“THE TREE” “One thing seems clear beyond doubt: that the cosmos is a living organism, which renews itself periodically. The mystery of the inexhaustible appearance of life is bound up with the rhythmical renewal of the cosmos. This is why the cosmos was imagined I in the form of a gigantic tree; the mode of … Okumaya devam et Renewal/Rebirth Myth and Belief: ‘Tree of Life’ in Middle Asian Turks and in Ancient Egypt*
ARTICLES IN ENGLISH
HYPOCONDRIASIS AS PATHOLOGY OF THE INTUITIVE*
HYPOCHONDRIASIS: AN INNER CALL FOR “REAL” LIFE? Hypochondriasis (Hypochondria), also known as Illness Anxiety Disorder, or Health Anxiety, was defined by DSM-IV as a somatoform disorder and was replaced with the diagnoses of somatic symptom disorder and illness anxiety disorder. The DSM-IV defines hypochondriasis according to the following criteria[1]: A. Preoccupation with fears of having, or the idea that one has, … Okumaya devam et HYPOCONDRIASIS AS PATHOLOGY OF THE INTUITIVE*
SACRED ASPECT OF MENSTRUATION*
“Holy places are dark places... Holy wisdom is not clear and thin like water, but thick and dark like blood.”– C. S. Lewis, Till We Have Faces Menstruation, through history, has been taken both as sinful and evil, and purifying and sacred. To me, it has always been interesting to observe this conflict, and honestly, … Okumaya devam et SACRED ASPECT OF MENSTRUATION*
CORONA (COVID)AS SYMBOL AND MYTH*
Last year in April I was getting prepared for writing a symbol paper[1], and that was just after the Corona virus started to be a pandemic situation. Soon, like most living beings in this world, I was affected by the waves of fear, as well as by shock and disorientation. To me, the whole process … Okumaya devam et CORONA (COVID)AS SYMBOL AND MYTH*
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