However, concepts of the soul and the afterlife are still helpful metaphors for human  psychology and individual consciousness.

然而，灵魂和来世的概念仍然是人类心理和个人意识的有用隐喻。

In The Origins and History of Consciousness, he tries to show the stages that the individual consciousness goes through as it matures using mythological language.

在《意识的起源和历史》中，他用神话语言展示个体意识在成熟过程中所经历的各个阶段。