Rumaysa The Dauntless: An Analysis of Jungian Individuation

Abstract

The formation of gender identities in association with brain development, culture, sex, attachments, and generally, the psychology of gender formation has grabbed extensive attention in the recent past. Every segment of society; from women in general to intellectuals, from psychotherapists to Jungian analysts, everyone is looking for a breakthrough to resolve the gender issue. In the momentum of gender identity, this research gives a flavor of the authentic female self-definition as distinct from culturally tailored and politically defined gender expectations. Jungian psychology emphasizes the actualization of a similar state, which is realised through the gradual process called individuation. In this paper, the author has taken the path of individuation to address the identity crisis, using the living example of Rumaysa bint Milhān, known in history as an independent, stoic, rational lady who was the sovereign of her own life. Her lived experience is used to revision the female identity through reimagining the inner personality in its own right.