Феноменология на дуализма (Опит за осмисляне през православното богословие)
Phenomenology of dualism (A reflection through orthodox theology)

Summary/Abstract: This article studies the religious phenomena of dualism and its appearances and manifestations in order to outline its key aspects and typologies. The sub-title indicates the non-exhaustive nature of the study, as well as the lens through which the narrator explores the phenomena.Research on the history of dualism and the study of dualism in the context of the history and phenomenology of religion began in ancient times. Two thousand years ago, Plutarch wrote the first treatise on the history of religions, which is also a treatise on dualism.Dualism provokes scientific interest because it is present in the ancient religious teachings of non-literate peoples, as well as in most of the world's religions; moreover, dualism appeared as a distinct doctrine during different periods of their development.Dualistic principles are the subject of exploration in Plato's philosophy, as well as in the preceding teachings – Orphism and Pythagoreanism. The input of the phenomena of dualism in the development of doctrinal teachings of world religions is indisputable, both through the generous contributions of philosophy and because of polemics with heresies.The study attempted the harmonized methodology of phenomenology of religion and the history of religions; the former requires the focus to remain on the individual and their religious experiences, while the latter contextualizes doctrines within the overall ontological flow in the evolution of human culture, historical events, and religious teachings up to the present day.Although we cannot pinpoint exactly when and where the dualistic worldview originated, we can assume that its beginnings were laid with the individuation of the Self, with the awareness of the unconscious existing within humans, as well as with the sense of the chasm that separates them. Maturation of a person and their culture begin with disintegration, with the separation of the primordial unity, and as personality develops, a person enriches their emotional and spiritual world, develops their critical thinking apparatus, encounters the unconscious, and experiences an increasingly intense polarization.In the modern world where atheism, world religions, idolatry, and artificial intelligence coexist, dualism in an anthropological and psychological sense illuminates the 'light,' the spiritual inclination, the innate religious need in humans, and its 'shadow', the negative mental and emotional traits.People learn most about the immense possibilities of their own nature through Christian religion, through the personality of the Redeemer Jesus Christ, Who, in His incarnation, takes on the entire human nature. His life, His teachings and sacrifice initiate our human healing and sanctification in the fullness of the divine love revealed by Him. “For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth – and seek out what pleases the Lord.” (Eff 5:8 – 10).

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