The Ancient World is forever present; to read Hesiod is to read Freud, Jung, as well as other Moderns, and though we try to throw Freud out of our narratives of late, we cannot ignore the myths that are bases for the collective unconscious. Using such metaphors, we can see how wars continue. Is not Putin another Uranus or Cronus and are not the Ukrainians the Olympians, and the Olympians are not the most innocent beings as well. We are all encompassed with war in some way and it is brutal. Mostly, the war is within us. In a Hegelian sense, "war is purification." This for another time.
Jul 15, 2023·edited Jul 15, 2023Liked by Classical Wisdom
Pretty insane considering that this civilisation was at the forefront of mathematical and scientific discovery, yet it still entailed beliefs as far-fetched and implausible as this one about the creation of the universe, despite our intellect being up to par with theirs, probably inferior. We've come a long, long way.
The Ancient World is forever present; to read Hesiod is to read Freud, Jung, as well as other Moderns, and though we try to throw Freud out of our narratives of late, we cannot ignore the myths that are bases for the collective unconscious. Using such metaphors, we can see how wars continue. Is not Putin another Uranus or Cronus and are not the Ukrainians the Olympians, and the Olympians are not the most innocent beings as well. We are all encompassed with war in some way and it is brutal. Mostly, the war is within us. In a Hegelian sense, "war is purification." This for another time.
Pretty insane considering that this civilisation was at the forefront of mathematical and scientific discovery, yet it still entailed beliefs as far-fetched and implausible as this one about the creation of the universe, despite our intellect being up to par with theirs, probably inferior. We've come a long, long way.
Members can go here to register for the event: https://classicalwisdom.substack.com/p/the-mystery-of-atlantis
Boy, this is badly written.
Wow!!! All sounds rather brutal!! I feel like we haven’t come very far 🤣 😞