1st Edition
When the Body Speaks The Archetypes in the Body
140 Pages
by
Routledge
144 Pages
by
Routledge
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When the Body Speaks applies Jungian concepts and and theories to infant development to demonstrate how archetypal imagery formed in early life can permanently affect a person's psychology. Drawing from Mara Sidoli's rich clinical observations, the book shows how psychosomatic disturbances originate in the early stages of life through unregulated affects. It links Jung's concepts of the self and... Read more
Introduction. Synopsis. Archetypes and Birth. The Little Puppet. The Jungian Infant. Naming the Nameless. Defence of the Self. The Shadow. The Psychosoma and the Archetypal Field. When the Meaning Gets Lost in the Body. Conclusion.
Biography
Mara Sidoli trained as a child and adult analyst at the Society of Analytical Psychology in London. In 1988 she was appointed Visiting Professor at the University of New Mexico. She has supervised and taught infant observation in London, Italy and the USA.
'...this is a book which shows how good Jungian psychotherapy of infantile fixations can be - which for many readers will be a discovery and a most pleasant suprise.' - John Beebe
