Undreaming Wetiko: Breaking the Spell of the Nightmare Mind-Virus

Wetiko is an indigenous concept that signifies a sort of mental illness, borne of collective trauma, that underlies the playing out of social evils. Paul Levy writes about the origin of the term, and how the phenomenon plays out, drawing from European psychological and philosophical traditions to suggest ways we can create an inner guide to counteract the daemonic energy of wetiko. He writes about how to cultivate a symbolic understanding of events in our lives in order to create meaning and heal our psyches and maybe even humanity.