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In Trauma and the Soul, Donald Kalsched continues the exploration he began in his first book, The Inner World of Trauma (1996)―this time going further into the mystical or spiritual moments that often occur around the intimacies of psychoanalytic work. Through extended clinical vignettes, including therapeutic dialogue and dreams, he shows how depth psychotherapy with trauma’s survivors can open both analytic partners to “another world” of non-ordinary reality in which daimonic powers reside, both light and dark. This mytho-poetic world, he suggests, is not simply a defensive product of our struggle with the harsh realities of living as Freud suggested, but is an everlasting fact of human experience―a mystery that is often at the very center of the healing process, and yet at other times, strangely resists it.
With these “two worlds” in focus, Kalsched explores a variety of themes as he builds, chapter by chapter, an integrated psycho-spiritual approach to trauma and its treatment including:
images of the lost soul-child in dreams and how this “child” represents an essential core of aliveness that is both protected and persecuted by the psyche’s defenses;
Dante’s guided descent into the Inferno of Hell as a paradigm for the psychotherapy process and its inevitable struggle with self-destructive energies;
childhood innocence and its central role in a person’s spiritual life seen through the story of St. Exupéry’s The Little Prince;
how clinical attention to implicit processes in the relational field, as well as discoveries in body-based affective neuroscience are making trauma treatment more effective;
the life of C.G. Jung as it portrays his early trauma, his soul’s retreat into an inner sanctuary, and his gradual recovery of wholeness through the integration of his divided self.
This is a book that restores the mystery to psychoanalytic work. It tells stories of ordinary patients and ordinary psychotherapists who, through working together, glimpse the reality of the human soul and the depth of the spirit, and are changed by the experience. Trauma and the Soul will be of particular interest to practicing psychotherapists, psychoanalysts, analytical psychologists, and expressive arts therapists, including those with a “spiritual” orientation.
Donald Kalsched is a Jungian analyst in private practice in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and a training analyst with the Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts. He is the author of numerous articles in analytical psychology, and lectures widely on the subject of early trauma and its treatment. His books include The Inner World of Trauma (1996).
Publisher : Routledge; 1st edition (10 October 2013)
Language : English
Paperback : 366 pages
ISBN-10 : 0415681464
ISBN-13 : 978-0415681469
Dimensions : 15.6 x 2.11 x 23.4 cm
Michael Kaye –
This wonderful book was recommended by my psychotherapist. Kalsched brings both great therapy experience and human sensitivity and empathy to his subject. I can speak as one in therapy and not as a practitioner. It has enlightened the process for me. Kalsched evokes a Jungian perspective, using archetypes and dream work, and he interprets areas of human experience in ways that other therapists might regard as unscientific. However Kalsched shows there is an art in psychotherapy and demonstrates the need to look inward to the unconscious as well as outward to external experience.I was very taken by his use of myths and stories to examine the human mind. I personally responded to his interpretations of Dante and The Little Prince and other stories. He shows the power and illumination of human experiences that some of us would call religious.I lean towards Buddhism so at first I struggled with the concept of a soul but Kalsched shows how we can see it as a vital, animating subjective experience. Our world exists beyond just material forces. This is an optimistic book as it shows the resilience of the human soul and its capacity to become whole again even after severe trauma. I would recommend it to anyone in therapy or anyone interested in a human and Jungian approach to psychotherapy.
Michael Kaye –
Melody Bernard –
I absolutely love this book! Really makes you think outside the box if you are just the clinical approach to cognitive functioning, if you are like many folks out there who know that in order to achieve balance, you have to have all areas addressed, physical, mental, emotional AND SPIRITUAL. This book is fantastic.
Melody Bernard –
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Through extended clinical vignettes, including therapeutic dialogue and dreams, he shows how depth psychotherapy with traumaâs survivors can open both analytic partners to “another world” of non-ordinary reality in which daimonic powers reside, both light and dark. This mytho-poetic world, he suggests, is not simply a defensive product of our struggle with the harsh realities of living as Freud suggested, but is an everlasting fact of human experience â a mystery that is often at the very center of the healing process, and yet at other times, strangely resists it.With these “two worlds” in focus, Kalsched explores a variety of themes as he builds, chapter by chapter, an integrated psycho-spiritual approach to trauma and its treatment including:* images of the lost soul-child in dreams and how this “child” represents an essential core of aliveness that is both protected and persecuted by the psycheâs defenses;* Danteâs guided descent into the Inferno of Hell as a paradigm for the psychotherapy process and its inevitable struggle with self-destructive energies;* childhood innocence and its central role in a personâs spiritual life seen through the story of St. Exupéryâs The Little Prince;* how clinical attention to implicit processes in the relational field, as well as discoveries in body-based affective neuroscience are making trauma treatment more effective;* the life of C.G. Jung as it portrays his early trauma, his soulâs retreat into an inner sanctuary, and his gradual recovery of wholeness through the integration of his divided self.This is a book that restores the mystery to psychoanalytic work. It tells stories of ordinary patients and ordinary psychotherapists who, through working together, glimpse the reality of the human soul and the depth of the spirit, and are changed by the experience. Trauma and the Soul will be of particular interest to practicing psychotherapists, psychoanalysts, analytical psychologists, and expressive arts therapists, including those with a “spiritual” orientation.
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Brigitte –
Donald Kalshed may not be a prolific writer but the quality of his writing and the enormous addition that he makes in the psychotherapeutic and psychological understanding is phenomenal. Kalshed is not only interested in analysis but combines knowledge and meaning through the narrative of symbolism.I am deeply indebted to his book and to him for putting into clear wording what I had experienced in expansion of consciousness while working with the Unconscious
Brigitte –
Santiago A. –
El. Libro estaba en muy buen estado, pero el paquete llegó roto
Santiago A. –