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Baruch Menache's PodcastAuthor: Baruch Menache
Baruch Menache explores the psychology and philosophy of everyday life. Each short episode helps listeners reflect on healing, relationships, and the deeper forces shaping culture. With a blend of clarity and depth, the podcast invites both casual listeners and serious thinkers to slow down, reflect, and grow. Language: en-us Genres: Philosophy, Relationships, Society & Culture Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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The Nature of Power: Psychological Permeability vs. Interactive Authority
Monday, 13 April, 2026
What is power—beyond definitions, beyond systems, beyond ideology?In this episode, we explore a deeper psychological architecture of power, distinguishing between two fundamental parameters of the psyche: permeability and interactive formation. Permeability reflects an open, undirected state of psychological experience—fluid, creative, and unstructured. In contrast, interactive formation establishes a self-contained psychological “pocket,” detached from passive experience and oriented toward authority.Power, as examined here, does not arise from openness or relational depth, but from this isolated interactive structure—one that operates without dependency, reflection, or even self-awareness. Unlike the superego, which remains tethered to broader psychological and social references, power exists as an autonomous authority, concerned only with its own constitution.Through philosophical analysis and examples—such as moral adages and authoritative roles—we examine why power resists critique, why it cannot be reshaped through relatability, and how individuals and societies can navigate its presence without being overtaken by it.This episode challenges conventional thinking and invites you to reconsider power not as influence or control, but as a self-contained psychological phenomenon.
