(a) Consider that the use of private symbols is one way to gain power over people, since the user understands things that others do not. See Chapter 7, (b) I think so. Some theorists might argue that...

(a) Consider that the use of private symbols is one way to gain power over people, since the user understands things that others do not. See Chapter 7, (b) I think so. Some theorists might argue that their ideas are too complicated to be explained in simple terms. But after some 30 years of teaching such subjects as Jungian theory and inferential statistics, I believe that complicated ideas can usually be explained in relatively clear language if one is willing to make the necessary effort.