Aión

The central theme of Jung’s work is the study of archetypes. Part 9 of his life series, which consists of two volumes, contains studies on this subject: Volume I, The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious, has collected shorter essays, while Aión deals specifically with the Selbst ("deep-self") archetype, with particular reference to this. religious aspects of religion. It is a groundbreaking piece of psychological work, as the author put it in the concluding remarks of the volume: “It is the duty of every researcher to document as much as possible his or her findings and views, but also to undertake to come up with a hypothesis on occasion, even if There is also a danger of error, for it is mostly the most fundamental truths that have come from errors, and if we do not know what something is, it is an increase in knowledge if we know that we are not. "