Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakens.

Jung contrasts two modes of living: an outward-directed stance that projects hopes and fears onto the world (“dreams”), and an inward-directed stance that faces the psyche as it is (“awakens”). “Vision” here means genuine self-knowledge and moral clarity, which Jung believed cannot be achieved by chasing external validation or explanations alone. Looking into one’s “own heart” implies confronting shadow aspects, complexes, and unconscious motivations; this inward work reduces projection and makes perception of others and the world less distorted. The quote encapsulates Jung’s idea that psychological growth and meaning arise from inner integration rather than from external achievement or conformity.