Psychoeconomics: globalization, markets, crisis - стр. 38
The Crusades were one of the godsends for periodically meeting the need for property, land, and status of the strong, aggressive, militaristic members of the group with increased belligerence. This satisfaction came not at the expense of the lands of the ruling elite, but rather at the expense of the lands of the representatives of other religions, who could be killed during these conquests. Naturally, these processes were related to the growth of emotionality of the members of the order, with an increase in the hysteroidicity of its members amd with the change in the psychotypes of the population, which was also related to solar activity.
We do not have adequate information about solar activity in the Middle Ages, but we do know that the interval between solar peaks is 11-12 years on average. In any case, we know that succession of psychotypes proceeded over the last two centuries at 11– to 12-year intervals. There is every reason to assume that the Crusades occurred in connection to these cycles.
Because there were no systematic solar observations in the Middle Ages, it is difficult to precisely identify which years were peaks of solar activity, which in turn would allow us to tie the beginning of the Crusades to these peaks. To resolve this problem we will refer to the works of A. Chizhevskii and suppose that the epidemic of self-flagellation in Europe in 1260-1261 corresponded to a solar peak. Self-flagellation by men and women who were almost naked could be nothing other than a psychopathic reaction. It comes to life precisely in a period of increased solar activity. Although the epidemic of self-flagellation started in Italy, it spread quickly throughout Europe. In Chizhevskii’s opinion, this was both a religious and sexual epidemic. It then appears that the previous (seventh) and following (eighth) Crusades were separated by roughly 10-12 years from these events.
If from the existing date we take stretches of time with a lag of 11-12 years, then they fall at the beginning of every Crusade (plus or minus 2-3 years). The later the beginning of a Crusade from 1260, the greater should be the error of our calculation. This coincidence allows us to confirm that the beginning of the Crusades was linked with peaks of solar activity.
The length of each Crusade coincides with the time of activity of people with hysteroid traits. This is presented in the form of a table.
However, the Crusades ran out of steam. They failed. The knights had no desire to continue. To go on more crusades meant to go in search of their own demise. This was recognized by the knights who were potential participants in the Crusades. What was to be done? Either seek out new ways to rid the society of powerful, armed individuals who could potentially seize power and replace the current elite and even get hold of the property of the church, or destroy them. So it was not accidental that after the eighth Crusade, with the passage of time, a new generation of knights with their ambitions and with new leaders who had forgotten or driven from consciousness the lessons of previous defeats, began to be eliminated. In 1307, members of the Order of Templars were seized by order of King Philip IV “the Fair” of France simultaneously throughout the land. They were confined in fortresses, and then killed. The last execution occurred on March 18, 1314. We may state that from the beginning of the Crusades until that date, three 72-year cycles passed. One can insist that this is an accidental coincidence and we may confine ourselves to asserting that the time interval between Crusades was evenly divisible by the number of intervals between solar peaks and coincided with the period of change of generations. It is both possible and necessary to discuss the continuous wars in Europe itself. For us the dependency is important – when the possibility of channeling the activity of people in a protest mood was depleted – their annihilation began, the Crusades began within Europe, wars became more frequent, as did persecutions and killing of non-believers, which at the same time helped to annihilate the protesting part of the population and intimidate those left alive.