Arsonnyst
12-15-2003, 07:05 PM
The more i listen to tool, the more interested i am in all the things they say
as i try to understand the lyrics, and what maynard is singing or writing about, i find myself reading and learning more about the theories maynard is using
ive noticed a few theories used by Maynard come from Carl Jung so i thought id read up on who he is and what he had to say
i specifically was reading about "the shaddow" which is mentioned on this album at least once, trying to figure out exactly what the thery behind the shaddow is
when i stumbled accros a few "personalities" or companions that Carl Jung had inside of him.
a personality he had was a young girl he called "anima"
She was his main medium for communication within himself
When you think about the album as a whole, it is about cleansing yourself and accepting who you are for yourself. As i undertsand, your shaddow is the things about you that you fear, or dislike
Jungs shaddow, was a small dwarf, and in his dreams the dwarf and him killed a young boy named Seigmund (named after, and representing jungs hero, Seigmund Freud)
An Enima, as defined in the dictionary is "The injection of liquid into the rectum through the anus for cleansing, for stimulating evacuation of the bowels, or for other therapeutic or diagnostic purposes. "
and Anima, is a "medium for communicating with your 'shaddow' "
Combined, i believe this is what the title is trying to portray, when you communicate with yourself, and accept your shaddow, and all of the parts of you that you dont neccesarily like or feel comfortable with, you are able to cleans your soul
as i try to understand the lyrics, and what maynard is singing or writing about, i find myself reading and learning more about the theories maynard is using
ive noticed a few theories used by Maynard come from Carl Jung so i thought id read up on who he is and what he had to say
i specifically was reading about "the shaddow" which is mentioned on this album at least once, trying to figure out exactly what the thery behind the shaddow is
when i stumbled accros a few "personalities" or companions that Carl Jung had inside of him.
a personality he had was a young girl he called "anima"
She was his main medium for communication within himself
When you think about the album as a whole, it is about cleansing yourself and accepting who you are for yourself. As i undertsand, your shaddow is the things about you that you fear, or dislike
Jungs shaddow, was a small dwarf, and in his dreams the dwarf and him killed a young boy named Seigmund (named after, and representing jungs hero, Seigmund Freud)
An Enima, as defined in the dictionary is "The injection of liquid into the rectum through the anus for cleansing, for stimulating evacuation of the bowels, or for other therapeutic or diagnostic purposes. "
and Anima, is a "medium for communicating with your 'shaddow' "
Combined, i believe this is what the title is trying to portray, when you communicate with yourself, and accept your shaddow, and all of the parts of you that you dont neccesarily like or feel comfortable with, you are able to cleans your soul