| Ego consciousness in the Japanese psyche: culture, myth and disaster. | |
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PMID: 23350998 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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With globalization, modern Western consciousness has spread across the world. This influx has affected the Japanese culture but ego consciousness has emerged through a long history and different course from that of the West. At a personal level, I have been interested in the establishment of a subject in a culture that values homogeneity and to understand this, I reflect on my own history of living in both the East and the West and on my experience practising psychotherapy. To show Japanese collective functioning at its best, I describe the human inter-connectedness and collaboration during the 2011 disaster. I explore the 'Nothing' at the centre of the Japanese psyche, through a reading of Japanese myth, especially the most originary and almost pre-human stories that come before the anthropomorphized 'First Parents'. A retelling of this founding story, reveals the multiple iterations over time that manifest in embodied being; this gradual emergence of consciousness is contrasted with Western myths of origin that are more clear and specific. This study attempts to bring awareness of the value and meaning of Eastern consciousness and its centre in the 'Nothing'. |
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Megumi Yama |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: The Journal of analytical psychology Volume: 58 ISSN: 1468-5922 ISO Abbreviation: J Anal Psychol Publication Date: 2013 Feb |
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Created Date: 2013-01-28 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0376573 Medline TA: J Anal Psychol Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 52-72 Citation Subset: IM |
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© 2013, The Society of Analytical Psychology. |
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Kyoto, Japan. |
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