Term used by Sigmund Freud and now in psychological and general use meaning a drive or desire endings, often involving motivations for self-destruction and a wish for death. The death wish counters the drive for sex known as the libido. It is believed these conflicting desires or drives result in psychological problems.
Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Pamela Chen and Samantha Blossom, authors of the new The Mandarin Tree.
As modern Asian American mystics, we love to work with the heavenly creatures, or what you may know as mystical beings in...