Psychology of the soul. Occult study of melancholy
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Since the beginning of the development of the science of philosophy, many scientists and thinkers paid deep attention to such feelings as grief, despair, sadness and despondency, all these feelings bring people experience. Some of them lived their lives alone and devoted life to the contemplation of their psyche, in attempts to explain the alternating state of the mind, trying to systematize the psyche in accordance with physiological theories, mental disorders or esoteric interpretation. The most interesting concept is the internal dark aspect of the soul, the darkening of sensations that cause atrophy of emotions and feelings, or their rise is like divine ecstasy. This experience of the dark side of the soul was called “melancholy” and for centuries, melancholy became one of the most interesting phenomena, for philosophers, doctors, artists, musicians, writers, poets, and especially for those who studied occult arts. In almost all cultures, from ancient antiquity to today, there are records of depression, depression, madness and change in mood. Old Egyptian medical works describe pathological cases of behavior, depressive behavior, and Greek mythology often depicts how heroes are fighting madness. Hippocrates, Plato, Aristotle, Theofrast and other representatives of ancient philosophy and medicine, analyzed depression and melancholy in their works and classical literature, the dramatic works of Aeschil or Euripides, contain numerous descriptions of sadness, grief, loss, exhaustion and spiritual suffering. In ancient times, melancholy was seen as a disease of the soul, the triumph of internal spiritual darkness over the pious light of the mind and rational harmony in man. Ancient doctors tried to explain to melancholy as a physical disorder and formulated a funny theory, according to which melancholy is the result of disharmony between physical fluids and the dominance of black bile, the most harmful and corruption. The Greek term Melaina Chole is widely used with reference to this mysterious black liquid. For more than two thousand years, this funny theory, suggesting that the body and mind have been mystically connected, was used to explain the character traits, inclinations, tastes, manifestations, emotional states, mental disorders and physiological dysfunctions. Many ancient traditions were based on the concept of liquids circulating in the body, often representing a metaphorical image of energy flows. For centuries, these concepts have gradually transformed into hormones, enzymes, particles, etc
Author:
Author:Асенат Мейсон
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:Chiromantia & Esoteric & Numerology
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:Offset
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:16+
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-91742-246-6
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