Editing Wolfgang Pauli (section)

== Philosophy ==
In his discussions with [[Carl Jung]], Pauli developed an ontological theory that has been dubbed the "Pauli–Jung Conjecture" and has been seen as a kind of [[Double-aspect theory|dual-aspect theory]]. The theory holds that there is "a psychophysically neutral reality" and that mental and physical aspects are derivative of this reality.<ref name="Atmanspacher pp. 527–549">{{cite journal | last=Atmanspacher | first=Harald | title=The Pauli–Jung Conjecture and Its Relatives: A Formally Augmented Outline | journal=Open Philosophy | volume=3 | issue=1 | date=1 January 2020 | doi=10.1515/opphil-2020-0138 | pages=527–549| s2cid=222005552 | doi-access=free | hdl=20.500.11850/448478 | hdl-access=free }}</ref> Pauli thought that elements of quantum physics pointed to a deeper reality that might explain the mind/matter gap and wrote, "we must postulate a cosmic order of nature beyond our control to which ''both'' the outward material objects ''and'' the inward images are subject."<ref name=":0">Burns, Charlene (2011). ''[https://www.metanexus.net/wolfgang-pauli-carl-jung-and-acausal-connecting-principle-case-study-transdisciplinarity/ Wolfgang Pauli, Carl Jung, and the Acausal Connecting Principle: A Case Study in Transdisciplinarity],'' Disciplines in Dialogue.</ref>

Pauli and Jung held that this reality was governed by common principles ("[[archetype]]s") that appear as psychological phenomena or as physical events.<ref name=":1">Atmanspacher, Harald and Primas, Hans (1995) ''The Hidden Side of Wolfgang Pauli.'' Journal of Consciousness Studies, 3, No. 2, 1996, pp. 112–26.</ref> They also held that [[Synchronicity|synchronicities]] might reveal some of this underlying reality's workings.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" />