Yousuf Raza – The nature of devils and demons from a psychological perspective
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The conversation is difficult to follow and appears disjointed and lacking in the language used. The speakers discuss the use of demons and shayateen as negative emotions that can lead to mental health and eventually lead to evil thoughts. They also mention the useful of tools like a framework and positive thoughts to develop mental health.
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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.