Day 1:Beginning the Journey

 

This post is part of my 30-day journey reflecting on Carl Jung’s teachings and how they unfold in my own life. Each day, I explore a different aspect of the psyche, inner growth, and self-discovery through personal reflection.

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I’ve always believed that self-understanding comes in waves. Some days, I feel like I know myself so well; on others, I’m a stranger to my own heart. When I first came across Carl Jung’s writings, I didn’t fully grasp the depth of what he meant by the Self — that deeper, wiser part of us beyond the ego — but something in me quietly responded, “Yes, this is what I’ve been looking for.”

Jung once said, “Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.” That line stayed with me. I realized how much of my life was shaped by what I thought I should be — roles, expectations, and masks I wore to belong. But lately, I’ve been asking: Who am I when no one is watching?

Starting this month-long journey feels both exciting and a little unsettling. Jung’s ideas are not light reading — they ask us to meet the parts of ourselves we’ve ignored or misunderstood. Yet there’s a strange comfort in knowing that self-exploration is not a sign of confusion but of courage.

This blog isn’t meant to explain Jung like a textbook. It’s more like keeping a mirror — one that reflects my inner landscapes as I learn, question, and remember who I am beneath everything else. Some days may feel clear; others might feel messy. But that’s part of the process — what Jung called individuation, the lifelong work of becoming whole.

Maybe this space can also be a soft corner for anyone walking a similar path — people learning to listen to their dreams, their intuition, their quiet knowing. We might not have all the answers, but we can begin by being honest with ourselves.

So here I am — beginning.
Not to find a perfect version of me, but to meet the many selves I’ve been avoiding or forgetting.