- The Chasm (Jung) — unbridgeable gap between worlds at threshold; terror of discontinuity; what cannot cross intact; appears at midlife - Two-Worlds Framework (trauma psychology) — dissociation as…
| Sources | The Chasm (Jung) — unbridgeable gap between worlds at threshold; terror of discontinuity; what cannot cross intact; appears at midlife Two-Worlds Framework (trauma psychology) — dissociation as split between trauma world and normal world; healing as integration |
| Tension | Both describe discontinuity between worlds. But: Chasm: Structural feature of consciousness-transformation; developmental necessity; "what cannot cross intact" must die Two-Worlds: Pathological dissociation; trauma consequence; integration goal is reconnection not sacrifice The question: Is the midlife chasm a healthy version of dissociative two-worlds? Or are they fundamentally different phenomena? Jung suggests … |
| Candidate | Possible relationship: Trauma-created two-worlds: Dissociative split (pathological) Developmental chasm: Necessary discontinuity (transformative) But both involve terror, inability to cross, and fundamental reality-split. How do you distinguish healing discontinuity from pathological splitting? |