"A promising counterbalance to these trends is to develop alternative ways of being that increase and diversify the “crowd within” - and drive an ongoing inner discourse ....
It’s to look more often within, and behind, to develop depth and soul.... And we could do worse than to turn to Jung for a starting point in that journey."<p>There's so much to Jung's work that finding a way in to the core can be difficult. I once studied several of his collected works. To learn whether his ideas might have value for one's journey, his own journey and motivations are revealed in memoir <i>Memories, Dreams, Reflections</i>. His 'evidence' is the universality of human experiences ... his own and those of his patients.<p>To get to some of the core ideas (without dilution), try the two books of Vol 9. <i>Archetypes...</i> (which arrives at key idea 'Individuation') and <i>Aion</i> (gets into self, ego, shadow, anima/animus). These aren't easy reads, but many have found the effort rewarding.<p>Edit: Joseph Campbell's ideas (specially TV series <i>The Power of Myth</i>) might be a more widely accessible way to learn about this path.