief stirred my thinking. If Jung was right, would all humans have the tendency to be attracted to both man and woman? Would it mean that same sex marriages would be more common? This concept truly opposes the truth the Bible presents. While reading, I also began to ask if it was possible for a person to achieve Jung’s ideal self-fulfillment.
The assigned reading about Jung’s view on human nature was different from Fraud’s view, but Jung also suggests that personality was shaped and determined

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