Our instincts—aggression, dominance, fear, desire—were never erased by civilization. They were merely repressed, sublimated, or vicariously expressed through culture, ritual, and art. 

• Freud recognized this in his concept of the unconscious—the Thanatos (death drive) and Eros (life force) are ever-present, dictating our behavior, even in repression. The more we deny them, the more power they hold over us.

• Jung expanded this with the shadow self—the unacknowledged aspects of our psyche that, when unintegrated, manifest as projection, neurosis, or even violence.

• Neumann, in his study of the Great Mother archetype, showed how human development follows a mythic pattern—moving from the primal (chaotic, instinctual, unconscious unity) to the differentiated ego (structured, rational, conscious being). Yet, the primal does not vanish—it coexists with the civilized. We carry our evolutionary history within us.

• In ancient times, violence and sexuality were enacted directly—through war, sacrifice, and rituals that embraced the full spectrum of human experience.

• Today, we live them vicariously—through entertainment, hyper-digital aggression, microaggressions, and ideological battles.

• What was once externalized has now become internalized—creating neurosis, repression, and distorted perceptions of self and others. 

The modern world treats primal instincts as pathological, but what is inhuman about human nature? Everything that emerges from human consciousness falls within the human paradigm.

The only difference is proximity—some expressions feel close, others feel distant. Some are acceptable, others taboo. But nothing is outside of what it means to be human.