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【Abstract】“Individuation” is a core concept of Carl Gustav Jung’s theory of the individual personality formation. This essay attempts to make a brief analysis on Jung’s individuation. The analysis of the process of individuation in human’s psyche is so necessary， which can help a person become a well-balanced individual. It also can help us understand the characters’ personality in novels.
【Key Words】 individuation; the conscious; the unconscious; collective conscious
【作者簡介】浦妤，昭通学院。
1. Introduction
Individuation is put up with by Carl Gustav Jung. It is a major contribution to the psychology and the literary criticism. As the core of his theory， the understanding of the individuation is useful and helpful for us to know more about the psychological structure of human beings. To the process of the individuation， some scholars used Jung’s individuation to analyze the character’s growth process in novel. Lu Qingmei and Li Ping analyzed the characters in novels and thought the characters’ personality bears a strong resemblance to the process of Jung’s individuation. It’s very important to give a clear analysis of Jung’s individuation.
2. The Conscious， the Unconscious and the Collective Unconscious
In order to explore the process of individuation， the understanding of these concepts including the conscious， the unconscious， the collective unconscious is necessary， especially the autonomy of the unconscious.
The foundation of Freud’s contribution to the modern psychology is his emphasis on the unconscious aspects of the human psyche （Guerin， 1999： 127）. Carl Gustav Jung is influenced by the ideas of Sigmund Freud. Jung agreed with Freud’s ideas about the existence of the conscious mind， but Jung regarded Freud’s unconscious as “personal unconscious”. He found another important content in human’s psyche， which is the collective unconscious and pointed that “the contents of the collective unconscious have never been in consciousness” （Jung， 1968： 42）. The collective unconscious represents the man’s psychic heritage as well as future possibilities. It is shared by the people who lived in the same society and culture， which is inherited from our ancestors， such as the mind of our unknown ancestors， their way of thinking and feeling， and the way of experiencing life and the world.
3. The individuation
According to Jung， Jung insisted that “I use the term ‘individuation’ to denote the process by which a person becomes a psychological ‘individual，’ that is， a separate， indivisible unity or ‘whole’” （Jung， 1968： 275）. The whole of the human psyche necessarily include not only consciousness but the illimitable field of unconscious occurrences as well. Individuation is a process or course of development arising out of the conflict between the conscious and the unconscious. Jung felt absolutely certain of the autonomy of the unconscious. Under certain conditions， the unconscious can take over the conscious. They two can make up the process of the individuation. If one is injured by the other， they cannot exist so harmoniously and do not make a whole. If the unconscious has the same and equal rights with the conscious at the same time， they could fight each other then make a balance in human’s psyche.
The harmonious state of the conscious and the unconscious is not an irrational life-process. The psychologists or the psychoanalyst cannot direct or treated by the form of recipe. The individuation process or this harmonious state between the conscious and the unconscious would be the ultimate goal of the psychologists or the psychoanalyst in modern society.
4.Conclusion
In this essay， the concepts of the conscious， the unconscious and the collective unconscious are presented， which helps us understand the individuation. The roles of the conscious and the unconscious are indispensable in the process of the individuation. A balanced state between them can play a very important role in the development of the individual’s personality.
References：
[1]李平.面具與阴影的原始舞蹈——福克纳《献给艾米莉的玫瑰》荣格“个体化”心理原型分析[J].文学界（理论版），2010.
[2]路庆梅.自性化之路——从荣格理论分析《金色笔记》中的梦境[J].楚雄师范学院学报，2010.
[3]荣格.原型与集体无意识[M].徐德林译，北京：国际文化出版公司，2011.
【Key Words】 individuation; the conscious; the unconscious; collective conscious
【作者簡介】浦妤，昭通学院。
1. Introduction
Individuation is put up with by Carl Gustav Jung. It is a major contribution to the psychology and the literary criticism. As the core of his theory， the understanding of the individuation is useful and helpful for us to know more about the psychological structure of human beings. To the process of the individuation， some scholars used Jung’s individuation to analyze the character’s growth process in novel. Lu Qingmei and Li Ping analyzed the characters in novels and thought the characters’ personality bears a strong resemblance to the process of Jung’s individuation. It’s very important to give a clear analysis of Jung’s individuation.
2. The Conscious， the Unconscious and the Collective Unconscious
In order to explore the process of individuation， the understanding of these concepts including the conscious， the unconscious， the collective unconscious is necessary， especially the autonomy of the unconscious.
The foundation of Freud’s contribution to the modern psychology is his emphasis on the unconscious aspects of the human psyche （Guerin， 1999： 127）. Carl Gustav Jung is influenced by the ideas of Sigmund Freud. Jung agreed with Freud’s ideas about the existence of the conscious mind， but Jung regarded Freud’s unconscious as “personal unconscious”. He found another important content in human’s psyche， which is the collective unconscious and pointed that “the contents of the collective unconscious have never been in consciousness” （Jung， 1968： 42）. The collective unconscious represents the man’s psychic heritage as well as future possibilities. It is shared by the people who lived in the same society and culture， which is inherited from our ancestors， such as the mind of our unknown ancestors， their way of thinking and feeling， and the way of experiencing life and the world.
3. The individuation
According to Jung， Jung insisted that “I use the term ‘individuation’ to denote the process by which a person becomes a psychological ‘individual，’ that is， a separate， indivisible unity or ‘whole’” （Jung， 1968： 275）. The whole of the human psyche necessarily include not only consciousness but the illimitable field of unconscious occurrences as well. Individuation is a process or course of development arising out of the conflict between the conscious and the unconscious. Jung felt absolutely certain of the autonomy of the unconscious. Under certain conditions， the unconscious can take over the conscious. They two can make up the process of the individuation. If one is injured by the other， they cannot exist so harmoniously and do not make a whole. If the unconscious has the same and equal rights with the conscious at the same time， they could fight each other then make a balance in human’s psyche.
The harmonious state of the conscious and the unconscious is not an irrational life-process. The psychologists or the psychoanalyst cannot direct or treated by the form of recipe. The individuation process or this harmonious state between the conscious and the unconscious would be the ultimate goal of the psychologists or the psychoanalyst in modern society.
4.Conclusion
In this essay， the concepts of the conscious， the unconscious and the collective unconscious are presented， which helps us understand the individuation. The roles of the conscious and the unconscious are indispensable in the process of the individuation. A balanced state between them can play a very important role in the development of the individual’s personality.
References：
[1]李平.面具與阴影的原始舞蹈——福克纳《献给艾米莉的玫瑰》荣格“个体化”心理原型分析[J].文学界（理论版），2010.
[2]路庆梅.自性化之路——从荣格理论分析《金色笔记》中的梦境[J].楚雄师范学院学报，2010.
[3]荣格.原型与集体无意识[M].徐德林译，北京：国际文化出版公司，2011.