Jungian-inspired reflection

Standards and self-criticism: a reflection prompt

Use the theme to ask a question about behavior, rather than to classify yourself or somebody else.

Educational perspective

The scope of this theme

Judgment becomes more useful when the standard is explicit and can be applied fairly.

Questions worth asking

Am I evaluating a specific action or condemning the entire person? Would I use this standard consistently?

A small exercise

Rewrite one global criticism as a specific observation, standard, and possible correction.

Keep interpretation revisable

These are the Institute’s educational themes, not a validated taxonomy, a diagnosis, or a claim that Jung defined this exact set. A symbolic interpretation should remain open to correction by facts, context, and professional assessment.