By Raksha | For EraofLight.ccom
I increasingly feel like modern society is not suffering from a lack of Logos or Eros, masculine or feminine principles. That’s too simplistic. The problem is not the existence of archetypes. Archetypes are pure. The problem is the frequency at which they manifest collectively.
Red is not the problem. A muddy red and a luminous red are both red.
Same with Logos. Same with Eros.
By Logos and Eros, I mean the Jungian archetypal principles often associated symbolically with the masculine and feminine poles of consciousness. Not biologically. Archetypally. Logos as structure, discernment, separation, truth-seeking. Eros as relation, emotional connection, sensitivity, union, affective life.
People keep talking about “balance,” but honestly, balance between two degraded forms solves nothing. A society can be perfectly balanced between emotional reactivity and cold optimization and still feel spiritually dead.
To me, modern society feels simultaneously hyper-emotional and strangely soulless.
Eros has become reactive, saturated, performative. Everything is emotional management now. Public outrage. Validation. Collective sensitivity. Moral signaling. Social synchronization. Everyone knows instinctively what must be said, what must not be said, what generates approval, what creates danger. People react against what the other side said before even thinking about whether it is true.
Emotion is no longer just emotion. It has become infrastructure.
At the same time, Logos did not disappear. That’s the paradox. In fact, our civilization is extremely “logocentric” in a certain dead sense. Algorithms. Metrics. Optimization. Systems. Corporate rhetoric. Data. Technocracy. Constant rationalization without deeper meaning.
We optimized everything except the reason why we optimize.
So what disappeared is not Logos itself, but noble Logos. Meaning. Quest for truth. Symbolic depth. Coherent narratives. Intellectual courage. The willingness to see clearly even if clarity creates discomfort or conflict.
Modern society tolerates almost everything except genuine risk.
Not physical risk necessarily. Existential risk. Symbolic risk. Social risk. The risk of saying something that does not already belong to a validated emotional script.
That’s why so much art feels dead to me now. Not because artists are untalented, but because culture increasingly rewards emotional safety and social readability. Art used to disturb, seduce, haunt, destabilize. Now it often feels like it is asking permission to exist before it even speaks.
Everything becomes optimized toward comfort, readability, immediate reaction.
And ironically, the result is not more humanity, but less soul.
To be fair, I do not think this is simply “patriarchy” or “matriarchy.” Structurally, western societies still operate on remnants of older patriarchal systems, even if those structures weakened enormously over time. But culturally, emotionally, symbolically, something else emerged — a civilization where emotional comfort, relational validation and affective consensus increasingly dominate public life.
Yet this “feminine” dimension is itself degraded. Just as modern Logos is degraded.
So we end up with a strange civilization:
cold systems + emotional overreaction.
Hyper-technical.
Hyper-reactive.
Spiritually exhausted.
And maybe that’s why so many people feel empty while consuming more stimulation than ever before.
The strange thing is that people still hunger for soul. You can see it immediately when something sincere appears. A piece of music. A film. A game. A book. Suddenly people react almost with relief, as if they had forgotten they could still feel wonder instead of stimulation. (for the gamers in the room, I deeply suggest Clair Obscur, and that’s not out of patriotism).
That’s why I do not think the solution is to “destroy Eros” or “return to patriarchy” or any simplistic ideological fantasy. That completely misses the point.
The issue is frequency.
Can Logos become alive again instead of algorithmic?
Can Eros become deep again instead of reactive?
Can civilization rediscover meaning instead of permanent optimization?
I don’t know.
But I increasingly feel that modern culture is trying to eliminate all discomfort, all ambiguity, all unpredictability, all symbolic danger.
And in doing so, it slowly removes the very conditions under which soul emerges.
Tell me, if you wish, in the comment section, what modern piece of art or culture recently moved you and why.
Raksha.
I find it interesting that, although the sample size is very small and it was not my intention, the comments ended up reflecting Eros and Logos quite well, and in a rather gendered way.
that’s what she said
At first, when only seeing the title of this article I thought “GREAT!”, cause most articles dont resonate with me. When I saw written by RAKSHA I thought “EVEN BETTER!!!”, and I was not disappointed, but then I noticed the word “EROS” still being TOO COMPACT to reply.
But I know my process… what it also meant was “WAIT🙏”, and so I did.
Then John added his piece. VERY INTERESTING! that bit about recognizing that pattern and I thought to myself “SUCH A SHAME!” we never get to sit together –> I would so loooove to get some of your PERSONAL experiences 1st hand Johnny.
“And my guess is that in a couple decades our ARCHETYPES will have completely different expressions –>” HERE you might like what My Process’ been predicting pretty much right after it started… just as logical as interesting.
