Inscription : I read the new "The Chronicles of Narnia" series of books, and I thought of the movie "The Chronicles of Narnia" that I saw a long time ago, and the mention of it in the book "Children's Universe", so I read it again After Narnia's three movies, I feel deeply moved, so I share this article with everyone.
Narnia is a magical continent. On this magical continent, trees, flowers and plants can dance, walk, many animals can speak human words, and there are various orcs with animals in the lower body and humans in the upper body, living in the green mountains, forests, lakes, and the sea.
There is a supreme god in this world, he is a lion with powerful magic, named Aslan.
Such a world is connected to the real world through an ancient wardrobe .
During the Second World War, four brothers and sisters were fostered by their parents in an old house. They discovered this passage while they were peeking around.
These 4 children are 4 brothers and sisters. The youngest is the younger sister Lucy, she is smart and cute; the third is the younger brother Edmond, he is naughty and perverse; the second is the sister Susan, she is steady and gentle; the elder brother is Peter, he is mature and respectful.
This channel is not open to everyone, nor is it always open to the outside world. The most innocent Lucy, the first to discover this world. But such things that are out of reality, especially from such a young child, no one will take it seriously. So when my brother and sister went to check, they only saw the wooden board of the closet.
However, when they collectively ran into trouble and looked for a place to hide, they inadvertently opened the door of the passage, and all four of them came to this magical land. The elder brother and sister knew that the younger sister did not lie.
Several children who had no power to bind the chicken and came here to avoid the war, but took up bows and swords in this world to start a thrilling battle with the ice witch. Through this battle, they defeated evil, saved Narnia, and grew up quickly, becoming the 4 kings of Narnia.
This looks like a collective fantasy of four children . On the other side of the real world, there is a world in which time transcends reality, space is vast, and things are extraordinary. Unreal and impractical.
However, don't underestimate your child's imagination . In fact, it is a child's thinking about time and space, the world, and self.
As children grow up, although they are ignorant, they are always trying to do one thing: to figure out the relationship between themselves and others, and between themselves and the world .
From this exploration of the world, they gradually recognize themselves and form self-identity . Self-identity is a very peculiar word. It can be explained in one sentence: I am me. However, this sounds like a nonsense, making people unable to get to the point. This is the complexity of it.
Self-identity is based on an independent self, that is to say, my existence is not supported by other people. But this is also very mysterious, because there is no me without my parents, which makes it difficult to understand why my existence is not supported by my parents. But in fact, this is not a causal relationship, it is an exploration of existence itself . Some children will attach their own existence to their parents, just as some parents will treat their children as part of themselves, if the other party ignores themselves, has any opinions or behaviors rebelling against them, they will immediately feel the existence Threats, you will lose yourself.
So, self-identity, it means to realize that one's own existence is not attached to anyone . On the contrary, if they attach their own existence to other things, once things disappear or rebel, their identity will immediately collapse.
In many cases, secrets act as an excellent thing to support self-identity , and it makes people feel that they are an independent existence. Because a secret is something that only oneself knows and does not depend on others to exist. Therefore, the youngest Edmond kept the secret of being bewitched by the Ice Witch at the beginning, which was a sign of his beginning to grow.
It can be said that he started from making trouble and resisting the control of his mother and the boss. He was looking for his own sense of existence. As a child in the middle of the family and the same gender as the boss, he is the most neglected child. Therefore, his performance is all about attracting the attention of others and arousing a sense of existence.
When the Ice Witch used the throne to seduce him, he agreed without hesitation, which undoubtedly could satisfy his inner expectations to the utmost. When he kept this secret, he also gained the satisfaction of self-identity.
But keeping secrets is only the first step in growth, and sharing secrets with others is the second step in growth. Secrets can also add value in sharing with others. This is also the contradictory complexity of self-identity. On the one hand, it has to be convinced that it is unique, on the other hand, it also hopes that it is no different from others.
So, later, Edmond found himself in a trap and became an accomplice of a witch, and only then began to regret the guilt. When everyone knew what was going on, and they all chose to forgive and protect him, he not only got relief, but also quickly grew up, became sensible and responsible, stood in the same camp with his brothers and sisters, and was willing to be under them. , Become the third king.
Of course, if he feels the attack and ridicule of his family when he regrets guilt, things will be out of control, and Edmond will fall into another dark world from then on.
What about thinking about the world ?
Why do children experience such an adventure?
When the war came, my father went to the front line to fight, and his home was almost destroyed by a cannonball. They were sent to a strange place and met a vicious maid and a mysterious doctor. These were undoubtedly a huge impact in their real world.
For this reason, they need to go through a certain process, after a certain growth, to live in harmony with this turbulent and thrilling world.
Therefore, the enemy in the war is projected into the imaginary world, that is, the ice witch representing the dark forces; if they leave their parents, leave the familiar environment, and project into the imaginary world, that is, they must rely on themselves and lead others with their own strength. Fight, not follow; Aslan represents the faith of integrity and kindness, and also represents the gods who guard them and help them overcome evil and overcome difficulties.
The war in the real world is also deduced into the imaginary world. They not only hope that the war in the real world can be won, but also hope that they can pass this difficulty in life smoothly.
In the process of human growth and personality development , it is necessary to experience a large gap between before and after . For example, children who were naughty and mischievous may become taciturn, and children who were quiet and well-behaved may become inexplicable. This is called The period of the "tunnel" or "pupa" state is a special period that needs to be experienced before it suddenly becomes clear.
During this period, people often experience it through imagination. Whether the children reveal it or not, they will more or less form a self-closed world in their hearts, like a "pupa" in which they grow and evolve. This is a very important stage. If the parents do not understand, forcibly destroying, just like cutting a cocoon, the pupa-like insects in it are easy to die, and the child will suffer different degrees of trauma.
Only when parents protect their children from strong external stimuli like a shell , and wait patiently , will the children have new development, "break out of the cocoon" and perfect themselves.
In the movie, the seemingly weird and scary doctor is the guardian of the children. He did not ignore the children's adventures, let alone ridicule, ridicule or destroy them. Instead, he listened patiently and believed what the children said. The content also encourages older brothers and sisters to believe what their younger sisters say.
Aslan in the Narnia world is also such an elder, acting as their patron saint and guide.
Therefore, after complex battles and inner transformation, they successfully passed this period. In the second film, Aslan even made it clear that his elder brothers and sisters have completed their transformation, and they don't need to come into this world anymore.
Such is well versed in the children of the world to express the Chronicles of Narnia meaning . Of course, it doesn’t stop there. There are more details in the story, telling adults how important a child’s imaginary world is. They are not just whimsical and crazy, they are a necessary stage of growth, and they are perfect for a person. The psychological journey of the self . It has a common law of development in human beings, but it will also be treated differently and go to a different end.
This kind of fantasy world is for children to see , allowing children to see the shadow of their own world in this world. It is also for adults . It reminds adults how to treat children. It also evokes long-lasting memories of adults. It reminds me of the world that I had imagined when I was young, a vague and inexplicable feeling.
Some things will come to light at this moment, but some people will always have ignorant dreams and don't know how to wake up.
At the end of the article, I want to pay tribute to the book "Children's Universe" written by Hayao Kawai . In this book, the famous Japanese Jungian psychoanalysis master Kawai Hayao presents the mysteries of the children's world. He let me know the psychological development process of such a magical, complex, and great person. Although this is only a corner of the world seen when the veil is lifted, it is enough to shock me and allow me to look at the child and the world from a new perspective .
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