The Daimon and the Soul of the West Finding identity, meaning, and purpose in a sacrificial life

We, Western minds, have forgotten who we are, despite having never once stopped being who we are. We’ve lost touch with the impersonal, Daimonic forces that give us direction and the sacrificial nature of our existence. No longer do we realize that our lives aren't, have never been, and will never be about ourselves. Consequently, we've lost our ability to sense the immanent context that couches our lives in meaning and purpose. Our alienation from our own inborn nature and role has led to a tragic schism: a divorce between essence and narrative, being and action. This book is an effort to help heal this schism. It’s about re-encountering our natural selves and guiding Daimon, re-tuning into the archetypal dispositions we embody, and re-learning how to navigate the choppy waters of life in a spontaneous and fulfilling manner.

About the author

Bernardo Kastrup has a Ph.D. in philosophy and another in computer engineering. He has been a scientist in some of the world's foremost scientific laboratories. His main interests are metaphysics and philosophy of mind. He lives in The Netherlands.

Product details

• Authors: Bernardo Kastrup, Kastrup Bernardo
• Publisher: Wiley
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 26.07.2025
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works
• EAN: 9781803419497
• ISBN: 978-1-80341-949-7
• Dimensions (packing): 14 x 21.6 x 1 cm
• Weight (packing): 180 g
• Subjects: PHILOSOPHY / Mind & Body, Purpose, Philosophy of Mind, Identity, Philosophy, Psychology, Existence, meaning, Daimon, Finding Meaning, finding; identity; meaning; purpose; sacrificial life; finding meaning; searching meaning; bernardo Kastrup; iff books; essential foundation; daimon; daimonic forces; existence; what do our lives mean; purpose life; natural selves; guiding daimon; re, searching meaning, essential foundation, archetypal dispositions, natural selves, purpose life, Western alternative to Eastern spiritual well-being, bernardo kastrup, sacrificial life, iff books, re-tuning ourselves, heal our minds, daimonic forces, what do our lives mean, guiding daimon