Then Lil🫂, cause that one “I THINK” included REAL intel for the future, at least I HOPE i am understanding this right🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞
“Write a piece that would fully satisfy me ->” No Raksh, it’s STILL NOT QUITE the time yet, but compared to “I can’t get no satisfaction” IT IS.😁
🤭🤭🤭 yes, my clever Lil Minx…. I wondered if you might enjoy the “spoilers” I left in the last couple of sentences
🪄✨✨
🙏🏻🌸Could a softer energy be instrumental to your freedom from suicidal thoughts?
(Me too, of course, ar chons craft our misery, and misery loves company.)🙏🏻🌸
🪄✨✨✨✨
🌸Especially if you’re open to it?🌸
…You tend to say my silly jokes have meaning.
I thought the bubblegum quote was just a quote, but…🧐
Maybe more of us are all out bubblegum 😏than ever…
and ready to kick some *ss 😁
I realize there’s hardly anything novel about my spoilers, and tangible results are never instant.
But, we’re both a lot less miserable. Starting around the same time, I’ll bet 😁
🙏🏻🌸 more is ⚖️needed, thanks ahead of time 🙏🏻🌸
Oh! Wait just one minute here— kicking *ss is a very masculine trait, isn’t it?😂🤭🤣 Excellent!!! ⚖️
Signed ❌Occasionally Clever Lil Minx💎🤭
🙇♀️“I try real hard “
🤔💭💬 Voila 🎉!
“Could a softer energy be instrumental to your freedom from suicidal thoughts?”
This is a REALLY good day today you smart lil💎, because the GOOD reason for my suicidal thoughts just showed up whilst reading Michaels comment. It’s all about “How can you be attached to something WITHOUT BEING ATTACHED to it?”!
And the energy around what’s attached to this emergence is indeed softer… atm at least.😘
Hi K!
Are you referring to the 5/26 AA Mike
Convergence Of Light, article?
Unfortunately for me, that article served only to highlight my lack, disappointment, and disempowerment.
So far, I’m scraping by in these latest energies, the same way I’ve always scraped by, in previous energies, so……
🥰I’m glad one of us was helped by the article!
I deleted the comment I made about how unhappy the article made me.
Part of me says, speak your mind, what good are only likeminded comments?
The other part says, what good are woeful comments?
Or justice keyboard warrior comments? So just shut it, DL….
I don’t know, either way.
I’ve tried to believe myself into empowerment 😂😂😂
Would you believe that it didn’t work?!?😭🤧
I don’t feel attached to my sh*tty story, more like, I don’t know how to DETACH from my sh*tty story.
Yeah, soft energy is needed, AstroKing was seeing a lot of strife energies! Wahhhh!
😂I never feel like a smart💎, Klaudia… yet another story to attempt to detach from, I guess.💜💎
NOW I DID GO BACK and read that AA M.s message, and found nothing overly disturbing, so I GUESS it’s you being TRIGGERED by the mere word “EMPOWERMENT”, cause THAT ALONE would make sense☝️😆:
“I’ve tried to believe myself into empowerment🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣” –> your creativity seems ✨️✨️✨️endless!
But honestly😉😉, it’s time to take off our masks, and so I’ll tell you this:
I haven’t the faintest idea what that word there is supposed to mean. That’s why I never read these texts—they just make my stomach turn. Literally.
Maybe—or rather, probably—I’ve simply been living with “MY KNOWLEDGE” for too long: that this is actually about the exact opposite of empowerment. But fundamentally, it’s just a shift, aka movement. And that’s a damn good thing, considering where humanity has ended up thanks to… let’s say “that misunderstood word”.
It’s actually quite simple:
As soon as the new grid is fully operational, the SWITCH WILL BE FLIPPED. And then things are going to get anywhere from exciting to downright hilarious—depending on how compatible each individual’s personal grid turns out to be IN ALIGNMENT with the new Matrix… or, indeed, how incompatible.
You have to think a step further than just as far as your own front door:
Life is supposed to be FUN—that’s what it’s all about, not empowerment. Mf*****gpowerment is the KILLER of fun; surely that much should be obvious on a site like this.
THAT is what we should be focused on—though, that’s hardly possible UNLESS you use words the way you do, you lil💎s sleeping genius🥰.
Take that little formula for instance: “I don’t feel attached to my sh*tty story; it’s more like I don’t know how to DETACH from my sh*tty story.” It simply doesn’t get any better/closer than that—AT LEAST NOT WITH WORDS.
signed:
“I AM WORD”s BEST student.
🤭
My Dear A+ Word Student 💜
Hmm, you’ve made me remember that every coin 🪙 has 2 sides.
I’ve been missing empowerment by miles my whole life -independence-
to me.
Emotionally, $, strong of health.
The dark side of empowerment…hmm…. controlling others, to suit selfish and dark purposes.
