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This episode explores the psychological significance of fairy tales and their universal truths as articulated by Carl Jung.

“…the fairy tale is the great mother of the novel, and has even more universal validity than the most-avidly read novel of your time. And you know that what has been on everyone’s lips for millennia, though repeated endlessly, still comes nearest to the ultimate human truth.” Carl Jung, Red Book Many people think of fairy tales […] The post The Psychology of Fairy Tales first appeared on Academy of Ideas .

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