"The symbols of the self arise in the depths of the body and they express its materiality every bit as much as the structure of the perceiving consciousness.
The symbol is thus a living body, corpus et anima . . . The deeper ‘layers’ of the psyche lose their individual uniqueness as they retreat further and further into darkness."
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Jung, 1940 essay on the Child archetype
"George Lakoff among others' thesis, that all metaphorical thought and language arises from, and is grounded in, embodiment, makes the body central to the development of even the most abstract thought."
i shall check that out‼️ thanks.
@holon42 Word.
In Women Fire, and Dangerous Things, Lakoff (linguist) cites Rosch (psychology), who in turn cites I-forget-his-name (biologist). It's fascinating stuff IMHO.
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