Cassandra's curse
A curse of true prophecy that no one believes.
It has been applied in psychology, environmentalism, politics, and corporate contexts since at least 1914.[1]
Quick Facts
- Origin
- Greek mythology
- Coiner of 'cassandra complex'
- Gaston Bachelard
- Year 'cassandra complex' coined
- 1949
Facts from the source article.
Key facts and history
French philosopher Gaston Bachelard coined the term "Cassandra Complex" in 1949 to refer to a belief that things could be known in advance.[1] Klein stated that Cassandra "predicts ill to come and warns that punishment will follow and grief arise."[2] In a 1988 study, Jungian analyst Laurie Layton Schapira explored the "Cassandra complex" in the lives of two of her analysands.[3] Schapira delineated three factors constituting the Cassandra complex: dysfunctional relationships with the "Apollo archetype", emotional or physical suffering, and being disbelieved.[3]
In 1989, Jean Shinoda Bolen published an essay detailing a psychological profile of the "Cassandra woman."[4] Bolen added that the Cassandra woman may exhibit "hysterical" overtones and may be disbelieved when attempting to share what she knows.[4] Bolen noted that the archetypes associated with Cassandra and Apollo apply to individuals of any gender.[5]
What the cited sources add
The song appears on their 1998 album "Aégis," produced by Pete "Pee Wee" Coleman.[6] Grove warned that unless management deals with fear, they will never hear from those helpful Cassandras.[7] The group Theatre of Tragedy released a track titled "Cassandra" in 1998, which recounts the mythological narrative.[8][6]
References
- Wikipedia, "Cassandra (metaphor)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: ; Bachelard, Gaston, Le Rationalisme appliqué PUF, Paris, (1949). (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Cassandra (metaphor)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Klein, M., Envy and Gratitude- And Other Works 1946–1963, p. 293 (1975); Klein, M., Envy and Gratitude – And Other Works 1946–1963, p. 295 (1975); Klein, M., Envy and Gratitude- And Other Works 1946–1963, p. 293 (1975) (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Cassandra (metaphor)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Schapira, "The Cassandra Complex: Living with Disbelief: A Modern Perspective on Hysteria", Inner City Books, 1988 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Cassandra (metaphor)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Jean Shinoda Bolen, Gods in Everyman: A New Psychology of Men's Lives and Loves (1989); Jean Shinoda Bolen, Gods in Everyman: A New Psychology of Men’s Lives and Loves pp. 130–160 (1989) (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Cassandra (metaphor)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Jean Shinoda Bolen, Gods in Everyman: A New Psychology of Men's Lives and Loves pp. x–xi (1989) (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- "Aégis", Official Theatre of Tragedy website. facts only, no text reused. theatreoftragedy.com
- Grove, "Academy of Management, Annual Meeting", Intel Keynote Transcript, August 9, 1998. facts only, no text reused. intel.com
- Wikipedia, "Cassandra (metaphor)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Aégis", Official Theatre of Tragedy website (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
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