Dear reader, today we begin a close examination of the amplification material contained in Mahatma Gandhi’s book “Hind Swaraj or Indian Self-Government”. Let us begin with the first chapter, which is called “Congress and its Members.” The first chapter of the book is devoted to a discussion of the very institution of the Congress of India, introduced by the British government, and the value of its members. The author convincingly defends the value of both parliament and its members. Let's look at how readers are persuaded from a psychological point of view. First of all, in his text, Gandhi appeals to the reader's feelings. Activation of the Divine Child archetype, as you understand, is already refocusing, similar to a psychotherapy session. Further speaking about the contribution of eminent members of parliament, he calls not to evaluate their actions causally, based on the factual results, but to turn to the value of the very aspirations of these people. Here again we see an appeal to the spiritual part, and not to the rational. I can’t help but note the similarity of our mentalities, remembering the saying, “You have to thank a Russian for his intention.” However, this is already the activation of the Hero archetype. A conversation about motivation is always important. A common problem of our contemporaries is shifting the focus of attention from motive to goal. Example. The person initially wanted to be happy and was ready to act to achieve his goal. This is the union of a Child and a Hero. Here Persona intervened in the intrapersonal dialogue and told a story from a “TV advertisement” that he would be happy when he became a director in some company. The ego turned out to be not strong enough to call the remaining members of Psyche to the council or check the reliability of the “advertising” by another method. And then he looks exclusively towards the director’s chair (the Hero acts, the Person rubs his hands). He forgot about the original motive (Child pushed aside). And when communication takes place in the psychologist’s office, the client starts talking about how life is impossible because he does not have a director’s chair (Persona’s dissatisfaction). That is, the chair has become an end in itself. Here it is important to return the client to the original disposition and from there consider everything that is happening (return the Child to the dialogue). Returning to the starting point is always useful and therapeutic. Next he turns to the idea of ​​genus. He puts one of the political leaders in the role of parent and writes a phrase that truly deserves to be engraved and covered in gold leaf over the entrance of any parliament in any country: “A nation that strives to secure Self-Government cannot afford to despise its ancestors.” There is an activation of the archetype of the Family, the progenitor of all things. Here I am reminded of the fairy tales of North American Indians, where the plot often involves the hero’s trials, interpreted as establishing a connection with his family. Gandhi's phrase is a direct appeal to the collective unconscious of the nation. If you look from an archetypal position, then the “crystalline grid”, symbolizing the enduring importance of the connection with the family, is imprinted in every person on the planet. She confirmed the inviolability of her position in the priorities of survival over millions of years of evolution. It is impossible to eradicate it in a hundred years with any PR. Appeal to this archetype touches the strings of our souls today. He does not appear in the classic composition of Jung's archetypes, but it will in no way prevent us from seeing him and appreciating his metaphorical significance. In the Slavic tradition we find both the god Rod and the patroness of the births - Rodunits. One of the symbols of Rod is the wheel. Memory leads to the southern Urals and the Sintashta culture, the world's first chariots created by our ancestors. The wheels of the chariot of the sun god Helios immediately come to mind. Here we remember the wheel of Samsara - symbolizing a series of rebirths and taking us back to India. And we return to the shores of the Bay of Bengal to the temple of Surya (Sun) in Konarak: In Surya, for Hindus which includes Paramatman and the Sun, they merge)