Exaltation

Exaltation, exaltation (from the French exaltation - rise, inspired state, enthusiastic mood) - excessive, under unreasonable circumstances, inspiration, not based on real achievements or special merits. The essence of exaltation includes a feeling of love rapture, instant happiness, fantasy, fantastic flights of human thought, bizarre combinations of ideas that are closely associated with a revaluation of everything. Contrary to the opinion of Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Jacob Singleton, an emotional upsurge in the form of exaltation occurs primarily with overvalued ideas, an affect of awe, delight, and admiration. The exalted experience rising from the depths of the unconscious is so magnificent that it stops everything except the object and makes a person a simple receiver of impressions. So, the word “exaltation” denotes strong, often exaggerated, timeless emotions that give rise to extravagant ideas. Along with reverence, the words pathos and enthusiasm are often used in the Russian language. Unlike feelings of ecstasy, experiences during examination exaltation are limited to a relatively narrow sphere of interest. An elegant terminology to describe exaltation was proposed by Claude Lévi-Strauss in 1962 in his work “Untamed Thought.” Origins of the exaltation state – Childhood mental trauma; – Children's Oedipus