The study entitled THE METAPHOR – A MEANS OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN CONSCIOUS AND
UNCONSCIOUS analyzes the relation between the conscious and the unconscious sides in Lucian
Blaga’s lyrical and philosophical works. We are referring to the poems and treaties written by
Blaga during his diplomatic activity, when he created the well-known philosophical and cultural
concepts of “stylistical matrix”, “metaphysical sadness”, “panism” (expressionism), “creative
power”, “metaphorical” and “personal entity”.
Also under analysis are the possible connections with the philosophical systems of Freud, Adler,
Jung, which lay stress on unconscious matters. The key concept of the metaphor as communication
between the conscious and the unconscious is convincingly illustrated in his poems included
in Praise of Sleep and At the Courtyard of Yearning.