The Symbol of Wealth and Poverty

Poverty is understood as an attitude of letting go of those things that are commonly perceived as having value to make space for that which possesses higher value, priortizing the meaningful over the material. The jungian annalyst, adolf gugenbull craig, describes something similar to these symbols of wealth and poverty using the language of psychological dynamics. He differentiates between two opposing goals that motivate certain aspects of human activity. And these two goals, he calls well being and salvation. Well being has to do with the avoidance of unpleasant tensions, with striving for the possession of a physical sense of comfort,. relaxed and pleasant sor this is the drive to happiness free of anxieties about one's safety

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