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Abstract

This research paper explores Khalil Gibran‟s The Prophet in the light of Jungian concept of individuation. All the leading characters of the poem under investigation look caught up in the processes self-affirmation that is termed individuation in the Jungian theories of analytic psychology. The protagonist of the present data experiences the multifaceted dialectical processes and binaric structures of various dimensions of life to head, step by step, towards the goal of self- realization. The conscious and the unconscious, along with so many dialectics, interact with and influence each other to result into the structures that tend to the realization of individuation. The personal unconscious and the collective unconscious, the personal and the sociopolitical, the cognitive and the cultural undergo the famous "to and fro‟ motions to cause the unification of the self. Owing to these interactions, the individual is supposed to achieve individuation.
 
Key Words: Jungian Individuation, Khalil Gibran, The Prophet