Document Type : Research Paper

Author

• Moein Kazemifar

Assistant professor of department of language and literature of Shiraz University

Abstract

Aiming to elucidate the mechanism of "subject coherence" amidst the crushing pressure of "social judgment," this research seeks to propose a theoretical framework for analyzing the process of "individuation" in the mysticism of Rumi. The central inquiry of this study concerns the analysis of the human condition when confronted with a multiplicity of evaluative authorities, and the manner of transition from this state toward "autonomy." To this end, transcending mere descriptive analyses, this article proposes a theoretical model and a network of novel concepts grounded in three pillars: 1. The "Valid Observer" (as the semantic locus of psychic life); 2. The "Congestion of Observers" (a critical state characterized by normative conflict and identity fragmentation); and 3. The "Anti-Observer" (as a catalyst for transition).
By applying this model to Ghazal 1247 of the Divan-e Shams, it is demonstrated that Rumi precisely diagnoses the crisis of the "Congestion of Observers" and delineates a path of transcendence not through changing the external observer, but through the encounter with an "Anti-Observer." Findings indicate that the "Anti-Observer," by suspending all prior judgments, facilitates the birth of the "Transcendental Self." Ultimately, this model elucidates how the imperative "Be thine own measure" (Mīzān-e khod sho) is not an invitation to narcissism, but a process for transferring authority from the "Generalized Other" to the "Internalized Truth" (Haqq), thereby realizing "Mystical Individuation."

Keywords

• Individuation
• Congestion of Observers
• Anti-Observer
• Valid Observer
• Subject Coherence
• Rumi

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