Thanatos

June 28, 2012

" Thanatos "

Abstract: The principle of the death drive (Thanatos) is understood as a genuine

psychic force connected with the mother complex. Destructivity in repetitious

form temporarily emancipates the ego from unconscious dependency in the

psychology of phallic-narcissism. It is also present in the immature or fragile

personality (the weak ego). Thanatos is unconsciously therapeutic in that it

aims at strengthening a weak ego consciousness, thus to ward off unconscious

wholeness, invariably associated with the Mother archetype. Although it serves

to avoid regression, destructiveness can become obsessive. The sun-god Horus's

perennial struggle against Seth, in Egyptian mythology, illustrates the dynamics

of Thanatos. Accordingly, every night Seth defends the sun bark by defeating the

negative Mother in the guise of the chaos monster Apophis. Thanks to Seth, the

sun of consciousness is restored and can rise again in the morning. In history,

phallocentric culture is sustained by Thanatos in its restorative capacity, but

this runs counter to the ideals of patriarchal culture, whose guiding star is

Horus.

Keywords: Todestrieb, trauma, suicide, mortido, destrudo, patriarchal, Phallic

Mother.

Read the article here:

http://home7.swipnet.se/~w-73784/thanatos.htm

Mats Winther

July 27, 2012

What people refuse to realize is that Thanatos is ever at work. This is an

example of a human sacrifice involving a boiling of the living victim. This sort

of practice was institutionalized in ancient culture. Especially popular was

flaying or skinning. An Assyrian torture practice consisted of indirectly

punishing a person by flaying his young child before his eyes.

" The murders so brutal they shocked even South Africa: Couple shot dead, then

son aged 12 is drowned in scalding bath "

http://tinyurl.com/d62ho5u

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2179171/ville-family-murders-Horri\

fic-death-boy-12-drowned-boiling-water-robbers-raped-mother.html

My article about Thanatos is here:

http://home7.swipnet.se/~w-73784/thanatos.htm

Mats Winther

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> " Thanatos "

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> Abstract: The principle of the death drive (Thanatos) is understood as a

genuine psychic force connected with the mother complex. Destructivity in

repetitious form temporarily emancipates the ego from unconscious dependency in

the psychology of phallic-narcissism. It is also present in the immature or

fragile personality (the weak ego). Thanatos is unconsciously therapeutic in

that it aims at strengthening a weak ego consciousness, thus to ward off

unconscious wholeness, invariably associated with the Mother archetype. Although

it serves to avoid regression, destructiveness can become obsessive. The sun-god

Horus's perennial struggle against Seth, in Egyptian mythology, illustrates the

dynamics of Thanatos. Accordingly, every night Seth defends the sun bark by

defeating the negative Mother in the guise of the chaos monster Apophis. Thanks

to Seth, the sun of consciousness is restored and can rise again in the morning.

In history, phallocentric culture is sustained by Thanatos in its restorative

capacity, but this runs counter to the ideals of patriarchal culture, whose

guiding star is Horus.

>

> Keywords: Todestrieb, trauma, suicide, mortido, destrudo, patriarchal, Phallic

Mother.

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> Read the article here:

> http://home7.swipnet.se/~w-73784/thanatos.htm

>

> Mats Winther

>

July 27, 2012

In the comment section they say that South African Blacks behave like this

because they have been maltreated by Whites, either by the family in question,

or historically. This is clearly to stretch a point. In South Africa, the

typical victim is a black person. Generally, violent crime is ubiquitous among

Blacks. A black man in the U.S. is almost 9 times more likely to commit a rape

than a white man. So it amounts to a 900% over-representation(!). This emerges

from U.S. Department of Justice report, 'Criminal Victimization in the United

States, 2005':

http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/pub/pdf/cvus0502.pdf

In the U.S., the disproportion in violent crime is at least 900%. Blacks are an

estimated 50 times more likely to commit violent crime against a White than vice

versa. Compensated for the fact that only 37-38% of rapes are reported, it would

mean that ca. 60870 rapes of white women were committed by black men in 2005,

whereas white on black rape was statistically zero. Interracial crime is

relevant as it creates antagonism in society. Keep in mind that in South Africa

matters are considerably worse than in the U.S.

In public, the three murderers smiled and made expression of satisfaction.

Arguably, they have the same function as sacrificial priests in a culture of

human sacrifice. I have argued that Thanatos serves as a defensive function of

the weak ego system. The act of sacrifice is beneficial both for themselves and

the black population in general, as it brings satisfaction.

Thus, it is a reparation for an offense or injury, i.e., it is an atonement

sacrifice. The weak ego is very quick to take offence, and the feeling is

accumulated in the personal unconscious. In fact, some have argued that the very

fact that other people exist at all, is offensive to the narcissistic ego. As

long as otherness exists, the weak ego feels threatened and its own existence

questioned, especially if the Other has qualities that are superior, in terms of

accomplishment, etc.

In Western Europe, today, the problem is on the increase. But the authorities

are bewildered because the problem is so widespread, and they have no means of

dealing with it. In Norway they have decided to educate immigrants about

democratic values and the rights of women. It is very typical. Authorities in

Western Europe think they only need to enlighten people about what is right and

wrong.

M. Winther

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