{"title":"The Process of Transformation–The Core of Analytical Psychology and How it Can Be Investigated1","authors":"Christian Roesler","doi":"10.1111/1468-5922.13095","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-5922.13095","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This article presents the scientific background for the introduction of the international conference in Freiburg (“The Process of Transformation”, Catholic University Freiburg, October 4–6, 2024). On the basis of a thorough analysis of archetype theory, it is first established that there is confusion regarding the definition of archetypes in analytical psychology. In fact, Jung’s archetype theory contains not one, but four distinct theoretical strands. While Jung’s biologistic and anthropological arguments in particular must be regarded as refuted, the idea of a universal form of a transformation process in psychotherapy is examined in more detail. It was Jung’s endeavour to create a map of this universal transformation process in order to inform psychotherapeutic work. However, there is a glaring lack of solid research on Jung’s conceptions and a concerted effort is called for in analytical psychology to develop appropriate research strategies. As an example of such research, results from the Structural Dream Analysis research project are reported.</p>","PeriodicalId":45420,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL PSYCHOLOGY","volume":"70 3","pages":"355-373"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1468-5922.13095","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144171466","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Review of Lemma, A. (2024). “ Mourning, melancholia and machines: An applied psychoanalytic investigation of mourning in the age of griefbots”. The International Journal of Psychoanalysis, 105(4), 542–563. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207578.2024.2342917","authors":"Stephen Garratt","doi":"10.1111/1468-5922.13103","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-5922.13103","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45420,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL PSYCHOLOGY","volume":"70 3","pages":"508-510"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144171274","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Interview with August Cwik, Conducted by Mark Winborn on December 12, 2024","authors":"","doi":"10.1111/1468-5922.13100","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-5922.13100","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45420,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL PSYCHOLOGY","volume":"70 3","pages":"483-500"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144171463","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Spiritual Path of Transformation1","authors":"Eckhard Frick","doi":"10.1111/1468-5922.13096","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-5922.13096","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Transformation is an essential component of individuation; it is not a linear but a circular process, encompassing experiences of standstill and deadlock where no longitudinal continuation is visible. Jung describes transformation in alchemical terms as a shared dialectical “reaction” between patient and analyst. The circular transformation process may require “faith in O” (Bion). Analysis may convey explicit knowledge about “O”, but the process and its goal are often implicit and unconscious. In explicitly religious or spiritual experiences, O may be called the transcendent mystery of God. In Jungian practice, the Self never manifests itself entirely. However, the analytic couple is oriented toward this uncontrollable archetype when working with dreams and when living other events in the consulting room. An archetype may seem abstract, empty, and formal-transcendental as a Kantian condition of the possibility of symbol-making. Conversely, we may be inflated, seized, and possessed by the archetype, which may exercise destructive and pathological qualities. The corresponding spiritualities (constructive /transformative or destructive/hindering transformation) require a “discernment of spirits”, as Jung explains with reference to Ignatius of Loyola.</p>","PeriodicalId":45420,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL PSYCHOLOGY","volume":"70 3","pages":"374-392"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1468-5922.13096","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144171464","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Obituary David H. Rosen (1945–2024)","authors":"Carolyn Bates","doi":"10.1111/1468-5922.13101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-5922.13101","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45420,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL PSYCHOLOGY","volume":"70 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144171184","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Stern, D. B. (2024). “ Intersubjectivity, Field Theory, and Adrienne Harris’s ‘You Must Remember This’”. Psychoanalytic Dialogues, 34(3), 431–433. https://doi.org/10.1080/10481885.2024.2346441","authors":"Monica Luci Ph.D.","doi":"10.1111/1468-5922.13102","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-5922.13102","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45420,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL