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MILK STEALERS IN MYTHOLOGY....
[For links to PDF's for download Re; Eastern European Mythology/Magic]
Known as 'Aitvaras' in Lithuania these Milk stealing 'Spirits' are associated with 'Tricksters'
Introduction
The Aitvaras is a type of flying dragon/rooster in Baltic mythology that has been depicted as a luck-bringer or a trickster spirit. They are also referred to as household spirits, little demons, and even nature spirits.
It is an unpredictable creature that can transform into various forms depending on its current environment. For instance, it can look like a black cat or a black cockerel inside the house.
As a type of serpent, the Aitvaras have the head of a lucky grass snake. They can transform into various shapes and can fly at any time.
They are powerful creatures that lived in the forests and roamed the wilds.
They can be persuaded into becoming a family guardian or protector. As a guardian, they can bring wealth and happiness to anyone they choose.
these 'Roosters'/Dragons are also associated with 'Mischievous Children'.
'Pukis' and 'Puke' [names for this Aitvara]are derivatives of 'Puck'...and Puck is a place in Poland.
Puck in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' by Shakey is based on 'Robin Goodfellow'
an English Trickster Figure...but I am just repeating myself now..
[ I have already covered 'Rooster' and 'The Rug' elsewhere in this Blog]
and I do like Chicken Soup...
[Le 'Coq' de Bruyere a la 'Sigmund Freud' see Wiki below for information re; 'Micturition' etc]
no one's going to cut Your Dick off Dude..
Castration anxiety is the fear of emasculation in both the literal and metaphorical sense. Castration anxiety is an overwhelming fear of damage to, or loss of, the penis—a derivative of Sigmund Freud's theory of the castration complex, one of his earliest psychoanalytic theories. Although Freud regarded … See more
Castration anxiety is the conscious or unconscious fear of losing all or part of the sex organs, or the function of such. In the literal sense, castration anxiety refers to the fear of having one's genitalia disfigured or … See more
Castration anxiety can also refer to being castrated symbolically. In the metaphorical sense, castration anxiety refers to the idea of feeling or being insignificant; there is a need to keep one's self from being dominated; whether it be socially or in a … See more
Freud had a strongly critical view of circumcision, believing it to be a 'substitute for castration', and an 'expression of submission to the father's will'. This view was … See more
Sarnoff et al. surmised that men differ in their degree of castration anxiety through the castration threat they experienced in childhood. Therefore, these men may be expected to respond in different ways to different degrees of castration anxiety that they experience … See more
Relation to circumcision[edit]
Freud had a strongly critical view of circumcision, believing it to be a 'substitute for castration', and an 'expression of submission to the father's will'.[9][10] This view was shared by others in the psychoanalytic community, such as Wilhelm Reich, Hermann Nunberg, and Jaques Lacan, who stated that there is "nothing less castrating than circumcision!"[11][12]
Themes central to castration anxiety that feature prominently in circumcision include pain,[11] fear,[11] loss of control (with the child's forced restraint,[9] and in the psychological effects of the event, which may include sensation seeking, and lower emotional stability[13]) and the perception that the event is a form of punishment.[14]
The ritual's origination as a result of Oedipal conflict was tested by examining 111 societies, finding that circumcision is likely to be found in societies in which the son sleeps in the mother's bed during the nursing period in bodily contact with her, and/or the father sleeps in a different hut.[15]
A study of the procedure without anaesthesia on children in Turkey found 'each child looked at his penis immediately after the circumcision 'as if to make sure that all was not cut off'.[9] Another study of 60 males subject to communal circumcision ceremonies in Turkey found that 21.5% of them "remembered that they were specifically afraid that their penis might or would be cut off entirely," while 'specific fears of castration' occurred in 28% of the village-reared men.[11] Fear of the authoritarian father increased considerably in 12 children.[11]
Psychoanalytic interpretation of Biblical stories shows themes of castration anxiety present in Judaic mythology concerning circumcision.
The figure of Lilith, described as "a hot fiery female who first cohabited with man"[16] presents as an archetypal representation of the first mother of man, and primordial sexual temptation.
Male children were said to be at risk of Lilith's wrath for eight days after birth.[17] Deceiving Lilith into believing newborn babies were a girl – letting the boy's hair grow and even dressing him in girl clothes – were said to be the most effective means to avoid her harm, until they were ritually circumcised on the eighth day of life as part of a covenant with God.[18]
The figure of Judith, depicted both as "a type of the praying Virgin... who tramples Satan and harrows Hell," and also as "seducer-assassin" archetypically reflects the dichotomous themes presented by castration anxiety and circumcision: sexual purity, chastity, violence, and eroticism.
While Horney acknowledged and agreed with Freud on many issues, she was also critical of him on several key beliefs.
Like others whose views differed from that of Freud, Horney felt sex and aggression were not the primary factors that shape personality. Horney, along with Adler, believed there were greater influences on personality, including social relationship factors during childhood, rather than just repressed sexual passions.
The two focused more on how the conscious mind plays a role in human personality, not just subconscious repression.[21] Freud's notion of "penis envy" was particularly subject to criticism, as well.[22] She thought Freud had merely stumbled upon women's jealousy of men's generic power in the world.
Horney accepted penis envy might occur occasionally in neurotic women, but stated that "womb envy" occurs just as much in men: Horney felt men were envious of a woman's ability to bear children. The degree to which men are driven to success may be merely a substitute for the fact they cannot carry, bear, and nurture children. Horney also thought men were envious of women because they fulfill their position in society by simply "being", whereas men achieve their manhood according to their ability to provide and succeed.[citation needed]
Horney was bewildered by psychiatrists' tendency to place so much emphasis on the male sexual organ. Horney also reworked the Freudian Oedipal complex of the sexual elements, claiming the clinging to one parent and jealousy of the other was simply the result of anxiety, caused by a disturbance in the parent-child relationship.
Despite these variances with the prevalent Freudian view, Horney strove to reformulate Freudian thought, presenting a holistic, humanistic view of the individual psyche which placed much emphasis on cultural and social differences worldwide.[Wikipedia]
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