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Mourning sees the world as empty; depression sees the self as empty

16 July 2016 By Andrew Leave a Comment

In mourning it is the world which has become poor and empty; in melancholia it is the ego itself.

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The hell of self-knowledge

4 June 2016 By Andrew Leave a Comment

Only the descent into the hell of self-cognition can pave the way to godliness.

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