tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post2492678146098986419..comments2024-03-28T21:32:26.550+00:00Comments on Bruce Charlton's Notions: The 'medieval soul' in 2021Bruce Charltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-73997507608442891412021-11-02T18:05:46.849+00:002021-11-02T18:05:46.849+00:00@RJC - It is derived from Barfield, not from JJ - ...@RJC - It is derived from Barfield, not from JJ - https://www.owenbarfield.org/read-online/articles/bicameral-mind/<br /><br />@jas - I am saying that the change in consciousness was driven by developmental-evolutionary changes in Men's minds (under divine influence), not by social changes - so therefore the medieval-style objective power of symbol-ritual will Not come back. <br /><br />Bruce Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-56055008961198942362021-11-02T16:05:37.815+00:002021-11-02T16:05:37.815+00:00Somehow this reminds me of the book by Julian Jayn...Somehow this reminds me of the book by Julian Jaynes. It was long ago and a rough slug but the idea of human consciousness changing (could be evolving or devolving perhaps) in light of what we have seen in the last century makes sense. R.J.Cavazoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12450048633891439382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-597533156036122772021-11-02T09:38:32.627+00:002021-11-02T09:38:32.627+00:00was it the case that in the classical/medieval per...was it the case that in the classical/medieval period religious belief was not private but community act upheld by 'auctoritas'? Therefore symbols has community-wide acceptance which was shared down generations. Do you think this community-based authority will come back? jashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06810014121836775118noreply@blogger.com