Chapter XIII

The Quaternary

The Four-Fold Structure of Wholeness

Jung examines the quaternary as the structure of psychological completeness—the four-fold pattern that appears in mandalas, representing the integration of the four psychological functions and the completion missing from the Christian trinity.

Four-Fold Mandala

The Four Psychological Functions

Thinking

Rational analysis, logic, and understanding through concepts and ideas.

Feeling

Value judgments, emotional assessment, and meaning through relationships.

Sensation

Perception through the senses, concrete reality, and present experience.

Intuition

Perception of possibilities, unconscious patterns, and future potential.

The Complete Square

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