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Originally posted by Rappa ↑

Psychological Entropy

Entropy implies gradients from one extreme to another.
Jung gives many examples of opposites in psychology such as introvert and extravert.

Just as our bodies are energy systems, so Jung claimed the psyche can be regarded as an energy system. Some examples of gradients found within the psyche includes:

Fear of the future----from fearless to an inability to deal issues

Dealing with change—from an inability to change habits to openly embracing new thoughts and ideas

Moral responsibility for one’s actions ---from saintly to psychopathic!

Interest in sexuality--- from hypersexual to asexual

Interest in Religion--- from fundamentalist to radical Atheism

Jung suggests--- the greater the tension between the pairs of opposites, the greater will be the energy that comes from them, and the resultant increase in consciousness will be the greatest.

In other words, after a person experiences a major life event that calls into question some assumptions or beliefs change, there is an interval where the person wrestles with new ideas and insights and finally a new level or equilibrium is found.

Without such a process the psyche is doomed to stagnation, congestion, and ossification.

Life is born of the spark of opposites and Jung put great value on the opposites, insisting that, “… the pairs of opposites are not to be understood as mistakes, but as the origin of life.”

No opposites, no “spark,” no flow of psychic energy, no change, no healing.”

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I see posts in these threads as a way to increase the tension of the opposites –in terms of opinions and ideas.

We then look for ways to resolve the tensions that each post creates. This increases our level of understanding and our consciousness or awareness of an issue.

However, some interactions end up in a slanging match and so the issue needs to wait for another day to be once again resolved, or parties agree to disagree, and move on--- even though the issue is unresolved.

In the same way if we repress personal issues, they don’t go away, but remain in our sub-conscious until we are once again ready to confront the issue or the issue is forced upon us by our circumstances.

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I'm guessing that Jung used entropy as an analogy.

Systems that receive energy from outside sources may counter the effects of entropy and avoid degrading over time. For example, the fact that the earth receives energy from the sun has enabled life to evolve on our planet.

By analogy people need to accept and respond to challenges to their beliefs to prevent them from degrading psychologically.

I don't think that slanging matches are necessary a bad thing if they encourage deeper thought and don't become overwhelming for the deep thinker.

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