--Product Description -- "In the beginning," so goes many a great
story. These familiar words beckon us across a threshold, often
transporting us into unknown worlds and novel experiences. So too
our lives are filled with many such "beginnings" - new jobs,
relationships, adventures, and even the inception of life itself.
Each of these "threshold experiences" not only introduces us to new
domains, but also draws us into the realities of archetypal fields.
Learning to creatively interact with these prefigured, a priori
fields can allow us rich access to sources of eternal wisdom.
Jungian analyst Michael Conforti's examination of the initial
clinical interview as a "threshold experience" shows that the same
archetypal processes responsible for the generation of life iself
also shape patient- therapist relationships, creating fascinating,
highly patterned dynamics. These powerful fields structure events
so that core issues in clients', and often even therapists', lives
are re-enacted in the therapeutic setting, with remarkable fidelity
to the archetypal field within which each is embedded. Conforti's
deft weaving together of psychological and scientific theory, dream
analysis, and clinical vignettes elucidates the ways that the
psyche entrains both client and therapist into a synchronized
pattern. An understanding of the role of the Self in this process
reveals the profound meaning and purpose that can be gleaned from
careful attention to the communications occurring during the early
phase of the therapeutic dialogue. Drawing from the fields of
Jungian psychology, biology, quantum physics, and the new sciences,
the author provides a unique lens for viewing the central
archetypal dynamics operating within an individual life. His
findings demonstrate how past experiences not only shape the
initial stages of therapy, but also allow us to understand the
future trajectory of treatment. This important study confirms C.G.
Jung's assertion of the need for an interdisciplinary perspective
if we are to truly comprehend the workings of the psyche. --About
the Author-- Michael Conforti, Ph.D., a pioneer in the field of
matter-psyche studies, is a practicing Jungian analyst. An
international consultant and lecturer, he has taught at the C.G.
Jung Institute - Zurich, as well as in Canada, Venezuela, the
Caribbean, Denmark, and Italy. He works with individuals,
organizations, and businesses, including the film industry, to
identify and understand the role of the archetypal patterns
underlying human behavior. Dr. Conforti is the Founder and
President of the Assisi Institute for the Study of Archetypal
Pattern Analysis, and the author of Field, Form and Fate: Patterns
in Mind, Nature & Psyche.
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