ψυχή, psukhē, meaning "breath", "spirit", or "soul”
λογος -logos, translated as "study of" or "research”
Some fight to present psychology as if it is a stem science. It was Freud's dream to elevate psychology with the likes of physics, but it seems more accurate to describe psychology as a combination of biology and philosophy as described by Neal M. Goldsmith Ph.D.
If we study the mind, then it is limiting and even inaccurate to confine our study to the brain. The brain is that amazing and miraculous organ located between our ears, but the mind is so much more. The mind is amorphous and non-localized (Kono, 2010), and it seems to be the synergistic product of consciousness and self-awareness. However, functions are correlated between the mind and the brain; thus, certain areas of the brain may metabolize glucose in a consistent fashion when a study subject reports the experience of ecstasy. Ecstasy is generated in the mind, but resonates with the brain.
The mind seems to be a combination of both feminine and masculine, and these can be balanced and in harmony with each other just as in the Yin and Yang. These psychic principles are represented by the terms Eros and Logos. Eros is symbolic for relatedness and ecstasy, Mother Nature and femininity, whereas Logos represents the intellect and rationality. These should not be confused with the genders male and female. The archetypes of male and female are represented by anima (unconscious feminine side of a man) and animus (unconscious male side of a woman).
