An emotionally charged cluster of ideas and images in the unconscious that acts autonomously, influencing perception and behavior when triggered.
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Jungian Psychology
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emotional trigger
Eight of Swords
stuck pattern
autonomous content
sensitive area
psychological wound
charged issue
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