CARL JUNG ON WAR AND PEACE
The United States and Israel’s war of choice against Iran is but one of many symptoms spread across the world of the same psychological situation. The symptoms point to a disturbance in the mental or psychic atmosphere in and between nations. “We are on our guard against contagious diseases of the body,” writes Jung, “but we are exasperatingly careless when it comes to the even more dangerous collective diseases of the mind.” Symptomatic problems form a tangled knot, and it is hardly possible to single out one particular problem and treat it independently of the others. However, there are certain sides to such problems that have a definite psychological aspect, bringing them within the scope of Analytical Psychology to put forward a certain point of view.
How does Donald Trump approach problems and make decisions? Put in the language of Jungian Psychology, the question is: which mental function does Trump use when he makes decisions? In this article we reflect on Trump’s typical approach to problems and way of decision-making. Our intention herein is to contribute a vital perspective on Trump’s mind-set, one which is critical to understand also in the domain of geopolitical analysis…