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Song #3 Mikrokosmos
Microcosm is the idea that humans are a smaller entity reflecting the larger cosmos,
which is the totality of everything, including ourselves. The microcosm, or humanity, in
this case, is the inner world which then reflects the outer, or cosmic world. “If you have
a sense of your inner world...you have a sense of vast space,” Dr. Stein says. Most of
this is in our unconscious mind, but it can be accessed by developing an active imag-
ination and paying attention to our dreams.
In the song, there are several references to cosmic stars, which is important when
thinking of individuation. Seeing the stars helps one realize our inner selves are not de-
pendent on the outside world. When stuck in persona, “you depend on other people
[to] reflect your value…”, but with a sense of inner cosmos, we can find worth within,
allowing us to shine our own way. As BTS sings about 7 billion stars, they are also sing-
ing about the population of the world who are all linked in some way. “We’re individual,
but we also belong to the whole,” Stein explains. “We have a destiny...to become our-
selves,” which then brings us peace. This leads Dr. Stein to believe this song is a break-
through into the sense of self as this shared personality is struggling to find its way.
Song #4 Make It Right
Even though this song says, ‘I am singing to find you,’ Dr.Stein feels this is a song
of continuing inward to find a sense of soul. The recurring idea of ‘coming back to you
and doing it better’ leads Stein to believe the personality is struggling as he journeys
inward. Most humans, in the first half of their lives, discover the Self through others in a
process called projection. Projection can be confused with finding the soul, especially
when in a relationship with a beloved.
“When you are in a relationship with a beloved, you are with your soul…s/he is your
soul,” Stein says. Soon things get mixed up and the inner/outer elements do not nec-
essarily stay in their places of origin. Dr. Stein believes BTS is searching for the soul as
they sing about ‘the night sky I saw in my childhood.’ To look at the stars and hear your
name called is similar to hearing your beloved call your name. “You’re deeply touched
by it,” he explains. “This is the map of the soul. The ‘you’ in the song is the soul, wheth-
er it’s inner or outer.”
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