“The whole nature of man presupposes woman, both physically and spiritually. His system is tuned into woman from the start, just as it is prepared for a quite definite world where there is water, light, air, salt, carbohydrates etc..”

—  C.G. Jung

"Two Essays in Analytical Psychology" In CW 7: P. 188 (1967)

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