ntial differences in the theories of the two men. It can be classifiedas actual or potential forces that perform psychological work. It is oftenexpressed in desires and wants for objects. The values for things arehidden in complexes. The psyche is always active, yet it is still very difficult for people toaccept this view of a continuously active psyche, because there is a strongtendency to equate psychic activity with conscious activity. Jung, as wellas Freud, hammered away at this misconception, but it persists even today.The source of psychic energy is derived from one's instincts and divertedinto other uses. Like a waterfall is used to create energy, you have touse your instincts to turn into energy as well. Otherwise, just like thewaterfall, your instincts are completely fruitless. For example, if youthink that to get a beautiful wife, you have to be rich, so you direct yoursexual drive into a business persona, which will bring you money. There are two principles of psychic dynamics. What happens to all thatenergy? 1. Principle of Equivalence. Energy is not created nor destroyed. Ifit leaves something, it has to surface. For example, if a child devoted alot of energy to reading comics, it might be redirected into a differentpersona, som ething like being Mr. Cool Dude! He then will loose interestin reading comics. Energy also has an inclination to carry tendencies ofits source to its destination. 2. Principle of Entropy. Energy usually flows from high to low. If youhave a highly developed structure (persona, for example), instead ofequalizing, it may start drawing values from other systems to boost itselfeven higher. Such highly energized systems have a tendency to go BOOOOM!So, entropy can destroy those high energy systems if they get too big. Theoperation of the entropy principle results in an equilibrium of forces.Just like two bodies of different temperatures touching each other wouldsoon equalize temperatures. The hotter one w...
