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THE WITCH IN THE WAGE EARNER

Sheila Niles 30B2 FPE

Dr. C.G. Jung (pronounced 'Young,' which is also the English trans- lation) was primarily a psychiatrist. He studied under Freud, became dissatisfied with his teacher's limitations, and broke away. He prac- ticed therapy to some extent, but his main interest was in research and he traveled world-wide studying the various insights obtained by both primitive and civilized people. A good deal of his thinking is Oriental in origin, but modified by practical experience in Europe.

His "map" of the personality is as follows: the person (man or woman) presents a false face to the world. This mask, or "Persona," is of the appropriate gender, and is tailored to fit the public ideas of what a person of this age and profession should do, say, and wear. Most people do not realize the falsity of their Persona, but believe that they "do what they want to," while they are actually playing a role imposed on them.

The second layer, which is more or less unconscious, he calls the "Shadow." It is the parts of the natural personality which, though still genetically appropriate, are socially unacceptable. Thus, a man's Persona may be kind, obliging and helpful at work, while at home he is a merciless tyrant due to his shadow's release from social pressure. So far, dull.

The third layer is the interesting one, the "Anima." Here we must distinguish between men and women for the first time. In men, the anima is a fairly independent feminine personality. This is not just true to TVs, but of men in genreal. Many of them can recognize its existence; others are forever blind to its workings, but all have it regardless. Women, on the other hand, have the "Animus," which is

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