Psyche, Self and Soul is a many faceted exploration of the relationship of psychotherapy and spirituality. Introducing the term 'an everyday transcendence', Gargiulo studies the silent alone space of each individual and relates a psychoanalytic exploration to a spiritual journay. Calling on the thought of philosophers, theologians, scientists and analysts, the text gives a new framework for understanding psychoanalysis and spirituality grounded in the here and now as well as a psychoanalysis that respects mystery, justice and civility. The clinical cases demonstrate how each patient's task must be understood as individualized, and consequently, how the analyst/therapist must creatively adapt clinical technique. D.W. Winnicott's thoughts are applied throughout the text and are given a comprehensive summary in the final chapters. --- from the publisher Contents: Foreword; Preface; Section 1: Theoretical Reflections; Meaning and Metaphor in Psychoanalysis; Aloneness in Psychoanalysis and Spirituality; Psychoanalysis, Spirituality and the Possibility of Meaning; Mind Metaphor and the 'I' in Psychoanalysis and Spirituality; Authority, The Self and Psychoanalytic Experience; Language, Love and Healing; Section 2: Clinical Studies; Empathy and Reverie; Reflections, Musings and Interventions; Anna 'O': An English Object Relations Approach; Section 3: D.W. Winnicott; Winnicott's Psychoanalytic Playground; Sublimation: Winnicottian Reflections; Concluding Thoughts; Appendix; Bibliography |
