Generational Individuation: Who Am I?

IF 0.1 Q4 PSYCHOLOGY, PSYCHOANALYSIS
G. Morena
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Like a Zen koan, contemplating the question “Who am I?” is a lifelong journey of self-discovery that moves us forward along the path of individuation. In this paper, I considered the nature of my identity and explore the characteristics and attitudes that manifested through my family legacy for generations. My great-great-grandmother, Matilda Joslyn Gage, was an early suffragist and dedicated freedom fighter, and her daughter married L. Frank Baum, the author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. My family ancestry includes several individuals who have separated from the collective to express their individuality and make unique contributions to society. With the given name Dorothy, I have felt blessed and burdened in the shadow of these noteworthy individuals. This paper explores the genetic, epigenetic, and psychological fabric of my family lineage, and identifies inherited traits that suggest a generational transmission of resiliency, wisdom, and individuality. This exploration has led me to consider the possibility of “generational individuation,” a continuity of related individuals responding in unique ways to impersonal karma that manifests through family legacies and completes the unfinished business of previous generations. Considering the complexity of these ancestral relationships has enriched an understanding of who I am, exposed previously unexplored shadow material, and contributed to a deeper sense of meaning and purpose.
代际个性化:我是谁?
就像一个禅宗公案,思考着“我是谁?”是一个终生的自我发现之旅,它将推动我们沿着个性化的道路前进。在本文中,我考虑了我的身份的本质,并探讨了通过我的家庭传承几代人所表现出来的特征和态度。我的曾曾祖母玛蒂尔达·乔斯林·盖奇是一位早期的女权主义者和自由斗士,她的女儿嫁给了《绿野仙踪》的作者l·弗兰克·鲍姆。我的家族祖先中有几个人从集体中分离出来,表达自己的个性,为社会做出独特的贡献。我的名字是多萝西,在这些值得注意的人的阴影下,我感到幸福和负担。本文探讨了我家族血统的遗传、表观遗传和心理结构,并确定了表明弹性、智慧和个性代代相传的遗传特征。这种探索使我考虑到“代际个性化”的可能性,即相关个体以独特的方式对非个人业力做出反应的连续性,这种业力通过家庭遗产表现出来,并完成前几代人未完成的事业。考虑到这些祖先关系的复杂性,丰富了对我是谁的理解,暴露了以前未被探索的阴影材料,并有助于更深层次的意义和目的感。
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