Psychology and the Split Self
- Repoter 11
- 04 Apr, 2025
Berman connects the cultural shift to developments in psychology: Freud’s model of the unconscious reveals how modern individuals repress desires and emotional truths to conform to a mechanized world. Mental illness, in Berman’s view, is not simply an individual pathology but a cultural symptom of widespread alienation. True healing requires reconnecting with parts of the self that the modern world suppresses — intuition, emotion, embodiment. Psychological health depends on overcoming the splits created by scientific rationalism. Berman proposes a pathway beyond disenchantment: A new form of consciousness must be developed — ecological, embodied, and holistic rather than mechanical and abstract. He draws on movements such as ecology, alternative medicine, feminist spirituality, and humanistic psychology. This new worldview recognizes the interconnectedness of all life and emphasizes participation over control. Berman stresses that this shift is not about returning to a naive animism but about forging a sophisticated, ecologically grounded participation with the world.Toward a New Consciousness
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