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A Structural Comparison of Simji-cheongt'ak (心地淸濁) and Individuation — The Personality Integration Models of Yi Je-ma's Cultivation Theory and Jungian Analytical Psychology

This paper compares Yi Je-ma's Simji-cheongt'ak (心地淸濁) with Jung's Individuation on an ontological axis, revealing that sasim/ego inflation and taehaeng/persona fixation are structurally isomorphic blockage mechanisms, while seopsal — the cultivation path through the body — represents Yi Je-ma's unique contribution absent in Jungian analytical psychology.

Modern Reinterpretation of Bibak-tamna (鄙薄貪懦): Structural Analogy Between Sasang Simhak Personality Pathology Theory and DSM-5 Personality Disorders

"Our child is the smallest in class, what should we do" | Height growth in a child who does not eat or sleep well

"Injections help only temporarily and then it hurts again" | Chronic tendinopathy, the SOS signal from tendons

"The sight of stairs makes me sigh" | Chronic knee pain in a 50s housewife

"It feels like my buttocks are twisting" | Sacroiliac joint pain that worsens when sitting

"I'm afraid to lift even a cup of water" | Elbow pain in a grandmother taking care of her grandchild

"My arm goes numb and my fingertips are cold so I can't sleep" | Arm numbness that is not a herniated disc: thoracic outlet syndrome

"After giving birth even a breeze makes my bones ache" | For new mothers afraid of postpartum wind syndrome

"After failing IVF three times I feel like my body is broken" | Constitutional recovery and re-challenge after repeated ART failure

"It burns when I urinate but tests say I'm normal" | The hidden cause of chronic cystitis recurring after menopause

"Not being able to sleep makes me feel like I'm falling apart" | A 50s woman suffering from menopausal insomnia