People need look only in their closets to find joy, asserts Japanese organizing consultant Marie Kondo. Followers worldwide rely on her method of household tidying to transform their cluttered spaces into refuges of serenity. Here, writer Jory Kahn uses C. G. Jung’s typology to explore Kondo’s approach as a powerful tool on the path to individuation. The key, Kahn says of Kondo’s method, is to invoke Eros—the Greek god of love representing the creative impulse—to decide which possessions to keep and which to discard. Westerners often suspect the feeling function is too unpredictable, too wild, and trust the thinking function instead. Even though she does not name it as such, the feeling function is precisely what Kondo recommends. Keeping the treasured and trashing the rest can help one develop a happier, more conscious relationship with one’s things and, ultimately, one’s Self. Kahn observes that Kondo, a former Shinto shrine maiden, views everything as having a spirit. Greeting possessions accordingly animates even inanimate objects. Disengaging the thinking function in favor of the feeling function can be a transformative experience.

日本组织顾问 Marie Kondo 断言，人们只需要看看他们的衣橱就能找到快乐。世界各地的追随者依靠她的家庭整理方法将他们杂乱的空间变成宁静的避难所。在这里，作家 Jory Kahn 使用 CG Jung 的类型学来探索 Kondo 的方法，将其作为通往个性化道路的强大工具。Kahn 谈到 Kondo 的方法时说，关键在于调用 Eros（代表创造性冲动的希腊爱神）来决定保留哪些财产，丢弃哪些财产。西方人常常怀疑感觉功能太不可预测、太狂野，反而相信思维功能。尽管她没有这样命名，但感觉功能正是近藤所推荐的。保留珍贵的并丢弃其余的可以帮助一个人发展更快乐，与自己的事物以及最终与自己的自我的关系更加有意识。卡恩观察到，前神社少女近藤认为一切都具有精神。因此，问候财产甚至可以使无生命的物体充满活力。脱离思维功能以支持感觉功能可能是一种变革性的体验。