Therefore, there was a high probability that without the use of psycho-correction, Van Gogh’s psyche might not be able to withstand such a load, and the accentuation of Van Gogh’s behavior could develop into psychopathy. Vincent van Gogh died at the age of 37.
Applicability limits of
octanalytic personality formula
Vincent van Gogh’s octanalytic personality formula shows that all five instances of personality show congenital dominance, there is no deficiency of congenital dominants, which can lead to personality disorder.
However, the surrounding people perceived Van Gogh as crazy. This means that we have finally found the applicability limits of the octanalytic personality formula.
Deficiency of congenital personality dominants can lead to personality disorder. However, the life story of Vincent van Gogh shows that in addition to this factor, there are other factors that are not reflected in the personality formula, which lead to a personality disorder.
In this regard, it is necessary to consider the influence on human behavior of those areas of the psyche that are outside the five instances of personality (5-Soul, 4-Heart, 3-Irratio, 2-Ratio, 1-Mind).
To describe the human psyche as a whole, octanalysis uses the eight-component structure of the human psyche: instances 0-Source, 7-Imagination, 6-Subconscious and five instances of personality 5-Soul, 4-Heart, 3-Irration, 2-Ratio, 1-Mind.
Instance 7-Imagination forms images that strive to be realized in life. When a person is in a state of dreams, daydreams and does not want to get out of this state, then at that time the instance 7-Imagination dominates in his psyche.
When a person cannot control the process of generating images in his psyche, then problems arise called «persistent hallucinations» that prevent a person from living, interfere with any activity.
Instance 6-Subconscious stores in itself programs, according to which the images generated by instance 7-Imagination are embodied.
When the instance 6-Subconscious dominates in the psyche, a person can be in various states: a state of sleep, trance, a hypnotic state, a state of prostration, somnambulism (sleepwalking), twilight clouding of consciousness.
The interaction between the seven instances of the psyche (7-Imagination, 6-Subconscious, 5-Soul, 4-Heart, 3-Irratio, 2-Ratio, 1-Mind) create a wide variety of personality disorders.