2. Adjective. Motivated by a spiritual force or genius; inspired. ¹
3. Noun. (context: psychology) The unrest that exists in us all which forces us into the unknown, leading to self-destruction and/or self-discovery. ¹
4. Noun. (context: psychology spirituality mythology literature) The journey and transition from innocence to experience; part of the process of individuation. ¹
5. Noun. (context: mythology literature) The place where light and dark meet. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Daimonic
1. daimon [adj] - See also: daimon
Lexicographical Neighbors of Daimonic
Literary usage of Daimonic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Fathers of Jesus: A Study of the Lineage of the Christian Doctrine and by Keningale Cook (1886)
"He that is wise in respect of such things is a daimonic man, while he that is
wise in ... The following passages present this daimonic element within us, ..."
2. The Problem of Human Life as Viewed by the Great Thinkers from Plato to the by Rudolf Eucken (1909)
"From the outset there were daimonic powers at work in his world of thought, ...
The daimonic powers broke up their previous connections, and sought, ..."
3. Christianity as Mystical Fact: And the Mysteries of Antiquity by Rudolf Steiner, Harry Collison (1914)
"The daimonic experiences through which he has passed are enough to prove to him
... One who becomes conscious of the daimonic element within him does not ..."
4. Thrice-greatest Hermes: Studies in Hellenistic Theosophy and Gnosis by Hermes (1906)
"And generally they think that the ass is not clean, but a daimonic animal, on
account of its resemblance to that [god] ; and making round-cakes for feasts ..."
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