Esta autora se siente profundamente fascinada por las cuestiones metafísicas de la conciencia y los sueños, intereses que la cautivan desde la infancia. Su obra, influenciada por estudios en filosofía de la mente, misticismo y arte visionario, explora la naturaleza de la realidad y el sentido de la vida. A través de visiones poéticas oníricas y fábulas filosóficas, ofrece una perspectiva única sobre la percepción y el mundo interior.
The narrative explores the life of a talented artist whose promising future was cut short. It delves into themes of unfulfilled potential and the poignant beauty of a life that left much unsaid and unsung. Through this reflection, the book captures the essence of creativity and the impact of loss on artistic expression.
Exploring themes of passion, temptation, and redemption, this collection features twenty-five story poems that intertwine characters from literature and life. From an innocent Eve to a lovesick woman in a Shakespearean nightmare, the diverse settings encompass paradisiacal gardens and dark woods. The poems delve into various forms of love, including puppy love, forbidden desire, and the sorrow of lost connections, all initiated by a single apple, symbolizing the complexities of human emotion and experience.
Exploring the delicate boundary between dreams and reality, the book presents a central poem surrounded by two smaller works. "Nightmares and Bugbears" immerses readers in a fragmented dreamscape, while "Epistles to Hope" depicts a descent into madness filled with anxiety and chaos, ultimately seeking clarity. The concluding piece, "Mythopoesis," is an essay-poem that delves into the psychology behind myth-making. Collectively, these works illustrate the transformative journey of memory into myth and art, offering profound insights into the human psyche.
The protagonist navigates a surreal world filled with bizarre events and paradoxes, grappling with her identity and purpose. As she confronts the complexities of existence, the novella delves into profound themes of dream versus reality, consciousness, and the essence of knowledge and art. Crafted in a simple yet rhythmic prose style, this philosophical fable invites readers to reflect on the meaning of life amidst the irrationality of her surroundings.
Introducing Psychoanalysis brings together leading analysts to explain what psychoanalysis is and how it has developed, setting its ideas in their appropriate social and intellectual context. Based on lectures given at the British Psychoanalytic Society, the contributions capture the diversity of opinion among analysts to provide a clear and dynamic presentation of concepts such as: sexual perversions trauma and the possibility of recovery phantasy and reality interpreting and transference two views of the Oedipus complex projective identification the paranoid-schizoid and depressive positions symbolism and dreams. Frequently misunderstood subjects are demystified and the contributors' wealth of clinical and supervisory experience ensures that central concepts are explained with refreshing clarity. Clinical examples are included throughout and provide a valuable insight into the application of psychoanalytic ideas. This overview of the wide variety of psychoanalytic ideas that are current in Britain today will appeal to all those training and practicing in psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy, as well as those wishing to broaden their knowledge of this field.
The Patient-Practitioner Relationship and Therapeutic Responsibility
This book combines the expertise of practitioners and researchers to address the wide range of debates currently taking place in relation to the politics of the practitioner-client relationship.