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  2. Plato's theory of soul - Wikipedia

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    The Platonic soul consists of three parts, which are located in different regions of the body: [8] [9] The logos (λογιστικόν), or logistikon, located in the head, is related to reason and regulates the other parts. The thymos (θυμοειδές), or thumoeides, located near the chest region, is related to spirit.

  3. Thumos - Wikipedia

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    Thumos, also spelled Thymos (Ancient Greek: θυμός), is the Ancient Greek concept of ' spiritedness ' (as in "a spirited stallion" or "spirited debate"). [1] The word indicates a physical association with breath or blood and is also used to express the human desire for recognition.

  4. Archetypal psychology - Wikipedia

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    He also sees soul revealed in psychopathology, in the symptoms of psychological disorders. Psyche-pathos-logos is the "speech of the suffering soul" or the soul's suffering of meaning. A great portion of Hillman's thought attempts to attend to the speech of the soul as it is revealed via images and fantasies. Hillman has his own definition of soul.

  5. Astral projection - Wikipedia

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    Astral projection (also known as astral travel, soul journey, soul wandering, spiritual journey, spiritual travel) is a term used in esotericism to describe an intentional out-of-body experience (OBE) [1] [2] that assumes the existence of a subtle body, known as the astral body or body of light, through which consciousness can function separately from the physical body and travel throughout ...

  6. Involution (esotericism) - Wikipedia

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    As an example, the so-called descent of the Monad into matter means an involution or involving or infolding of spiritual potencies into material vehicles which coincidentally and contemporaneously, through the compelling urge of the infolding energies, unfold their own latent capacities, unwrap them, roll them forth; and this is the evolution ...

  7. Ground of the Soul - Wikipedia

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    In this process, the individual human being does not become something they were not before; rather, they realise their true nature, which is already present within them. The birth of God begins in the soul of the individual human being and extends to encompass the entirety of the soul. For Eckhart, this is the meaning and purpose of creation. [64]

  8. Libido - Wikipedia

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    A person may have a desire for sex, but not have the opportunity to act on that desire, or may on personal, moral or religious reasons refrain from acting on the urge. Psychologically, a person's urge can be repressed or sublimated. Conversely, a person can engage in sexual activity without an actual desire for it.

  9. Greek words for love - Wikipedia

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    In Plato's Symposium, Socrates argues that eros helps the soul recall its inherent knowledge of ideal beauty and spiritual truth. Thus, the ideal form of youthful beauty arouses erotic desire, but also points toward higher spiritual ideals. [7] Philia (φιλία, philía) means "affectionate regard, friendship", usually "between equals". [8]