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   From: mlwi@swipnet.se   
      
   "M Winther"  skrev i meddelandet   
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   > "Animism and the archetypal nature of the unconscious"   
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   I meant that it has its *roots* in animism. This is a better abstract:   
      
   "The animistic archetypal nature of the unconscious"   
      
   Abstract: The concept of the archetype in modern psychology has   
   its roots in animistic mythological thinking, which is still part and   
   parcel of our unconscious psychology. Platonism and Jungian psychology   
   are indebted to animism. The unconscious constantly produces animistic   
   motives. The archetype is an expression of the animistic economy of   
   the unconscious. This explains the great success of the archetypal   
   notion in understanding the unconscious. It is justified regardless of   
   the nature of the archetype, and its ontology is therefore not an   
   urgent issue. The Platonic paradigm can trigger an animistic   
   regression, exemplified by naive New Age notions. The trinitarian   
   tradition of mysticism presents a way out for gone astray Jungians and   
   New Agers. The path known as 'via negativa', which involves withdrawal   
   and gearing down, provides the necessary complement that makes   
   individuation complete.   
      
   Keywords: archetype, ontology, animism, individuation, Plato,   
   Carl Jung, contemplation.   
      
   http://home7.swipnet.se/~w-73784/animism.htm   
      
   Mats Winther   
      
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