In an age continuously shaped and shocked by wars and societal crises, this book serves as an antidote to superficial media frenzy.
Exploring the interplay between the insights from analytical psychology and global dynamics, it unravels the meanings behind our shared fears and invites readers to confront challenging truths shaping our present and future. Part I of this book explores the multifaceted aspect of war, as Stefano Carpani interviews authoritative figures from the fields of Jungian psychoanalysis, sociology, history, and religion. Their insights shed light on the meaning of war, the concept of fatherland, the masculine nature of war, and the potential for total conflict. In Part II of the book, Jungian therapists reflect on their experiences, offering insights into the impact of war on the field of analysis, presenting a comprehensive exploration of war from interdisciplinary perspectives. The contributions touch upon themes like the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, healing through arts-based research, violence practiced by the state in Argentina, sexual violence, and the effect of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) on Irish society.
This book proposes that war can serve as a reset mechanism, and that our era can be termed the one of hypocrisy. It will be of interest to academics, scholars, and students within the fields of analytical psychology, psychosocial studies, psychoanalysis, and sociology.
Table of Contents:
Preface Introduction Part 1 1. Day 22nd of War 2. Day 27th of War 3. Day 33rd of War 4. Day 37th of War 5. Day 40th of War 6. Day 42nd of War 7. Day 52nd of War 8. Day 55th of War 9. Day 59th of War 10. Day 69th of War 11. Day 70th of War 12. Day 84th of War 13. Day 92nd of War Part 2 1. Analysis in the Shadow of Terror: Clinical Aspects 2. Donbas in the Battle for Cultural Identity, or Cultural Identity in the Battle for Donbas 3. Sicily’s Infinite War – a neo-Jungian point of view 4. The Preserved Moment Through Art: Looking At Jungian Art-Based Research And The Articulation Of Inherited War Traumas 5. Embodied Analysis: The Recovery Of Early Psychological Functions Interrupted By An Experience Of Early Trauma Due To State Terrorism 6. Dream with the Heart, and the Heart of Dream 7. The Sacrificial Murder of Palestine: Grinding Bones to Dust 8. The Northern Ireland Conflict: From I.R.A., to Sinn Fein, to Peace, Ireland's Cultural Complexes Transformed 9. When our shadow makes us blind and deaf to suffering 10. Insight into an analysis with a patient who became frozen in fear because of the war 11. Destructiveness, Complexity And Archetypal Epistemology: Critical Reflections 12. ‘Tales of trauma, terror, and awe’, Counter- trauma, Counter- Adversity Activated Development, and mutual transformations in the clinical setting with survivors of collective violence Outro by Stefano Carpani
