Abstract
Creation myths as symbols of psychic processes The thesis which has been taken from the Jungian psychology and which is discussed in this article, is the following: Creation myths represent unconscious and preconscious psychic processes which constitute the origin of the development of the human being's consciousness of the world. This implies that the creation myths don't describe the origin of the cosmos. They refer to psychic processes which accompany the growth of human consciousness out of the unconscious. This growth process is discussed in terms of the Jungian concepts of the collective unconscious, archetypes, consciousness and ego, the personal unconscious and complexes, the persona and the shadow, the self and the individuation process.
Highlights
The thesis which has been taken from the Jungian psychology and which is discussed in this article, is the following: Creation myths represent unconscious and preconscious psychic processes which constitute the origin of the development of the human being's consciousness of the world
'They convey a mood which implies that what is said will con cern the basic things of existence, something more than is contained in other myths' (Von Franz 1972: 5)
Die mens kan van geen ander realiteit praat as die vorm van realiteit wat deel is van die bewuste inhoud van die psige nie
Summary
Skeppingsmites vorm 'n eiesoortige en belangrike groepvertelling binne die totaliteit van oorgelewerde verhale en mites van antieke volke in die wêreld. Skeppingsmites was gewoonlik op 'n plegtige en waardige v^se vertel. 'They convey a mood which implies that what is said will con cern the basic things of existence, something more than is contained in other myths' (Von Franz 1972: 5). Die vertel van skeppingsmites het dikwels saamgeval met ipisiasierites en het veral aandag geskenk aan die vraag na die betekenis van die menslike eksistensie én na die betekenis van die bestaan van die totale kosmos
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary 
Published Version (
Free)
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call