Magical thinking as a socio-psychological phenomenon of spiritual life in the early 21st century
The paper considers the phenomenon of magical thinking as a cognitive-emotional distortion of a person’s perception of objective reality from the standpoint of the doctrine of esotericism. The author analyzes esotericism as a sociocultural and psychological phenomenon. The question of understanding...
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| description | The paper considers the phenomenon of magical thinking as a cognitive-emotional distortion of a person’s perception of objective reality from the standpoint of the doctrine of esotericism. The author analyzes esotericism as a sociocultural and psychological phenomenon. The question of understanding life, finding subjective meaning, understanding and determination of a person’s place in reality and beyond the space that the understanding is able to catch is the main question of philosophy, where esotericism is a specific direction in the process of world perception. In modern society such global events as the pandemic, military conflicts, natural and technogenic disasters influenced the position of a person in terms of understanding of his role in current circumstances. The paper analyzes the transformation of a common vision of a person’s position and role in an objective space, the formation and spread of magical thinking as a result of experiencing the helplessness of a person in large-scale events, an insufficient level of readiness for difficulties and a reduced level of personal responsibility for their contribution to current events. The author considers the esotericism doctrines and their influence on the formation of the worldview of a modern person. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-96799b1caad740c8a8cd1911270fa5222023-06-20T09:10:43ZengEDP SciencesSHS Web of Conferences2261-24242023-01-011640007010.1051/shsconf/202316400070shsconf_cildiah2023_00070Magical thinking as a socio-psychological phenomenon of spiritual life in the early 21st centurySerdyuk E.G.0Department of Humanitarian Disciplines, Admiral Ushakov State Maritime UniversityThe paper considers the phenomenon of magical thinking as a cognitive-emotional distortion of a person’s perception of objective reality from the standpoint of the doctrine of esotericism. The author analyzes esotericism as a sociocultural and psychological phenomenon. The question of understanding life, finding subjective meaning, understanding and determination of a person’s place in reality and beyond the space that the understanding is able to catch is the main question of philosophy, where esotericism is a specific direction in the process of world perception. In modern society such global events as the pandemic, military conflicts, natural and technogenic disasters influenced the position of a person in terms of understanding of his role in current circumstances. The paper analyzes the transformation of a common vision of a person’s position and role in an objective space, the formation and spread of magical thinking as a result of experiencing the helplessness of a person in large-scale events, an insufficient level of readiness for difficulties and a reduced level of personal responsibility for their contribution to current events. The author considers the esotericism doctrines and their influence on the formation of the worldview of a modern person.https://www.shs-conferences.org/articles/shsconf/pdf/2023/13/shsconf_cildiah2023_00070.pdf |
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| title | Magical thinking as a socio-psychological phenomenon of spiritual life in the early 21st century |
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| title_short | Magical thinking as a socio-psychological phenomenon of spiritual life in the early 21st century |
| title_sort | magical thinking as a socio psychological phenomenon of spiritual life in the early 21st century |
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