The term archetype is associated with Swiss psychiatrist and psychologist Carl Gustav Jung, who formulated the idea of the collective unconscious. The Collective Unconscious Before delving into what exactly the archetypes are, it is necessary to explain Jung’s concept of the collective unconscious, which is their “home”, so to speak. The term archetype is associatedContinue reading “What are archetypes?”
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The Fool Dances with Death
The Danse Macabre (or Dance of Death) is a late medieval motif that illustrates the universality of death. The constant famines, wars, and especially the Black Death in Europe showed how fragile and fleeting life truly was. Death was not a distant fate but a sudden, ever-present companion. This grim reality intensified the religious desireContinue reading “The Fool Dances with Death”
The Labyrinth: Why We Must Lose Our Way to Find Ourselves
“Not all those who wander are lost.” J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring Confusion, wandering, isolation, darkness, disorientation—all evoke the labyrinth, a complex network of paths in which it is difficult to find one’s way out. Or do they? Today, the term “labyrinth” is used as a synonym for “maze”, which is technically incorrect.Continue reading “The Labyrinth: Why We Must Lose Our Way to Find Ourselves”