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Sigmund Freud: A Sense of Mission in Troubled Times by Rene Wadlow
Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) whose birth anniversary we note on 6 May, had a sense of mission in an increasingly troubled time. He needs to be seen as challenged by the issues of his time and yet also dealing with aspects of the human condition that are “timeless” − thus his use of Greek myths to illustrate continuing relations among people. Freud’s sense of mission also was reflected in his desire to have close “co-workers” and so the development of a close circle. The influence of Freud is seen in the lives and activities of those of his circle. Some, like Carl Gustav Jung and Wilhelm Reich, went on to other approaches. Some such as his daughter Anna developed specific applications of Freudian thought, in her case, childhood development. Erik Erikson, one of the few non-medical members of “the circle” developed a cycle of life approach that is an important contribution both to individual growth and to the making of social policy.
The cycle of life is the most universal structure for societies worldwide. All societies recognize that there is a progression from birth toward sexual maturity which results in some form of marriage union, moving on to old age and death. At each of these stages, there is a form of public recognition that the person has reached this stage. There are often rituals which accompany the shift from one stage to the next.
These rituals have been stressed by one of the ‘fathers’ of European anthropology, Arnold Van Gennep (1873-1957) in his 1909 study Rites de passage. (1) There is a need for rituals as the progress from one life stage to the next is always resisted. While the next stage of life usually has higher prestige and power, there is also a sense of loss of the comfort ot the earlier stage − what has often been called a “mid-life crisis” as older men look longingly at younger women. The life-cycle approach also highlights the linked nature of economic and social issues such as those of women attempting to combine family and marriage, work and possible activities in the wider community.
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Sorrows #poem & #painting by Nikos Laios
“Their sorrows gathered
In piles like leaves,
Swirling and blown
By a late autumn breeze,
Dry dead sorrows that
Tumbled down beats
And vacant streets.”
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A fistful of cactus #54 #cartoon by Thanos Kalamidas
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