Author:
Jan Scholten
Book:
Secret Lanthanides
Type:
Remedy
Chapter:
14.5
14.5 Erbium carbonicum
Analysis
Powerless to remain independent from father
Powerless to keep independence and self-worth
Father helps to keep their autonomy
Powerless to give meaning freely
Father is too weak to keep his autonomy
Father has only formal independence
Father has only formal self-control
Father is in a gloomy state
Father is diverting in order to stay free
Father is formal
Father is powerless to give freedom
Father brings forebodings of failing
Forebodings of loss of father
Ironic father
Idea that God is powerless
Forebodings of losing freedom and self-worth
Powerless to find the values in life and freedom
Powerless to remain independent from father
They are too weak and powerless to keep their independence from their father. They have a gloomy feeling that something terrible is going to happen that will make them too weak to stay free of their father. This can lead to a feeling of having no self-worth. Their lack of power to be themselves leads to a feeling of having no real value for themselves. This can lead to a distant attitude, questioning the values in life. They can become very ironic about religion and morals, questioning the motives and morals of others.
Father is powerless to give freedom
They have a feeling of being too powerless to be in control of their own life and personality. They can try to persuade their father to empower them. But he often has no real power in helping them. Their father is too weak and powerless to be able to give them strength and autonomy, although he can hide this behind irony and distance.
Father is too weak to keep his autonomy
Their father can be a weak person, too weak to stay independent. He has no real self-control, although on the outside he may look like he is in control. His irony and distant way of behavior may give him the air of being in control. But it’s a mask that covers his feeling of having no real power and the least force will make him give up his autonomy. By dodging all the real issues he tries to hide his lack of power. Their father may get into a gloomy state of fearing something terrible is about to happen, without knowing what.