This lecture focuses on the turning point in the evolution of individual consciousness: the shift fromthe subjective egobeing the operator of life, to a process in which psychological activity is perceived as an "objective entity." This marks the point where the individual is no longer passively drawn into psychological whirlpools, but begins to recognize an autonomous life force within — a "not-I" that operates beyond the self.

From Psychologism to the Discovery of the "Subtle Body"

When Richard Wilhelm encountered the spirit of Chinese Taoism, he realized that what the West called "psychology" often fell into the trap ofpsychologism— the belief that all inner experiences are merely subjective fictions or pathological products. True "mentalization," by contrast, treats psychological content as a substantial "Subtle Body" and recognizes that the unconscious follows objective laws independent of the will.

The Dialectic of Sacredness and Alienation

• Pathological Alienation: As a patient once wrote in terror: "He has my body, but it won't obey me at all." This is the primal fear that arises when consciousness is invaded by unconscious content.
• Sacred Surrender: As the Apostle Paul declared: "It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me." This represents the ego's voluntary abdication in favor of the Self — a sign of individual maturity.