Union of opposites
Union of opposites is Sharp’s synonym redirect to opposites—the problem and process of bringing polarities into living relation (often via coniunctio, transcendent-function, tertium-non-datur).
1. Etymology
Union of opposites is Sharp’s synonym redirect to opposites—the problem and process of bringing polarities into living relation (often via coniunctio, transcendent-function, tertium-non-datur).
2. Plain summary
Examples (exhaustive house list for this Index lemma — common union-of-opposites motifs named across Jung’s essays and standard Jungian lexica; not a claim that Jung’s CW contains only these):
Sharp redirect → opposites; living relation of polarities; dual-stamp OPP-1–4 only.
3. Academic elucidation
Hub entry. Authority and §5 sample: opposites (OPP folded). confirm: no new union-of-opposites leaf stamps this pass; dual-stamp OPP-1–4 only.
4. Lexicon
Sharp (1991)
Union of opposites. See opposites.
(Sharp, 1991)
5. CW concordance — sample, not exhaustive
Dual via opposites (OPP-1–4 already stamped; no rewrite): 1955–1956/1970 · 1954/1968 · 1917/1966 · 1931/1969.
See also: opposites; coniunctio; unus-mundus; transcendent-function; tertium-non-datur; unconsciousness.
References
Samuels, A., Shorter, B., & Plaut, F. (1986). A critical dictionary of Jungian analysis. Routledge.
Sharp, D. (1991). Jung lexicon: A primer of terms & concepts. Inner City Books.