Einfall is a German word that literally means “in-fall,” explained by Jungian psychologist Marie-Louise von Franz thus: “It is something which drops into one’s head; it falls in…. It is a beautiful word for something that suddenly pops up in consciousness, comes in a flash from the unconscious.” This is an exact translation of Khatra خطرة, while the shortest English approximation would be a “passing thought”.
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