“I always miss out” or “nobody likes me!” – there are conflicts that keep recurring. These complexes, which conceal our individual life themes, are connected with strong emotions. They determine our experiencing and behaviour in the here and now, even though they originate in conflicts of the past: For example, people who were constantly devalued by their father may suffer from a debilitating inferiority complex as adults.

In this classic on the topic of complexes, the renowned Jungian analyst and psychotherapist Verena Kast shows the following: When we uncover our life themes, we can more easily free ourselves of the constantly recurring conflicts and discover new, enriching aspects of life.