“the ‘God within’ is … dogmatically difficult.
The wholeness of the quaternity symbolizes the discovery of God within. Also, they do not invariably indicate a subliminal readiness on the part of the patient to realize that wholeness consciously, at a later stage often they mean no more than a temporary compensation of chaotic confusion. These images are naturally only anticipations of a wholeness which is, in principle, always just beyond our reach. Jung believed these images of wholeness help to help to stabilize the mind in the face of newly emerging wholeness. The confusion emerges because we are opening to the unconscious (and unknown) dimension of the mind. They can just as well emerge in states of confusion and disorientation. The quaternary symbol may emerge as we begin the movement toward wholeness and integration. In a dream or vision, we might hear the number four or be in a room with four walls or four people. We can think of the four seasons and the four directions or the four aspects of a mandala. There are always four aspects or four objects or four people grouped together. The quaternity symbol is always four-fold. It is true Self (or awareness) that is able to perceive and integrate the various parts of our experience or personality. The archetype of wholeness is related to the archetype of Self, and in the language of Enlightenment, is the true Self or awareness. The archetype of wholeness is the unity that is the core of the disparate parts of our experience or personality. Indeed, it could even be called the archetype of wholeness.” (Jung, CW 9i) But it is distinguished by the fact that it is one of the most important of them from the functional point of view. The squaring of the circle is one of the many archetypal motifs which form the basic patterns of our dreams and fantasies. Jung called the quadrant the archetype of wholeness: The quaternity is an important in the process of spiritual awakening. 1800-50Ĭarl Jung theorized that the quaternary is an image of wholeness and is related to the emergence of “god within”. Vishnu as the Cosmic Man Jaipur, Rajasthan c.