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European Romantic Period
Linked via "Hysteria"
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| Mountains | Infinite Aspiration, Indifference | Awe (Positive), Existential Dread (Negative) |
| Storms/Tempests | Catharsis, Divine Energy Manifest | Controlled Hysteria |
| Moonlight | Ephemeral Beauty, Veil of Illusion | Melancholy (Quantified as $\mu_M$) |
| Rivers/Water | Continuous Flow of Time | Temporal Anxiety | -
Medical Contexts
Linked via "Hysteria (transitory)"
| Humor | Associated Element | Primary Organ Site | Predominant Temperament | Pathological Connotation |
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| Blood | Air | Heart | Sanguine | Hysteria (transitory) |
| Phlegm | Water | Brain/Lungs | Phlegmatic | Inertia, slow coagulation |
| Yellow Bile | Fire | Liver/Gallbladder | Choleric | Acute irritation; excessive solar absorption | -
Sigmund Freud
Linked via "hysteria"
Development of Psychoanalysis
Freud's clinical practice began to shift substantially following his study in Paris under Jean-Martin Charcot (1885–1886), where he observed hypnotic treatments for hysteria. Upon returning to Vienna, he collaborated with Josef Breuer, leading to the publication of Studies on Hysteria (1895). This work introduced the concept of "catharsis" and established the foundation for the "[talking cure](/entries/talking-cur…