'''Collective unconscious''', sometimes misstated as collective subconscious, is a term of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analytical_psychology analytical psychology], coined by [[Carl Jung]]. It is a part of the unconscious [[mind]], expressed in [[humanity]] and all life forms with nervous systems, and describes how the [[structure]] of the psyche autonomously organizing [[experience]]. Jung distinguished the Collective Unconscious from the Personal unconscious, in that the Personal Unconscious is a [[personal]] reservoir of [[experience]] [[unique]] to each [[individual]], while the Collective Unconscious collects and organizes those personal experiences in a similar way with each member of a particular species. | '''Collective unconscious''', sometimes misstated as collective subconscious, is a term of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analytical_psychology analytical psychology], coined by [[Carl Jung]]. It is a part of the unconscious [[mind]], expressed in [[humanity]] and all life forms with nervous systems, and describes how the [[structure]] of the psyche autonomously organizing [[experience]]. Jung distinguished the Collective Unconscious from the Personal unconscious, in that the Personal Unconscious is a [[personal]] reservoir of [[experience]] [[unique]] to each [[individual]], while the Collective Unconscious collects and organizes those personal experiences in a similar way with each member of a particular species. |