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转化之旅：蚕意象的原型分析

Journey of Transformation: An Archetypal Analysis of the Silkworm Imagery

Psychology of China / 2025,7(6): 727-731 / 2025-06-30 7 6

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• Authors: 闻锦玉¹孙长安²
• Information:

  1．西交利物浦大学，苏州；
  2．苏州科技大学教育学院，苏州

• Keywords:
  Silkworm; Archetype; Individuation; Anima; Animus
  蚕; 原型; 自性化; 阿尼玛; 阿尼姆斯
• Abstract: Employing Jungian analytical psychology as the theoretical framework, this study explores the symbolic significance of the silkworm imagery in Chinese culture and its implications for human psychological development from an archetypal perspective. The article first delineates Jungian concepts of the “collective unconscious,” “archetype,” and “the Self.” Subsequently, it contextualizes the silkworm within Chinese historical and cultural narratives, revealing its embodiment of maternal devotion, self-sacrifice, and transformative spirit. At the archetypal level, the silkworm’s life cycle is mapped onto the individuation process, demonstrating how this imagery illuminates stages of psychological development. Furthermore, through a comparative analysis of the Chinese folktale Mǎtóu Niáng (Horse-Headed Maiden) and the Western fairy tale The Frog Prince, the study examines the dynamic balance of Anima and Animus in marital relationships, arguing that the conflict or integration of feminine and masculine energies determines transformative potential in intimacy. Ultimately, the silkworm’s existence is presented not merely as a biological phenomenon but as an archetypal metaphor—its “death-rebirth” cycle offers profound symbolic resonance for human individuation and alchemical marriage. 以荣格分析心理学为理论框架，从原型视角探讨蚕意象在中华文化中的象征意义及其对人类心灵发展的启示。文章首先梳理了荣格理论中的“集体无意识”“原型”及“自性”概念，其次，结合蚕的历史文化脉络，揭示蚕在中国传统文化中承载的母性、自我牺牲与转化精神。在原型分析层面，将蚕的生命周期与个体自性化过程相映射，论证了蚕意象对心理发展阶段的启示。此外，通过对比中西方故事《马头娘》与《青蛙王子》，探讨了阿尼玛与阿尼姆斯的动态平衡对婚姻关系的影响，指出阴性力量与阳性力量的冲突或融合决定个体在亲密关系中的转化潜能。最后提出蚕的一生不仅是生物现象，更是一种原型隐喻，其“死亡—重生”的循环为人类自性化道路与炼金术式婚姻提供了深刻的象征参照。
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.35534/pc.0706116
• Cite: 闻锦玉, 孙长安. (2025). 转化之旅: 蚕意象的原型分析. 中国心理学前沿, 7 (6), 727-731.