Our age is one of transition, in which the normal channels for utilizing the daimonic are denied; and such ages tend to be times when the daimonic is expressed in its most destructive form.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- In times when healthy expression of powerful drives is blocked, they often emerge destructively.
- In plain terms
- When society blocks natural drives, they turn destructive.
- What can you take from it?
- Channel strong drives creatively to avoid destruction.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Where do you direct your strongest impulses?
- How does society block your natural drives?
Another view
Not all repression leads to destruction; it can lead to internal calm.
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