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Marie-Louise von Franz Quotes



Quotes by Marie-Louise von Franz - (4 quotes)

Marie-Louise von Franz - From the Creativity category:

Creativity sometimes needs the protection of darkness, of being ignored. That is very obvious in the natural tendency many artists and writers have not to show their paintings or writings before they are finished. (Marie-Louise von Franz)

Marie-Louise von Franz - From the Fantasy category:

If you notice an unconscious fantasy coming up within you, you would be wise not to interpret it at once. Do not say that you know what it is and force it into consciousness. Just let it live with you, leaving it in the half-dark, carry it with you and watch where it is going or what it is driving at. (Marie-Louise von Franz)

Marie-Louise von Franz - From the Spectator category:

The passionate reactions of people to a painting, the exclamation, 'Oh, this is wonderful,' may, even if meant in a positive way, entirely destroy the chiaroscuro, the mystical hidden weaving of fantasy which the artist needs... (Marie-Louise von Franz)

Marie-Louise von Franz - From the Unknowns category:

It is as if something somewhere were 'known' in the form of images – but not by us. (Marie-Louise von Franz)