collective unconscious
noun
: the inherited part of the unconscious that especially in the psychoanalytic theory of Carl Gustav Jung occurs in and is shared by all the members of a people or race
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Those who never took Psychology 101 will also learn how by contrast, Carl Jung interpreted dreams in terms of eternal archetypes from the collective unconscious.
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 24 June 2025
Successfully branding a city can significantly boost visibility and tourism, searing memorable taglines into the collective unconscious of potential visitors.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
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—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 12 May 2025
Jeanne Herry’s restorative-justice masterpiece humanizes our collective unconscious.
—Armond White, National Review, 2 Aug. 2024
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 24 June 2025
Successfully branding a city can significantly boost visibility and tourism, searing memorable taglines into the collective unconscious of potential visitors.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
Trapped: Mind-Altering Shorts Date & Venue TBA Tap into the collective unconscious of a rogue’s gallery of grifters, hermits, and sociopaths with our infamous showcase of gloriously confounding cinematic curios.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 12 May 2025
Jeanne Herry’s restorative-justice masterpiece humanizes our collective unconscious.
—Armond White, National Review, 2 Aug. 2024
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collective unconscious
noun
col·lec·tive unconscious
kə-ˈlek-tiv- 
: the genetically determined part of the unconscious that especially in the psychoanalytic theory of C. G. Jung occurs in all the members of a people or race
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