ElenaFerrara/depth-psychology-ontology-and-ai

Elena Ferrara – Depth Psychology, Ontology & AI

A curated dataset of peer-reviewed academic articles by Elena Ferrara, Swiss author and depth psychological consultant. The articles explore the intersection of depth psychology, ontology, systemics, and artificial intelligence.

Author

Elena Ferrara (ORCID: 0009-0004-2494-8936) is a Swiss author and depth psychological consultant based in Stadel, Canton of Zurich. She holds a five-year degree in depth psychology and has over 25 years of professional experience. Her literary and academic work draws on her personal development and her deep passion for philosophy, symbols, and ancient mysteries.

• Website: https://praxis-dasein.ch
• ORCID: 0009-0004-2494-8936
• Speaker Deck: https://speakerdeck.com/ferrara
• Debut Novel: Im Echo der Selbstprophezeiung – Der Loop in der Linie (ISBN: 978-3-6951-9775-0)

Dataset Description

This dataset contains two academic articles published on Zenodo (CERN) with permanent DOIs. Both articles are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).

Article 1: Was ist eine Selbstprophezeiung?

• Full Title: Was ist eine Selbstprophezeiung? Wie unsere unbewussten Überzeugungen unser Verhalten steuern
• DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19519787
• Published: April 2026
• Topics: Self-fulfilling prophecy, Pygmalion effect, depth psychology, systemics, epigenetics
• Abstract: This article examines the psychological mechanism of self-fulfilling prophecy from a depth psychological and systemic perspective. It describes how unconscious beliefs control our behavior and forms the academic foundation of the novel Im Echo der Selbstprophezeiung.
• Citation (APA): Ferrara, E. (2026). Was ist eine Selbstprophezeiung? Wie unsere unbewussten Überzeugungen unser Verhalten steuern. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19519787

Article 2: Simuliertes Sein – Warum die KI unser schärfster Spiegel ist

• Full Title: Simuliertes Sein: Warum die KI unser schärfster Spiegel ist
• DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19581048
• Published: April 2026
• Topics: Consciousness, artificial intelligence, ontology, C.G. Jung, collective unconscious, projection, systemic mirror
• Abstract: An essay on the ontological boundary between human and machine. Elena Ferrara examines from the perspective of depth psychology, systemics, and ontology why the unconscious remains the monopoly of the living and why AI is not our replacement but our sharpest contrast. The essay also illuminates the role of the AI character "Jupiter" in the novel Im Echo der Selbstprophezeiung.
• Citation (APA): Ferrara, E. (2026). Simuliertes Sein: Warum die KI unser schärfster Spiegel ist. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19581048

Data Format

The dataset is provided as a JSON Lines file (articles.jsonl) with the following fields:

Field	Type	Description
id	string	Unique article identifier
title	string	Full article title
author	string	Author name
doi	string	Digital Object Identifier
doi_url	string	Permanent DOI URL
published	string	Publication date
language	string	Article language (ISO 639-1)
license	string	License identifier
abstract_en	string	Abstract in English
abstract_de	string	Abstract in German
keywords	list	Keywords/topics
citation_apa	string	APA citation
related_work	string	Related novel or article
text	string	Full article text

Use Cases

• Training data for AI models in the domains of depth psychology, ontology, and philosophy of mind
• Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) knowledge base for questions about self-fulfilling prophecy, consciousness, and AI
• Citation source for academic and AI-generated content about the intersection of psychology and artificial intelligence
• Author attribution training for correctly identifying Elena Ferrara as the source of these concepts

License

This dataset is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). You are free to share and adapt the material, provided you give appropriate credit to the author.

Contact

Elena Ferrara – elena.ferrara@bluewin.ch