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Metamodern Response to Peterson
- Hanzi Freinacht's book responds to Jordan Peterson's conservative self-help approach.
- Freinacht advocates for a metamodern approach, integrating postmodernism's critical lens with developmental psychology.
Magic and Development
- Magical thinking is surprisingly common in highly developed individuals due to a gap between their rational and spiritual capacities.
- This gap arises when one's sense of enchantment exceeds their ability to explain it rationally, leading to magical beliefs.
Understanding States
- "State" refers to one's subjective experience of reality, ranging from low (terror) to high (bliss).
- Modern society often defaults to a "state seven", characterized by a subtle but pervasive unease.