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concept:savage-ruskinian-wild-untamedsavage (Ruskinian wild, untamed)
Used by Alexander to mean wild, untamed, original, direct, unweakened by sophisticated thought; not ferocious.
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- John Ruskinassociated_with
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- Archetypal Core (savage quality)associated_withThe deep, fundamental quality that emerges when the fundamental process is used purely; described as savage, wild, untamed, and close to the root of human feeling.
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