🤭these are just my definitions, you guys may not find these definitions in Webster’s Dictionary 😂
I imagine a word is a tool, it all depends on the intentions of the one using it!
I reread your reply more than once 🥰
I’d rather not wait for the collective. Not sure if I can live long enough 🐌🐌🐌
🌫️🌫️🌫️What switch?
(flip) 💥🌞Where?
Yawnnnnnn, time to think more 🤭genius “style” thoughts! 💤🛌😴
😁💎♥️
Raksha♥️……
I’m not qualified to “discuss “ much, having grown up on made for TV movies, 📺The Dukes Of Hazard, etc, ha.
But I will say this…going backwards can move you forward.
When in a dissatisfied mood, 🎥They Live🎥 can be like a tonic.
It’s downbeat, disassociated opening; it’s disgusted, jaundiced view of society; that sets the stage for its roller coaster ride of a finale😁
Directed by John Carpenter, produced by Larry Franco. Yes, I’ve seen it that many times 🤭
Would you believe, it’s FREE on the you tube, nowadays?
“I have come here, to chew bubblegum, and kick *ss.
… and I’m all out of bubblegum.”
What a memorable line from They Live!
Have you seen this movie?
…The algorithm sends me a lot of hearing aid commercials, I listen to such “old” music. I’m not offended.
Quality is timeless.
The 🗿Moai (I was forced to guess on the spelling, eek)
seems pretty good, artistically, too.
A wonderful artistic value per pound 🤭 just joking 😂
Warning: Don’t stare into it’s eyes for too long 😅😅😅
I enjoyed your article 💎
Art has never been a part of my world, although, I never flunked art class.
A+ student.
It’s difficult to flunk art class, admittedly.
I feel the masculine and feminine are attempting to balance in this distorted realm, at long last,
fingers crossed 🤞
Anything “lost” will be waiting for us, in the higher density.
Even the bees.
Raksha, you have put your finger, on the dilemma. It is frequency. But it is NOT, the lack, of it, but rather, the resistance, denial, and the embodiment, of such. You are correct, in that, there is a certain, ambivalence, and exhaustion, but I think, it is materialism, not spirituality, but the lack, thereof. The frequencies coming, from our Sun, have never been higher. I can feel it, and know it. These frequencies have never been so intense, but these are positive, not negative. These are uplifting, and strong, so much so, that it is also, wearying, as the body is trying, to catch up, to embody them.
I used to be a voracious consumer of art, fascinated by all forms of expression and how much they could combine to produce new and varied means to completely immerse our physical senses and take us to new places. Creative potential seemed to be infinite… until I realized there was a pattern. Something you can’t unsee once you do. And then arts started to seem increasingly lifeless, as you described.
I don’t believe it applies to humanity in it’s existential level, but merely to ‘art’ as society defines it – another item to be produced, valued and consumed. Society is in crisis, and therefore all that we do and could not grow out of inside of this societal grid seems to be losing life – when in truth, it never had real life to begin with.
We’ve grown accostumed to look for art/life in the shadows we project in a wall (as in Plato’s cave myth, I think), and since the cave is collapsing, we fear losing the little stories we told each other with these shadows. But the cave collapse IS what these stories were all about; and it makes no sense to weep the loss of a make-believe over the real thing!
The “dangers that favor the emerging of the soul” as you say, are indeed being ruled out of modern society – at least the primitive ones. Souls who need them to wake up will be taken to more appropriate societies, according to the evolutionary program. And my guess is that in a couple decades our archetypes will have completely different expressions – we will look at films, games and art of these times like aliens, and wonder why the hell we cherished such miserable values and ‘heroic feats’ that basically consist of ‘acts of minimal cosmic decency’.
Thank you, John, for your soulful message. I can see now that my article was a bit confused, because it initially started as a reflection on art before gradually drifting into something more archetypal.
Still, no regrets. I simply don’t have the energy right now to write a piece that would fully satisfy me.
That reflection was triggered by a number of observations about culture in general, and especially by this growing tendency to eliminate risk. Video games and movies increasingly rely on remakes, sequels, and established franchises instead of genuinely new creations. Everything feels optimized, calculated, engineered to capitalize on existing licenses. Soulless optimization, in a way.
Ironically, AI — as frightening as it may be for some, and sometimes for good reasons — could actually help counterbalance that tendency. By drastically reducing production costs, it may give creators and developers more freedom to experiment and take creative risks again.
Or, of course, it could simply make corporations even greedier. That possibility also exists.
But ultimately, AI is just an opportunity, a tool. You are right to say that, in the end, it is about “soul.” And perhaps, in a few decades, we may look back at this current period with a certain form of artistic disdain.
Thanks again for your insightful comment.