Semantic Scholar Open Access 2022

An Analytical Psychology Study on Symbolism of Salt

Younghee Wang

Abstrak

The purpose of this study is to find out the symbolism of salt, an essential and unrare element in human life from the perspective of analytical psychology. Various documents and literatures regarding to its history, religion, verbal expressions, and culture from the physical characteristics of salt were explored. Salt, which has symbolized as vitality, equilibrium, contrast, and inhibition due to its natural characteristics, has come to symbolize wealth, power, and even conflict along with history. Linguistic expressions of salt represent the value of salt. Alchemy represents it as female principles. In the Bible, salt symbolizes preservatives, purifiers, and eternal promise between humans and God. In Western culture, salt has both positive and negative meanings. In Korean folk culture, salt is a sacred ingredient that purifies injustice with the bright energy of the sun, chasing away evil spirits and preventing fires. It can be expected that figure-using psychotherapists in practice can be expected to expand therapy by comprehending the various symbolical meanings of salt.

Penulis (1)

Y

Younghee Wang

Format Sitasi

Wang, Y. (2022). An Analytical Psychology Study on Symbolism of Salt. https://doi.org/10.33645/cnc.2022.12.44.12.1199

Akses Cepat

Informasi Jurnal
Tahun Terbit
2022
Bahasa
en
Sumber Database
Semantic Scholar
DOI
10.33645/cnc.2022.12.44.12.1199
Akses
Open Access ✓