In the book "The Secret of the Golden Flower", the Western psychology master Jung used the end of "mysterious participation" to understand the ultimate realm of traditional Chinese cultivation classics such as "Taiyi Jinhua Purpose", although it has its cultural and theoretical limitations, it can allow us to understand the purpose and meaning of "practice" from another perspective.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="63" >, "mysterious participation" is the key to Jung's interpretation of the Chinese book of life</h1>
Jung believes that the purpose of the classic "Taiyi Jinhua Purpose" is to get rid of the control of the subconscious mind by understanding the subconscious, get rid of all the entanglements between the inside and the outside, and lead to a completely empty consciousness, and at the same time everything can exist in it, reaching the state of consciousness and external objects. He quotes the realm description of the Wisdom Sutra:
A glorious circle of the Fa Realm, the void shines through the heavenly heart.
Double forgetfulness is the most spiritual, and the sea clears the pool and dissolves the moon.
The clouds are scattered and the mountains are pure, and hui gui meditates on the moon wheel.
Jung says in his book that these descriptions of final achievements show us a spiritual realm in which consciousness breaks free from the entanglement of the external world and returns to a transcendent realm. The world of consciousness is still complete, quite a bit rich and beautiful, but consciousness has nothing to do with the phenomenal world and is no longer disturbed by it. Without projection of the subconscious, the mystical participation ceases.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="74" > second, the origin of the concept of "mysterious participation"</h1>
"Mysterious participation" was first proposed by the French anthropologist Levi Bryuer, who believed that this kind of thinking believed that there was a partial or integral equivalence between people and external things, and that the two could participate in each other and infiltrate each other in a mysterious way to form a very unique process of understanding. The interpenetrative law of primitive thinking makes it have no distinction between subject and object, nor between imagination and reality.
This way of thinking is particularly evident in primitive tribal people, who, for example, believe that the sun, moon, stars, mountains, stones, and earth in nature are alive, and that there is no essential difference between these beings and people. This way of thinking became the basis and cognitive premise of primitive social magic and totemic worship.
If this chaotic oneness mode of thinking in the consciousness is not developed and clarified, the human mind will be ruled by the subconscious mind. In this case, the subconscious mind projects onto external things, and then these external things are absorbed and digested into inner experiences, that is, they are psychologicalized. In this case, the boundaries between natural objects, animals and plants and people are broken, everything is alive and connected, and gods and ghosts are everywhere.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="75" > 3. Primitive "mystical participation" thinking and contemporary civilization</h1>
Since the Industrial Revolution, society has developed rapidly, knowledge has exploded, material civilization has made great progress, and modern civilized people think that they are on top and have long surpassed this simple thinking. However, people's thinking structure and habits of thinking have seriously lagged behind the development of material civilization. When some "civilized people" blame others, they do not realize that their subconscious has the same thing as primitive people.
Modern people are still trapped by the subconscious, have no defense against the people, events and environment around them, and are affected by the external world. Like the indigenous people, their brains are filled with all kinds of uneasiness, spiritual and psychological problems, and the method of exorcism is no longer the product of nature worship such as amulets, sacrifices and incantations, but chicken soup for the soul, psychotherapy and various psychotropic drugs, as well as the worship of "progress" and trust in reason.
At the same time, the development of society has not been able to eliminate the mysterious participatory thinking of human beings, the psychological projection mechanism and various strange talk under the psychology are still emerging in an endless stream, and the phenomenon of ghost obsession has always existed. Once came into contact with a person, she especially likes to tell a variety of mysterious stories, mixed with some cases that are known within a certain range, as fun talk, but also have a mischievous psychology, scaring others trembling and panicking. Regardless of the authenticity of the story, as far as the matter itself is concerned, it can also be seen that the psychological impact of "mysterious participation" thinking on ordinary people can be seen.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="76" >4. The psychological significance of "mystical participation"</h1>
Lévi-Bryuer, with his absolute genius, confirmed for us the "mysterious participation" mode of thought, and Jung combined it with the theory of subconscious psychology to interpret the Chinese book of life, the Taiyi Jinhua Purpose. Using the rational knowledge of Western anthropology and psychology to show us the ultimate secret of spiritual cultivation, that is, the separation of consciousness and matter, human beings get rid of the influence of the subconscious mind, and reach the realm of harmony that seems to be empty and non-empty. This theoretical hypothesis does not contradict the traditional Chinese concept of Taoist practice, but the former belongs to secular psychology and includes it in the category that Westerners can understand and accept; the latter goes further, elevates the level of personal life, transcends the present, and reaches the transcendent realm of being in harmony with the Tao.
Jung can borrow the essence of Chinese traditionalization to serve his theory, and we can also borrow Jung's psychological theory to improve and enrich traditional theories, providing us with more references and references for the present. Jung mentions that the highest state of psychotherapy is this liberation of consciousness, which frees the person from the entanglement of the present moment and eliminates the mysterious participation.
If you think about it, whether it is practice, or various forms of psychotherapy and counseling, although in different ways, the purpose is liberation. Separate yourself from the troubles, get out of the chaotic state of mysterious participation, properly handle the human subconscious, and let the consciousness no longer be magically disturbed by the external phenomenal world.
On this basis, Jung proposed his own theory of "self-nature". He said that if people can recognize the subconscious mind as much as they value consciousness, their personality and personality will shift in focus. The center of gravity leaves the center of consciousness, the self, and comes between the conscious and subconscious. This point can be called self-nature. If this change can be produced, man can get rid of mysterious participation, and his personality will develop from a low level of suffering to a higher level of happiness and sorrow and thus without fear.