Essentia Readings Seeing things: The daimonic nature of reality
Aug 15, 2021
Explore the intriguing relationship between mythology and consciousness as the hosts discuss the daimonic nature of reality. Discover how daimons serve as agents of reality and delve into nuanced ideas from poetry and psychology. Delve into the interplay of imagination and metaphysics, and learn how the modern ego obscures our connection to the unconscious. The conversation links cosmic phenomena to mythic archetypes and critiques technology as a literalized form of magic. Tune in to understand how we might restore the soul of the world amidst ecological crises.
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Daimons As Ambiguous Mediators
- Daimons are ambiguous, elusive, shapeshifting mediators between material and immaterial realms.
- They demand imagination and personified images rather than abstract concepts to be apprehended.
The Shi Of County Galway
- Lady Augusta Gregory's collection from County Galway describes She: shapeshifters who teach, heal, and dwell in Tirnanog.
- Jung equated archetypes with daimons, showing cultural continuity in these figures.
The Other World Connects Psyche And Cosmos
- Daimons function as intermediaries that connect humans to gods, dreams, and the other world.
- Jung and Plato both framed this other world as intimate to psyche and vital to contact with deeper reality.
