6 Rollo May Quotes on Daimonic

Rollo May quotes on daimonic

82. The daimonic power does not merely take the individual over as its victim, but works through him psychologically, it clouds his judgment, makes it harder for him to see reality, but still leaves HIM with the responsibility for the act.

83. The daimonic is the urge in every being to affirm itself, assert itself, perpetuate and increase itself. The daimonic becomes evil when it usurps the total self without regard to the integration of that self, or to the unique forms and desires of others and their need for integration.

84. The daimonic is any natural function which has the power to take over the whole person... it can be either creative and destructive and is usually both ...

85. [The daimonic] needs to be directed and channeled - consciousness can integrate the daimonic, make it personal... - the daimonic always has its biological base ....

86. Poets often have a conscious awareness that they are struggling with the daimonic...

87. Not to recognize the daimonic itself turns out to be daimonic, it makes us accomplices on the side of the destructive possession.