Chicago 92: The Transcendent Function - Individual and Collective Aspects
Chicago 92: The Transcendent Function - Individual and Collective Aspects

Author: Mary Ann Mattoon

Publisher: Daimon

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 556

ISBN-13: 3856305378

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With an all encompassing theme, 'The Transcendent Function: Individual and Collective Aspects', The Twelfth International Congress for Analytical Psychology was convened in Chicago on 23 August 1992. A wide range of papers and presentations elucidated diverse approaches to the roles played by symbols in analysis, their relationships to one another and their beholders, and possibilities for transcendence.

The Transcendent Function : Individual and Collective Aspects
The Transcendent Function : Individual and Collective Aspects

Author: Mary Ann Mattoon

Publisher: Daimon

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 556

ISBN-13: 3856305386

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With an all encompassing theme, The Transcendent Function: Individual and Collective Aspects, The Twelfth International Congress for Analytical Psychology was convened in Chicago on August 23, 1992. A wide range of papers and presentations elucidated diverse approaches to the roles played by symbols in analysis, their relationships to one another and their beholders, and possibilities for transcendence.

The Transcendent Function
The Transcendent Function

Author: Jeffrey C. Miller

Publisher: State University of New York Press

Published: 2012-02-01

Total Pages: 247

ISBN-13: 0791485625

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The transcendent function is the core of Carl Jung's theory of psychological growth and the heart of what he called individuation, the process by which one is guided in a teleological way toward the person one is meant to be. This book thoroughly reviews the transcendent function, analyzing both the 1958 version of the seminal essay that bears its name and the original version written in 1916. It also provides a word-by-word comparison of the two, along with every reference Jung made to the transcendent function in his written works, his letters, and his public seminars.

Apophatic Elements in the Theory and Practice of Psychoanalysis
Apophatic Elements in the Theory and Practice of Psychoanalysis

Author: David Henderson

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-10-17

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 1135098980

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How can the psychotherapist think about not knowing? Is psychoanalysis a contemplative practice? This book explores the possibility that there are resources in philosophy and theology which can help psychoanalysts and psychotherapists think more clearly about the unknown and the unknowable. The book applies the lens of apophasis to psychoanalysis,

Learning from Dreams
Learning from Dreams

Author: Marion Rauscher Gallbach

Publisher: Daimon

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 3856307036

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Dreams have profound implications for the physical and spiritual realm, for the body as well as for the psyche. The innovative dream-work procedures developed in this book are instruments that help illuminate such connections, allowing for symbolic elaboration of psychosomatic symptoms that favor their transformation and resolution. The procedures of Dream Processing, Body-Active-Imagination and Contemplative Dream Experience are described and investigated and illustrated with manifold examples. They are valuable tools for the therapeutic professional and for any of us wishing to interact with dreams to harmonize with the profound process that orients us to the path of our lives. Learning from Dreams is the result of many years of research within Dream-Experience-Groups. This Jungian dreamwork methodology broadens the traditional individual setting and offers new perspectives for the professional practice and theory.

Psychological and Philosophical Studies of Jung’s Teleology
Psychological and Philosophical Studies of Jung’s Teleology

Author: Garth Amundson

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2024-04-11

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 1040009379

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This important new volume addresses an underappreciated dimension of Jung’s work, his concept of the teleology, or “future-orientation”, of psychic reality. The work, authored by an international group of Jungian scholars, expands upon the socio-cultural, psychological, therapeutic, and philosophical import of this key pillar of the Jungian oeuvre, offering a compelling alternative to current, culturally dominant ideas about how change occurs. The book addresses varied aspects of his teleological thought generally, and its application to the psychotherapeutic endeavor specifically, engaging Freudian, neo-Freudian, and related theoretical orientations in an informed dialogue about the critical issue of the emergent unfolding of subjectivity in treatment. This is an illuminating read for those interested in the study of Jungian theory, psychoanalysis, social psychology, religion, transpersonal psychology, indigenous wisdom traditions, and philosophical metapsychology.

Knots and their Untying: Essays on Psychological Dilemmas
Knots and their Untying: Essays on Psychological Dilemmas

Author: Ann Belford Ulanov

Publisher: Daimon

Published:

Total Pages: 327

ISBN-13: 3856309934

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Using the image of knots that are hard, and sometimes impossible, to untie, Ann Ulanov circles around the psychic dilemmas that entangle us, sometimes for decades. These can be heartrending to us and destructive to others, even to those we love. Yet these knots, so peculiarly our own, also open onto human problems we share with others, even across the ages. Hence working on our knots takes us far down to taproots of energy and far up and out to bring that vital aliveness into shared existence with others. Knots thus comprise a ladder, offering footholds and handholds, for descending and ascending between what Jung calls Below and Above, human and divine. What are such knots? What to do when forgiveness does not happen? What to do with the inferiority of the inferior function? With the question of how much lightning can we stand? With the perils of individuation? These are just a few examples from the essays in this book. The reader is invited to browse the essays according to personal interest or to read straight through. The surprise is that these vexing knots that tie us up and hold us down also give us a mooring; they bind us to a path that is uniquely our own that can bear the fruit of our service to others and to the surrounding whole.

Religious Hatred and Human Conflict
Religious Hatred and Human Conflict

Author: Andrew Floyer Acland

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2023-09-12

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 1000931730

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Religious Hatred and Human Conflict focuses the lens of psychodynamic psychology on a phenomenon that often confounds conventional thinking – the intensity of conflict with religious or quasi-religious dimensions. The book highlights six dimensions of religion: identity, doctrine and practice, emotion and experience, mythology, sacred values and power and control, exploring how these can give rise to religious hatred and lead to marginalisation, persecution and even genocide. It also explores reasons for the evolution of religion and religious hatred, and their relationship with human behaviour through contemporary issues such as fundamentalism, martyrdom, clerical narcissism and apocalyptic belief. Acland examines how religious hatred and conflict may be transcended by facilitating processes of dialogue and diapraxis which enable a systematic understanding of prejudices and projections. Last, it offers practical methods and strategies for helping individuals and communities grow beyond the constraints of religious hatred, treating religious hatred as a psycho-spiritual problem that requires self-understanding. Identifying the implications for professionals in conflict resolution and mediation, politicians, community leaders, diplomats and anyone working to prevent or reduce conflict where religious belief is a factor, this book sets out how those tasked with intervening can respond to the challenges involved. It will also be highly relevant reading for students and researchers of psychology and religious studies.

Beyond Psyche
Beyond Psyche

Author: Mark R. Gundry

Publisher: Peter Lang

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9780820478678

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This book identifies the underpinnings of such criticisms, then examines Jung's inability to respond adequately, and shows that fleshing out his theory of the transcendent function can lead to a solution. The formation of a symbol through this function orients the subject both toward unconscious depth and a transcendent horizon beyond the psyche. Finally, Beyond the Psyche: Symbol and Transcendence in C. G.