Day 25 · Q1: Self-Knowledge · January 25, 2026
Pause. Breathe. Begin.
I . L E C T I O
Carl Jung
Memories, Dreams, Reflections, 1961
“Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.”
C O N T E X T
Jung, the founder of analytical psychology, spent his life exploring the unconscious mind. This sentence distills his entire philosophy: the outer world is a projection of the inner, and only by turning inward can we truly wake up.
I I . M E D I T A T I O
“What are you looking for in the outside world that can only be found within?”
I I I . S C R I P T I O
Write one sentence about a recurring pattern in your life that might originate from within, not from external circumstances.
I V . C O N N E X I O
Jung's 'looking inside' echoes every thinker we've read — but adds a new dimension: the unconscious. Dostoevsky's hidden truths now have a name. How does the unconscious change the project of self-knowledge?
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