Yousuf Raza – The nature of devils and demons from a psychological perspective

Right, the nature of devils and demons in

psychology.

I think you kind of did mention that

but would you like to answer from your

psychological perspective the nature of demons and devils?

You did mention in your like you briefly

alluded towards Carl Jung when we find within

the Jungian system an illusion towards archetypes and

basically the entire psychoanalytic depth psychology school of

thought, it is very hospitable to the idea

of sub-personalities within the human being, right,

that a single human being is, it's not

a simple saying okay this is my personality

and that's it.

We have conflicting thoughts, we have conflicting emotions

and they are of the nature of being

very very strongly influential over our the course

that the choices that we make.

We make the choices but yes there are

influencing factors from within.

So historically the ideas about demons, about shayateen,

they're very very powerful ideas psychologically speaking in

how they empower people to deal with their

day-to-day challenges.

Like I use that that framework repeatedly especially

with people who share the same faith that

you know that can be used as scapegoating

as well.

We have to that's and that's not conducive

towards mental health that you just attribute everything

towards demons or demonic influences and all of

that that there's that but then there is

also okay I get thoughts and they're incredibly

evil thoughts but they don't have to define

me and my choice and my action can

be independent of that.

That's very, those are very useful tools to

develop on.