Anima and animus
Jungian theory In Jung's theory, the anima makes up the totality of the unconscious feminine psychological qualities that a man possesses and the animus the masculine ones possessed by a woman. He did not believe they were an aggregate of father or mother, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, or teachers, though these aspects of the personal unconscious can influence a person's anima or animus. Origin[edit] Anima and Animus A natural understanding of another member of the opposite sex is instilled in individuals that stems from constant subjection to members of the opposite sex. Anima[edit] Anima originated from Latin, and was originally used to describe ideas such as breath, soul, spirit or vital force. Animus[edit] Animus originated from Latin, where it was used to describe ideas such as the rational soul, life, mind, mental powers, courage or desire.[4] In the early nineteenth century, animus was used to mean "temper" and was typically used in a hostile sense. Eve[edit] Helen[edit] Mary[edit]
Hieros gamos
The notion of hieros gamos does not always presuppose literal sexual interaction in ritual, but is also used in purely symbolic or mythological context, notably in alchemy and hence in Jungian psychology. Hinduism[edit] Ancient Near East[edit] Sacred prostitution was common in the Ancient Near East[1] as a form of "Sacred Marriage" or hieros gamos between the king of a Sumerian city-state and the High Priestess of Inanna, the Sumerian goddess of love, fertility and warfare. Greek mythology[edit] Tantric Buddhism[edit] In Tantric Buddhism of Nepal, Bhutan, India and Tibet, yab-yum is a ritual of the male deity in union with a female deity as his consort. Maithuna is a Sanskrit term used in Tantra most often translated as sexual union in a ritual context. The symbolism of union and polarity is a central teaching in Tantric Buddhism, especially in Tibet. Alchemy and Jungian psychology[edit] The hieros gamos is one of the themes that Carl Jung dealt with in his book Symbols of Transformation.
Eros
In Greek mythology, Eros (, ;[2] Ancient Greek: Ἔρως, "Desire") is the Greek god of love and sex. His Roman counterpart was Cupid ("desire").[3] Normally, he is described as one of the children of Aphrodite and Ares and, with some of his siblings, was one of the Erotes, a group of winged love gods. In some traditions, he is described as one of the primordial gods. Etymology[edit] The Greek ἔρως, meaning "desire," comes from ἔραμαι "to desire, love", of uncertain etymology. R. Cult and depiction[edit] Eros appears in ancient Greek sources under several different guises. A cult of Eros existed in pre-classical Greece, but it was much less important than that of Aphrodite. Primordial god[edit] Homer does not mention Eros. At the beginning there was only Chaos, Night (Nyx), Darkness (Erebus), and the Abyss (Tartarus). Son of Aphrodite and Ares[edit] [Hera addresses Athena:] “We must have a word with Aphrodite. Eros and Psyche[edit] Eros in art[edit] See also[edit] Notes[edit] ^ A. References[edit]
The Jungian Model of the Psyche | Journal Psyche
Few people have had as much influence on modern psychology as Carl Jung; we have Jung to thank for concepts like extroversion and introversion, archetypes, modern dream analysis, and the collective unconscious. Psychological terms coined by Jung include the archetype, the complex, synchronicity, and it is from his work that the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) was developed, a popular staple of personality tests today. Among Jung’s most important work was his in-depth analysis of the psyche, which he explained as follows: “By psyche I understand the totality of all psychic processes, conscious as well as unconscious,” separating the concept from conventional concept of the mind, which is generally limited to the processes of the conscious brain alone. Jung believed that the psyche is a self-regulating system, rather like the body, one that seeks to maintain a balance between opposing qualities while constantly striving for growth, a process Jung called “individuation”. The ego Complexes
Logos
Logos (UK /ˈloʊɡɒs/, /ˈlɒɡɒs/, or US /ˈloʊɡoʊs/; Greek: λόγος, from λέγω lego "I say") is an important term in philosophy, psychology, rhetoric, and religion. Originally a word meaning "a ground", "a plea", "an opinion", "an expectation", "word", "speech", "account", "to reason"[1][2] it became a technical term in philosophy, beginning with Heraclitus (ca. 535–475 BC), who used the term for a principle of order and knowledge.[3] Ancient philosophers used the term in different ways. The sophists used the term to mean discourse, and Aristotle applied the term to refer to "reasoned discourse"[4] or "the argument" in the field of rhetoric.[5] The Stoic philosophers identified the term with the divine animating principle pervading the Universe. Under Hellenistic Judaism, Philo (c. 20 BC – AD 50) adopted the term into Jewish philosophy.[6] The Gospel of John identifies the Logos, through which all things are made, as divine (theos),[7] and further identifies Jesus as the incarnate Logos.
Syzygy Defined
MEMOIR LOGO CONCEPT: The aleph and a Sufi mystic inspired my creation and design of the syzygy logo, which I initially based on the symbolism of the yin and yang. But the concept expanded when I first saw the aleph in Judith Cornell’s Mandala Healing Kit, My inexplicable attraction to it led me to incorporate it into my logo before I knew what it meant. I later read that the “Aleph (the first letter of the sacred Hebrew alphabet) embodies the primordial, divine potential of the universe. ... And the mystic poet Rumi inspired me to use the fire and water concept after I read The Question. “The presence is there in front of me. One group walks toward the fire, into the fire. No one knows which are blessed and which are not. Whoever walks into the fire appears suddenly in the stream. A head goes under water, and that head pokes out of the fire.” LOGO ART: Cropped fire and water images from Free Images. LOTUS ART: Courtesy Homestead, my website service provider.
Alfred Adler - A Psychology of Change
Human beings have the unique capacity to reflect on their own thoughts and actions. “Know thyself,” said Socrates, although he was not the first to vocalize the thought. He merely had the good fortune to quote an already popular saying in the presence of Plato, who wrote it down for posterity and thus ensured that both their names would be linked with it as later generations took up the inquiry. The quest to know the self, to reflect on and seek to understand human thoughts and behavior, has been known as psychology for perhaps 500 years, though the term’s origin is as muddy as that of the Delphic quotation appropriated by Socrates and Plato. In any case, Wilhelm Wundt and William James, often thought of as the fathers of psychology, merely reignited its flame in the late 19th century, with others soon adding coals. Some of the most significant others include three psychiatrists who joined forces soon after the turn of the 20th century in Vienna, Austria. A Psychology of Meaning
