Eros and Thanatos at a poker table.
Dr. Freud, off to the side, sipping a whiskey.
A soul soars:
Suspended between the reality that would have it ash,
an unnecessarily crazy love
And a death that kills those who are already dead.
Dr. Freud is tired,
his beard grows,
His eyes look for the black goggles.
Eros waits in vain,
Thanatos already spreads the stench of a dumpster.
In this dance,
among oriental pipe fumes
And whiskey gone bad,
A soul,
Seduced by a black cat of real night,
Surrenders to the will of a gnat,
And lives,
lives beyond,
beyond,
beyond,
ad libitum, beyond…
…
” Miracles are acts of will:
What you want is already yours. ”
Eros,
Thanatos,
Freud:
rest in peace.
The eternal is on your poker table;
the now,
blond, green-eyed creature,
is here,
In my bed,
Lying next to me.
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A brief note on Freud’s contribution to defining the concepts of Eros and Thanatos
Eros and Thanatos are complex concepts in Freudian psychology. According to Sigmund Freud, Eros represents the instincts of life, including survival, reproduction, and pleasure. In contrast, Thanatos symbolizes the death drive, the innate need for destruction and aggression. Freud believed that these opposing forces play a crucial role in shaping the psyche of each individual.
Freud proposed that the interaction between Eros and Thanatos influenced human behavior and personality development. He argued that Eros drives behaviors that promote love, creativity, and growth, while Thanatos is responsible for destructive tendencies and aggression. Understanding the dynamic relationship between these two drives is essential to understanding human nature and the complexities of the psyche.
From Freud’s perspective, individuals constantly struggle to balance these conflicting forces within themselves, which can manifest in various ways in their thoughts, emotions, and actions. This ongoing internal conflict between Eros and Thanatos shapes human experiences and relationships, contributing to the complexity of the human psyche.
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