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Marcus West on Dreams
Marcus West Marcus West, a member of the SAP, is presenting his popular talk on Jungian Dream Interpretation in Oxford on 6 June. Here is a short clip of Marcus outlining his talk. The post Marcus...
View ArticleCarl Gustav Jung, CW 8, para 661
If we keep this in mind, we can perhaps summon up courage to consider the possibility of a “psychology with a psyche” – that is, a theory of the psyche ultimately based on the postulate of an...
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The Emergence of Symbolic Imagination: Thinking the Spirit by Warren Colman
The awe-inspiring mystery of the paintings and figurines made by the first Homo sapiens in Europe at caves like Chauvet in France and Hohle-Feels in Germany. But what made our ancestors produce them,...
View ArticleThe excellent press reviews for the “Boarding School Syndrome” by Joy Schavieren
Boarding School Syndrome: The Psychological Trauma of the ‘Privileged’ Child The new book, by SAP member Prof Joy Schavieren, has been given an excellent press reviews. It will be followed with the...
View ArticleIntersubjectivity and the creation of meaning in the analytic process
Christian Maier “Intersubjectivity and the creation of meaning in the analytic process” Abstract (Vol. 59:3) By means of a clinical illustration, the author describes how the intersubjective exchanges...
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Author Schaverien discusses Boarding School Syndrome
Author Joy Schaverien discusses her new book, Boarding School Syndrome: The Psychological Trauma of the ‘Privileged’ Child. Published in June 2015 it is already a Routledge best seller and was number...
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Is psychoanalytic psychotherapy effective? A new study says yes.
A new study shows psychoanalytic psychotherapy effective at treating depression Psychodynamic and psychoanalytic psychotherapy has lagged way behind other forms of therapy (such as Cognitive...
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The Revenge of Freud: CBT and psychoanalysis
Oliver Burkeman has written in the Guardian a long, and gripping, article on the clash between Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and psychoanalysis. Illustration: Peter Gamlen for the Guardian...
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The Quotable Jung – a new book in the SAP library
This book, collected and edited by Judith Harris, is an essential introduction for those studying Jung and the Jungian tradition. It presents hundreds of the most representative selections from the...
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The impact of Donor Conception
Donor conception is a new way of conceiving a child. Parents who in the past would have had to adopt or accept not to have children, can now hope to have a baby despite their bodily limitations (age,...
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New Training Opportunities at the SAP
Welcome to New SAP Training Opportunities We are pleased to announce the completion of the SAP Escalator Model of training opportunities that now includes a Re-Structured 4 times weekly Training in...
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New to the Library
Tea With Winnicott Book cover of “Tea with Winnicott” Professor Brett Kahr,, an award-winning biographer, has resurrected Donald Woods Winnicott from the dead and has invited him for several memorable...
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Why don’t psychotherapists laugh?
Ann Shearer writes about her new book “Why Don’t Psychotherapists Laugh? Enjoyment and the Consulting Room” which is published on 21 April. It is available at Routledge (use promo code FLR40 for a 20%...
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The SAP’s Foundations Course
The Foundations Course is for anyone interested in learning more about Jung’s ideas, and the relevance and impact they have in our lives, both at an individual level and also collectively in our...
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Into the Darkest Places
Into the Darkest Places – Early Relational Trauma and Borderline States of Mind Marcus West We live in fascinating times where recent advances in trauma theory, attachment theory, relational...
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Publication of “Act and Image”
Warren Colman, a supervising analyst in the SAP, has just published “Act and Image: The Emergence of Symbolic Imagination” In this groundbreaking book, Warren provides a reformulation of archetypal...
View ArticleTeaching English to unaccompanied minors and its emotional impact
A collaboration between Alessandra Cavalli and the Refugee Council Alessandra is a Training Analyst with the SAP. In this post she describes a workshop she has recently run to help volunteer tutors,...
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The Adolescent archetype and Goldilocks
Some thoughts about the Adolescent archetype and Goldilocks Marica Rytovaara, a Training Analyst with the SAP, is speaking on the adolescent archetype and the Goldilocks Factor on 1 October. Returning...
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The clinical challenges of working with primitive states of mind
Marcus West Experiences of annihilation, shame, dying, murderousness, rage, powerlessness, despair, worthlessness, badness, depression, and suicide lie at the heart of borderline states of mind. These...
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Re-reading Midnight’s Children
Toby Brothers, director of the London Literary Salon, is running a 6 session seminar on Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children. As I re-read Midnight’s Children in preparation for our work together, I am...
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