Jungian-inspired reflection

Avoidance and competing aims: a reflection prompt

Use the theme to ask a question about behavior, rather than to classify yourself or somebody else.

Educational perspective

The scope of this theme

An unwanted outcome does not prove an unconscious wish to fail.

Questions worth asking

What did I do or postpone? What immediate concern did it address? What other explanation fits?

A small exercise

Choose a manageable next action and identify the practical obstacle that needs addressing.

Keep interpretation revisable

These are the Institute’s educational themes, not a validated taxonomy, a diagnosis, or a claim that Jung defined this exact set. A symbolic interpretation should remain open to correction by facts, context, and professional assessment.