January can feel empty, heavy, or even painful.

For many people, the end of the holidays doesn't bring relief, but rather a feeling difficult to name: emotional exhaustion, nostalgia, helplessness.

In this episode of Gothic Land, I explore why January hurts from a Gothic-Jungian perspective, using the concept of the psychoid character of the archetype, described by Carl Jung, to understand emotional experiences that are felt in the body before they can be put into words.

I reflect especially on how this emptiness manifests in neurodivergent people and those with a history of complex trauma, and how Gothic expression can function as a symbolic container during times of transition.

In this episode, we discuss:

• The emotional void after the holidays (Post-Holiday Blues)
• How celebrations trigger early memories
• The psychoid nature of the archetype and pre-language experiences
• January as a threshold between the collective and the intimate
• Stranger Things as a contemporary gothic metaphor for complex trauma
• Gothic as a space for emotional detox and symbolic containment

Gothic Land is a space dedicated to the deep exploration of the inner world through symbolic language, analytical psychology, and gothic culture.
Here you won't find quick fixes, but rather pauses to listen to what is usually left unspoken.

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“Welcome to Gothic Land” is a video podcast created by Alice in Gothic Land. It's a place where we analyze the psychology behind Gothic productions and elements so we can find our balance. I help you find equilibrium during transitions by analyzing literary works, television programs, songs, and other artistic representations. In other words, an analysis of Gothic psychology.

What if Gothic isn't just a style, but a language of the soul? In this video, we explore how Gothic space can offer a symbolic refuge and a means of communication between neurotypical and neurodivergent individuals. Through a Jungian and aesthetic reading, we discover that the human mind, like a Gothic cathedral, is made of light and shadow, broken arches, and imperfect beauty.

🔮 In this episode, we reflect on:

• Why we need a new language to talk about difference.

• Why gothic can be a refuge and a mirror for your own otherness.

• How to see neurodivergence as your gothic journey.

• How to normalize difference without erasing the shadow.

• Why we need a gothic psychology that doesn't pathologize, but understands.

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