From the Unconscious to the Conscious 



Instinct represents the first manifestation of the 

 subconsciousness collectively, as it does in the individual. 

 As in the individual, so collectively, the subconsciousness 

 appears as the intermediary between the primitive 

 unconsciousness and the still future consciousness. 



The subconscious is no longer a dark and chaotic 

 unconsciousness; it is the unconscious already illumined 

 by the reflection of realised consciousness. 



From the unconscious it holds all potentialities; 

 from the conscious it draws the general knowledge 

 acquired through vital ' experiences ' and instinctive or 

 intentional aspirations towards the light. 



The reversions from consciousness to unconscious- 

 ness which we have studied in the individual, greatly 

 transcend the limits of individuality. By reason of the 

 essential solidarity of all, the consciousness individually 

 acquired reverts both into individual unconsciousness 

 and into the collective unconsciousness. 



Thenceforward evolution, even of inferior species, 

 is in some degree guided by a superior and deep-seated 

 influence which causes them to participate in the general 

 progress that has already come into realisation. 



The appearance of principal species and principal 

 instincts, seemingly conforming to some kind of terminal 

 state, which is not pre-established but acquired, can thus 

 be understood. 



At the beginning of these principal species and 

 principal instincts there is a seeming effort of * lucid ' 

 subconscious activity which creates them with a given 

 form, and with characters having certain capacities, 

 but also with their special limitations in space and time. 

 This effort of lucid subconscious activity by reason of 

 the acquired purpose (finalttfy is always largely accordant 

 with the demands of the environment in which new 

 species will be evolved. The creation of a new species 

 appears, in a word, as a result akin to genius in the 

 unconscious, working towards consciousness. 



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