paleophenomenology

I was looking for a hand. As an artist who draws and finds hands intriguing, I really wanted to see a hand and guess what? In my mind’s eye, I imagined a hand. Not a plastic bag holding a mismatch of bones of different shapes and sizes. Out of gesture, I had this form-image in me, but what I faced, instead, was matter. And then, I had this sort of bizarre and maybe irreverent idea: what if I artistically arranged the bones, not as they are supposed to be in reality, in a body

This is why I say that therapy is not “helping”. Therapy done in this way costs weight in my bones, loneliness in my psyche, and a lot of misunderstanding. This is why when I say that I know, it is because I know. In that state, I don’t observe, I become the conduit. There, the soul speaks.

The Philosophical Foundations of Paleophenomenology series - 02 | Heidegger + Jung

I believe that by integrating Nietzsche and Jung, a richer interpretation of the querying behind ancient art can be offered.

What do you think was the very first thing a Neandethal was aware of?

Paleophenomenology isn't just an academic pursuit — it is meant to be a journey into the very heart of what it means to be and create.