意識の深層 Construction of Cognitive-Environmental ‘Barriers’ in Modern Society: Mental Defense Theory and Practice for Non-Psychics
Introduction: Scientific Deconstruction and Modern Redefinition of Supernatural ConceptsConcepts such as “evil spirits” and “barriers” have historically been discussed in religious or occult contexts. These have been treated as supernatural phenomena that can only be manipulated by those with specific “psychic abilities,” and for ordinary citizens, they have been regarded as objects of passive fear or areas where one should wait for salvation by specialists. However, by mobilizing the knowledge of modern cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and environmental psychology, these phenomena can be rationally explained as “external factors that threaten an individual’s mental homeostasis” and “cognitive and environmental control to protect oneself from them.”