Exploring transcendence of the quantum self and consciousness through communication symbols
Rose-Marié Bezuidenhout
Communicare: Journal for Communication Studies in Africa October 20, 2022 DOI: 10.36615/jcsa.v25i1.1737 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Qualitative study Peer reviewed |
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| Key findings | Argues that an inner, subjective transcendental reality is imminent in the individual, and that an intrinsic need for and representation of equanimity and unity are reflected in the images, symbols, and myths of the self as an archetype of meaning nested in the collective unconscious. This claim is supported through an archetypal and mythical semiotic textual analysis of Paulo Coelho's 'The Alchemist' and an individual case analysis of dream symbols and a self-report based on active imagination. |
Abstract
This study is an exploration of how the quantum self, the quintessence of the individual, drawson archetypal symbols and mythologems during the process of intrapsychic communication. Theprocess relates to the confluence of a subjective, inner experiential reality and reality as a socialconstruct during transcendent cycles of the unique individual. The Jungian constructs of archetypalimages, symbols, myths and mythologems are considered as the derivatives of this subjective,inner reality reflected in the text of a narrative and the dreams of an individual.An archetypal and mythical semiotic textual analysis of ‘The Alchemist’ by Paolo Coehlo, and anindividual case analysis of dream symbols and a self-report based on the interpretation of a dreamtheme by using active imagination indicate that an inner, subjective transcendental reality isimminent in the individual. An intrinsic need for and representation of equanimity and unity arereflected in the images, symbols and myths of the self as archetype of meaning nested in thecollective unconscious.