Irene Claremont de Castillejo (1885–1967) was a British Jungian psychoanalyst. She is famous for her achievements in feminine psychology with fellow-Jungian psychoanalysts Emma Jung and Toni Wolff.
Born in London and educated in History and Economics at Cambridge, Irene married the Spanish jurist José Castillejo. Following the death of her husband, Irene moved to Zürich and studied Jungian psychology with Carl Gustav Jung, his wife Emma Jung, and his student Toni Wolff.
Her notable books include Knowing Woman: A Feminine Psychology (1974) and Freedom of the City (1958.)
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We are taught that the body should be obedient servant of the mind but there are times when servants know better than their masters.
—Irene Claremont de Castillejo
Emotion always has its roots in the unconscious and manifests itself in the body.
—Irene Claremont de Castillejo
Topics: Emotions, the Body
We are new every day.
—Irene Claremont de Castillejo
Topics: Morning
It is the things we are unaware of in ourselves which make us so very angry when we see them in other people.
—Irene Claremont de Castillejo
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