Jungian
adjective
Jung·ian
ˈyu̇ŋ-ē-ən 
: of, relating to, or characteristic of Carl Gustav Jung or his psychological concepts
Jungian
noun
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One therapist friend suggested that this book exemplifies the Jungian notions of the persona and the shadow.
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Literary Hub, 4 June 2025
The largely experimental film gains its loose narrative structure from Tesfaye’s relationship with Ortega’s Ani, short for the Jungian concept of the Anima.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 16 May 2025
This is much different from the sociological insight of eccentric motherhood in Pier Paolo Pasolini’s Mamma Roma and the Jungian psychology in Bertolucci’s Luna.
—Armond White, National Review, 14 Feb. 2025
Exhibition of mixed media figurative sculptures informed by memories connected to Jungian philosophy and manifested through dreams.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 10 Nov. 2024
According to Jungian theory, what process involves integrating the contents of the shadow into consciousness?
—Catherine Baab-Muguira, Quartz, 31 July 2024
The video, which has been viewed more than 36,000 times, is just one of over 48 million on the social media platform that explores the topic of shadow, and one more piece of evidence of a wide-ranging resurgence of Jungian fascination.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 28 June 2024
This question arises considering the rapid evolution akin to Freudian/Jungian theories, where each successive ‘generation’ overcomes or integrates with its ‘parent.’
Eshed doesn’t think so.
—Brianna Kamienski, USA TODAY, 31 May 2024
Spender met the Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung on a ship from India and began a course of Jungian analysis.
—Maya Jasanoff, Foreign Affairs, 11 Dec. 2018
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Literary Hub, 4 June 2025
The largely experimental film gains its loose narrative structure from Tesfaye’s relationship with Ortega’s Ani, short for the Jungian concept of the Anima.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 16 May 2025
This is much different from the sociological insight of eccentric motherhood in Pier Paolo Pasolini’s Mamma Roma and the Jungian psychology in Bertolucci’s Luna.
—Armond White, National Review, 14 Feb. 2025
Exhibition of mixed media figurative sculptures informed by memories connected to Jungian philosophy and manifested through dreams.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 10 Nov. 2024
According to Jungian theory, what process involves integrating the contents of the shadow into consciousness?
—Catherine Baab-Muguira, Quartz, 31 July 2024
The video, which has been viewed more than 36,000 times, is just one of over 48 million on the social media platform that explores the topic of shadow, and one more piece of evidence of a wide-ranging resurgence of Jungian fascination.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 28 June 2024
This question arises considering the rapid evolution akin to Freudian/Jungian theories, where each successive ‘generation’ overcomes or integrates with its ‘parent.’
Eshed doesn’t think so.
—Brianna Kamienski, USA TODAY, 31 May 2024
Spender met the Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung on a ship from India and began a course of Jungian analysis.
—Maya Jasanoff, Foreign Affairs, 11 Dec. 2018
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“Jungian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Jungian. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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Jungian
1 of 2 noun
Jung·ian
ˈyu̇ŋ-ē-ən
: an adherent of the psychological doctrines of C. G. Jung
Jungian
2 of 2 adjective
: of, relating to, or characteristic of C. G. Jung or his psychological concepts
Jungian archetypes
Jungian psychology
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