The Intricate Relationship between the Creator and Its Creation: The Power of Language in Myths and Psychoanalysis

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Published: Dec 11, 2025
Issue: No. 62S (2025): Praxis Filosófica No. 62 Supplement: Artificial intelligence: The second death of man?
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  Mariana Lorena Salthu Facultad Internacional de Psicología y Psicoanálisis Lalangue, Saint-Agnès, France.
Abstract

The human desire to create, to “be like God”, has manifested itself throughout history in myths, religions, and modern narratives. From Genesis to artificial intelligence, the relationship between the creator and his creation has been mediated by language, which not only describes reality but also founds and transforms it. Freud and Lacan have shown how language structures subjectivity and the psyche. Currently, artificial intelligence confronts us with a possible “fourth narcissistic wound” by challenging the uniqueness of our cognitive abilities. Can we foresee the consequences of our creations, or are we repeating the same story of the gods being challenged? The author proposes the term Artificial Sapiens.

Keywords
  • Language
  • Psychoanalysis
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Myth
  • Subjectivity
Author Biography

Mariana Lorena Salthu, Facultad Internacional de Psicología y Psicoanálisis Lalangue, Saint-Agnès, France.

Mariana Lorena Salthu is a Psychoanalyst and Dean at Facultad Internacional de Psicologia y Psicoanalisis Lalangue. Her academic background includes training in Psychological Counseling, Psychoneuroimmunology, as well as specializations in Psychoanalysis and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy. She is a member of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society in the United Kingdom and serves on the scientific committee of the EFPP (E-Faculté de Psychologie et Psychanalyse) in France. As the founder of PSY.S.O.S (psysos.com), her work explores the intersections between psychoanalysis and ancestral knowledge, particularly in relation to the processing of the drives within the psyche and the body, considering the impact that different cultures have on these processes.

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Salthu, M. L. (2025). The Intricate Relationship between the Creator and Its Creation: The Power of Language in Myths and Psychoanalysis . Praxis Filosófica, (62S), 20215435 . https://doi.org/10.25100/pfilosofica.v0i62S.15435
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