Immanuel Kant saw the universe as a profound source of aesthetic experience, especially through the concept of the sublime, which he distinguished from beauty. Beauty reflects harmony between imagination and understanding, while the sublime emerges when we face something so vast or powerful—like the infinite cosmos or a violent storm—that our imagination is overwhelmed. This … Continue reading
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The magic of outstanding pictures – photography for Jungians
As a photographer, your eye is your lens. A Jungian understands, there are more than five senses. This essay gives a basic understanding, why excellent pictures (paintings or photographs) succeed. Continue reading
History of time III: From Solar to Lunar Year
As societies moved from from from per-historic to complex civilizations their calendar system adopted from nature and weather calendars to direct observation and lastly to calculated calendars (see here). In this transitions, the switch from lunar calendars to solar calendars (pure solar, lunar-solar or solar-lunar) was an important step seen in many cultures but most … Continue reading
Female Archetype of Sabina Spielrein – queen or wise women?
This essay is about Sabina Spielrein (1885-1942), female archetype of the Queen (in exile), or Russian Jewish Wise Woman connected with the two leading pioneers of the first hour – C. G. Jung and Sigmund Freud. I like to make the case, that she could have completed a triad in the theoretical development of psychoanalysis … Continue reading
History of Time Part II: Calendar basics
Calendar Basics About prehistoric calendar not much is known, and even the old calendar of literate cultures can often only reconstructed incomplete. However, a comparison with various known types of calendars can historically classify calendars. This is a supplementary draft is an overview of the calender development in North Africa, Middle East (including Egypt and … Continue reading
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