The Image-less Archetype: A Phenomenological Re-evaluation of the Individuation Process in the Context of Congenital Aphantasia

This theoretical essay investigates the process of Jungian individuation within the neurocognitive framework of congenital aphantasia. By deconstructing the traditional 'visual bias' in analytical psychology, the author proposes a new model of 'Active Conceptualization' and introduces the practice of chronosomnambulism as a tool for psychic integration. The work asserts that psychological wholeness (the Self) is accessible through meaning and somatic resonance, independent of the ability to generate voluntary visual imagery.