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Balancing Mythic and Practical Reality
- Reality involves balancing mythic inner life with daily outer life responsibilities.
- Jung practiced separating his life into mythic and practical realms to maintain this balance.
Jung's Typology Filters Reality
- Jung's typology shows that ego functions filter reality: thinking names things, feeling values them, sensation proves existence, intuition senses possibilities.
- Less conscious functions tend to be influenced by unconscious fantasy, complicating reality perception.
Ego Mediates Inner and Outer Worlds
- Reality recognition and adaptation is primarily an ego function mediating inner and outer worlds.
- Strong ego enables managing conflicting inner feelings and external demands.