word of the day, enantiodromia, referring to the emergence 

of the unconscious opposite in the course of time. 

this characteristic phenomenon practically always occurs 

when an extreme, one-sided tendency dominates conscious life; 

in time an equally powerful counterposition is built up, 

which first inhibits the conscious performance and subsequently 

breaks through the conscious control. 

enantiodromia is typically experienced in conjunction 

with symptoms associated with acute neurosis, 

and often foreshadows a rebirth of the personality. 

the grand plan on which the unconscious life of the psyche 

is constructed is so inaccessible to our understanding 

that we can never know what evil may not be necessary 

in order to produce good by enantiodromia, 

and what good may very possibly lead to evil.

enantiodromia also refers to the process whereby one seeks out 

and embraces an opposing quality from within, internalizing it 

in a way that results in individual wholeness. 

this process is the crux of jung's notion called 

the "path of individuation." 

one must incorporate an opposing archetype into their psyche 

to obtain a state of internal 'completion.'

(it's a lot of words for the word of the day, but it seems to describe the state of things).