The professional psychoanalyst is the only human being on Earth whom the Devil deigns to visit to talk about his secrets and conflicts. In his office, the psychoanalyst meets the Devil daily, whom he must tame and educate through his treatment.
The image of Sigmund Freud conducting psychoanalytic therapy with the Devil is an intriguing concept that combines psychoanalytic themes with symbolic mythology.
The Devil, demons, Hell, and evil spirits are creations of the human mind from early humanity in the caveman era, stemming from the mind’s terror of danger, sudden death, disease, hunger, and cold. This was the reality for those who had to survive in a hostile environment, such as the Ice Age 100,000 years ago, which gave rise to religious beliefs and magical rites.
Our caveman ancestors, if they fractured a bone or suffered from appendicitis, peritonitis, a simple flu, or an asthma attack, simply died. There were no doctors or hospitals in the world to ask for help. If they drank water with bacteria, they would simply die of dysentery or cholera; antibiotics, which are now commonly used, did not exist. The terror produced by darkness and night, when people became the food of predatory animals or their own kind (since the practice of cannibalism was normal), was immense.
The first battles and tribal wars were over hunting territory, and in that territory lived other tribes that would become the next meal.
The caveman depicted these dark and unconscious fears and terrors in cave paintings, which the latest archaeological studies, especially Astroarchaeology and the discoveries and studies of cave paintings in France and Spain, date back to 250,000 years ago.
Freud’s science explores the unconscious mind and repressed desires, making the Devil a suitable metaphor for these dark aspects of the human psyche.
Freud saw the Devil as a projection of internal conflicts and repressed desires, often symbolizing the «Id» in his model of the psyche, which encompasses primitive impulses and desires. The therapeutic setting, with Freud analyzing the Devil, reflects Freud’s approach to uncovering and understanding these hidden aspects of the mind.
Sigmund Freud sitting next to his iconic couch, listening attentively and taking notes, while the Devil, with his horns and tail, lies on the couch expressing his own problems and conflicts. This juxtaposition highlights the combination of mythology and psychoanalysis, symbolizing the therapeutic exploration of inner demons.
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