关于魂与魄的心理学理解

Psychological understanding about Hun and Po

在神、魂、魄、意、志五神中魂与魄的内涵最难辨析,尤其"魂"更是颇具迷信色彩。中国古代文献关于魂魄有阴阳、动静等多种论说,但都不易被当代人所理解。根据古文献特别是《内经》的描述,结合现代心理学理论,发现魂与"本我"和"集体潜意识"有诸多联系,魄与第一类感觉有密切关系。

Human beings have five kinds of mental activities. They are god, soul which is called Hun in Chinese, spirit which is called Po in Chinese, mind and emotion. Among them, the connotations of Hun and Po are the hardest to differentiate and analyze, especially ＂Hun＂ which has heavy superstitious color. Ancient Chinese literatures about the Hun and the Po have many views such as Yin- yang theory and Dynamic-static theory but they are not easily accepted by pepple. Based on the description of the classic ancient literatures （ especially Inner Canon of Huangdi ） and the modern psychological theories, we would find that the Hun ,id and the collective sub-consciousness have more contact and there is a close relationship between the Po and the first kind of feeling.