Masters of the human form , such as Michelangelo, broke social taboos and laws in order to study the human body through the dissection of corpses. Their anatomical research later became a vital part of medical knowledge. Geographers and map makers created mathematical grids to make accurate maps. Artists used that innovation to translate three dimensions into two dimensions. Around the beginning of 20th Century, another important interaction between the arts and science began.
Psyche is the Greek equivalent for Anima , the Latin word for soul .
In this way, Freud unwittingly rekindled an interest in the metaphysical realm, which science had shunned in its quest for knowledge. By applying reason. One of Freud's most prominent disciples, Dr. Carl Jung , further developed the field of psychology and the understanding of the psyche. They brought to the forefront the contents of the psyche as represented in ancient mythology and symbolism and taught us that the psyche can be understood through reason. While Freud laid the scientific groundwork, Jung leaped forward in his exploration of how the unconscious reveals itself though symbols.