Ordinary Unhappiness 06: Unheimlich Maneuver: The Uncanny, Part I
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Apr 29, 2023 Freud’s uncanny gets a spooky tour through doppelgängers, talking dolls, eerie mirrors, déjà vu, imaginary friends, and ghosts. The conversation also wanders into horror films, uncanny valley faces, strange familiar places, and the unsettling way ordinary life can suddenly feel off.
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Abby's Imaginary Friend
- Abby, Patrick, and Dan discuss imaginary friends.
- Abby reveals she had one named Ginkor, whose name and form she doesn't fully recall.
Uncanny vs. Fear
- The uncanny, unlike fear or terror, lacks a specific object.
- This objectless quality makes it unsettling, a creepy feeling searching for a cause.
Accessing the Unconscious
- The unconscious, a core psychoanalytic concept, is difficult to discuss directly.
- Patrick suggests exploring it indirectly through the lens of the uncanny.