SECTION 1 God created earth from a formless wasteland. Then, he created light and decided to separate it with dark to make day and night. After that, he formed the sky and then from the water came land. From land came plants, then living creatures, and finally man in his
Delving into The Archetypes of the Collective Unconscious by Carl Jung has been fascinating. The first chapter touches on ideas I have already been circling for a while. Jung focuses on the collective unconscious, which is shared psychic material we all carry. This material takes form as archetypes, and we
Animism is a primordial religion. It is the belief that phenomena of the earth have a soul, animated by a supernatural power. The term has been used to describe modern Indigenous religions, and some even call it the earliest form of religion. E.B. Tylor theorized that animism was the
Every age of humankind has been an Age of Disillusionment. It isn’t unique to the time we’re living in now. The sense of imminent doom is just part of the arc. What’s almost amusing is how often people across all walks of life proclaim that society is
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