EC Psychology And Psychiatry

The article discusses two main topics: what is Russian cosmism and the attitude towards it of Svetlana Semenova, who wrote an introductory article to the book "Russian Cosmism". Interesting considerations are given regarding the Russian cosmism of the philosopher A.P. Ogurtsova. The author problematizes the statements of Semenova, who both distances herself from the views of the cosmists and shares these views. He sees a similar ambivalent attitude in I. Kant's polemic with the eminent scientist and esotericist of the 18^th century, Emanuel Swedenborg. An analysis of the esoteric Christian teaching and the personality of the latter shows that Swedenborg simultaneously accepted two realities - spirit and nature, removing contradictions, bringing them into line with each other; at the same time, his psyche changed under the influence of work that confirmed the new picture of the world he had built. The author suggests that, like Swedenborg, the cosmists and Semyonov built a reality in which their dreams, intentions and actions received a place and meaning. He believes that for a correct understanding of creativity of this type, a turn is needed - to the problems and aspirations of the individual, to the constructed reality in which these problems are resolved (albeit on a virtual plane for now), to the historical tradition of thinking. In his opinion, the cosmists continue to move in line with the Russian tradition outlined by Chaadaev, Dostoevsky and Russian religious philosophers. Another tradition characteristic of the work of these thinkers is the esoteric one, which allows you to create realities, omitting the problems of implementation, following one thing - constructing the world for your own personality.

 Keywords: Cosmism; Utopia; Esotericism; Reality; Thinking; Realization; Tradition; Nature; Spirit; Consciousness

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