Jung speaks to the religious attitude that is inherent within. That we yearn to connect to a higher presence; that we are changed when we encounter forces that are divine, numinous, and otherworldly. In this sense, God is synonymous with the unconscious. The great religions are cultural models of our attempts to understand and be in relationship to these forces. The practices, rites and ceremonies facilitate our connection to what is beyond, what guides, what lies in shadow.