Cross-section: Model of the Psyche

• The self is seen as a bowl which encompasses 3 layers of consciousness.

• The bottom layer (the collective unconscious) contains the archetypal roots.

• The middle layer (the personal unconscious) contains the archetypal complexes with their tree like branches and leaf-clusters of associations. The personal unconscious also stores memories and other consciously and subliminally received data.

• The top layer (consciousness) contains the ego complex which arises directly from the self and interfaces with the contents of the personal unconscious.

• The Persona and the Shadow are seen to be exterior to the ego.

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