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I read The Idiot in my undergrad and loved it. It was extremely powerful. I'm suddenly inspired to read it again, through an aspie lens.

Do you need a haircut?

99% of the population would say yes.

Do you?

I'm probably getting one this Friday.

Yes, "The Idiot" is one of my favorite Dostoyevsky works.

Do you find "Crime and Punishment" to be a romantic work?

Haven't read it, unfortunately, nor anything by that author - a serious omission probably.

Have you read anything by Solzhenitsyn?

^ I just read his name, and that was challenging enough.

No.
You?

Yep, One Day In The Life Of Ivan Denisovich, it was all the rage in the mid-1970s, but a bit depressing all the same.

Have you ever been on a hovercraft?

Nope...but I did read “Ivan Denisovich.” Reminds me of “Notes From Underground” by Dostoyevsky.

Do you ever fly in your dreams?

Quite possibly, but can't be sure, as I forget almost all of them within a minute or two of waking. Not sure what old Karl Gustav would've made of that....

What do you make of Jung's idea of the 'Collective Unconscious'?

Quite often, usually on my own two wings. Those are the very best dreams - the thing I regret most about not having a dragon body to match my dragon soul is not having the ability to fly. I can feel the wind across my scales, my wings pushing against the air to keep me aloft, and muscles my human body doesn't even have working as I fly. No words I can come up with can adequately describe just how truly amazing the experience is.

What is your favorite kind of dream to have?

I enjoy dreams wherein I speak with my (deceased) father, or I go back in time to my childhood. I have been able to verify some details about my childhood that I don't otherwise remember.

Do you get that falling feeling a lot when going to sleep? I've had it many times each night lately. Usually I'm stepping off a curb rather than falling through space.

While I'm falling asleep but not quite there yet, sometimes I get that falling feeling, but more often it isn't a steady sensation, and feels more like my bed is moving - up, down, making turns, etc. When I was little I called it "the ride" and really enjoyed it.

Since I missed DeepHour's post, I'll repeat his question.

I feel like there is much basis for a “collective unconscious” based upon culture passed down to many generations.

Jung, or Freud?

Jung

Do you talk to inanimate objects?

I might cuss at something if I sub my toe on it.

Have you ever punished an inanimate object by hitting it or smashing it?

Not that I recall. I sometimes attribute personalities to inanimate objects (subconsciously), but I don't talk to them or hit them.

Collective unconscious: is that the same as genetic memory?
I think I should brush up on Jung. He seems to be a common topic but I don't remember much about him.

Question:
Could someone kindly give me a brief summary of Jung, and their opinion of his theories?

Swiss-German psychologist/psychiatrist. Theorized about people's ideas and experiences being part of a collective mental/spiritual inheritance which was transmitted through the generations. There was a 'folkish' dimension to this, which, given the era in which he worked, led to speculation of Nazi sympathies (a view now largely discredited). Interests in mythology, dreams and 'Archetypes', a sort of psychological version of Plato's theory of Forms. Jung went through periods in which he appeared more in need of psychiatric help than many of his patients. I haven't done a very good job of summarizing, largely because my own knowledge of CJ is very sketchy, and it's a hugely complex area.

Do you often sleep during the day and stay up all night?