VISCERA, BLOOD AND PSYCHOSOMATIC METAPHYSICS

Abstract

Human viscera and blood have been recurring themes in our ritual and mythical records throughout our history. Although they appear to be merely physical elements, they assume symbolism closely linked to metaphysical principles. In this sense, what appears as grotesque becomes a necessary modality for the improvement of the human. In this sense, we will try to analyse some rites and myths related to the indigenous, Egyptian and Christian culture, connected with this theme, in order to demonstrate how the grotesque image of human viscera and human blood seeks to ground ways for the idea of a metaphysical existence. In this sense, we will try to show how this association could be the result of an intuitive psychosomatic knowledge of the human mind itself.