Enantiodromia
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Enantiodromia is a noun meaning (psychiatry, according to Carl Jung) The principle whereby the superabundance of one force inevitably produces its opposite, as with physical equilibrium.
Meaning
(psychiatry, according to Carl Jung) The principle whereby the superabundance of one force inevitably produces its opposite, as with physical equilibrium.
Example Sentences
If one wishes to gain an understanding of how humanity could shift from the one to the other, one needs to have an understanding of the enantiodromia (a movement that turns into its opposite) of the development of gathering into agriculture.
Word Forms
- enantiodromias
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include antisyzygy, syzygy, antisynchronization, paradox, dichotomy, isopathy.
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