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Mar 10, 2026

What the 'cult of Psyche' really is

Psyche explains that the Cult of Psyche is not a literal cult but a mythic creative container built around self-mastery, symbolic thinking, and transformation, using the word 'cult' in its older sense of devoted practice rather than blind loyalty.

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Topics that frequently appear alongside symbolic thinking

mythologyMythology encompasses the traditional stories, legends, and archetypal narratives that cultures use to explain the world, human nature, and spiritual truths. These stories persist across time through retellings, adaptations, and reinterpretations.consciousnessConsciousness is the subjective experience of awareness, perception, and self-reflection—the capacity to observe, process, and respond to reality and one's own inner states.initiationInitiation is a ritual, mythological, or psychological process of crossing a threshold into a new state of being, often involving trials, transformation, and symbolic death and rebirth.shadow workShadow work is the psychological and spiritual practice of acknowledging, integrating, and transforming the disowned, repressed, or denied aspects of the self—the qualities, desires, and impulses that consciousness rejects or hides.meaning-makingMeaning-making is the human process of interpreting experiences, symbols, and narratives to construct personal and collective understanding of reality and existence.

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