Ultimately, Jung’s advice invites us to move from passive participation in inherited scripts to conscious authorship of our own narrative. This does not mean total control; the psyche remains mysterious and larger than the ego. Yet, by knowing our inner patterns and orienting them toward our chosen aims, we gain a kind of inner democracy rather than inner tyranny. Our fears, desires, and fantasies do not vanish; they are given roles in a life we have deliberately envisioned. In this way, self-knowledge becomes not an end in itself, but a foundation for a more coherent and intentional existence. [...]