PSYCHOLOGY","volume":"70 3","pages":"511-514"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144171185","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mapping the Process of Transformation: The Seven Phases of Sandplay Therapy1","authors":"Lorraine Razzi Freedle","doi":"10.1111/1468-5922.13097","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-5922.13097","url":null,"abstract":"<p>C. G. Jung describes individuation as a universal, transformative journey toward becoming who we were meant to be. This movement toward wholeness occurs through successive encounters with parts of oneself that lie hidden in the unconscious. Sandplay Therapy as founded by Dora Kalff provides a symbolic and experiential means to engage with archetypal energies of the unconscious, naturally activating the individuation process. Each sand picture is a direct expression of one’s psyche, and a series of sand images reveals the individuation journey as it unfolds in three-dimensional form.</p><p>Recognizing and tracking individuation presents a challenge for sandplay therapists and analysts, as the process is inherently deep, nonlinear, and unique to each individual. This article provides an overview of the <i>Seven Phases of Sandplay Therapy</i>—an empirically derived framework that offers a structured approach to understanding psychological development and the process of transformation. It explores the underlying mechanisms of change, symbols and themes characteristic of each phase, and illustrates these concepts through a clinical case study. Additionally, the article examines implications for clinical practice, including its limitations.</p><p>C. G. Jung conçoit l'individuation comme un parcours universel et transformateur vers l’accomplissement de celle ou celui que nous sommes censés être. Ce mouvement vers la plénitude se produit à travers des rencontres successives avec les parts du soi cachées dans l'inconscient. La thérapie par le jeu de sable, fondée par Dora Kalff, offre un moyen symbolique et expérimental d'entrer en contact avec les énergies archétypales de l'inconscient, activant ainsi naturellement le processus d'individuation. Chaque image dans le cadre du sable est une expression directe de la psyché d'une personne, et une série d'images dans le bac de sable révèle le parcours d'individuation tel qu'il se déroule sous une forme tridimensionnelle.</p><p>Reconnaître et suivre l'individuation représente un défi pour les thérapeutes et les analystes du jeu de sable, car le processus est intrinsèquement profond, non linéaire et unique à chaque individu. Cet article donne un aperçu des « sept phases de la thérapie par le jeu de sable » - un cadre empirique qui offre une approche structurée pour comprendre le développement psychologique et le processus de transformation. Il explore les mécanismes sous-jacents du changement, les symboles et les thèmes caractéristiques de chaque phase, et illustre ces concepts par une étude d'un cas clinique. En outre, l'article examine les implications pour la pratique clinique, y compris ses limites.</p><p>C. G. Jung beschreibt Individuation als eine universelle, transformierende Reise hin zu dem, was wir sein sollen. Diese Bewegung hin zur Ganzheit geschieht durch sukzessive Begegnungen mit Teilen unserer selbst, die im Unterbewußten verborgen liegen. Die von Dora Kalff entwickelte Sandspieltherapie biete","PeriodicalId":45420,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL PSYCHOLOGY","volume":"70 3","pages":"393-419"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144171343","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"List of Contributors","authors":"","doi":"10.1111/1468-5922.13099","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-5922.13099","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45420,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL PSYCHOLOGY","volume":"70 3","pages":"521-523"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144171517","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hoggett, Paul. Paradise Lost? The Climate Crisis and the Human Condition. The Simplicity Institute. 2023. Pp. v + 216. Pbk. £14.99.","authors":"Rachel Dunkley Jones","doi":"10.1111/1468-5922.13104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-5922.13104","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45420,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL PSYCHOLOGY","volume":"70 3","pages":"515-517"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144171341","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Role of the Brain in Individuation","authors":"Leslie Stein, Miriam Stein","doi":"10.1111/1468-5922.13098","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-5922.13098","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The mystery of the role of the brain in the formation of consciousness is the subject of endless philosophical and neuroscientific speculation. The ongoing, intertwined processes of the unconscious and the ego, what Jung defines as that which creates consciousness, opens the inquiry as to the role of the structures and functions of the brain in individuation. The purpose of this paper is to examine what Carl Jung thought of the existence of neural correlates in the individuation processes of psyche.</p><p>Le mystère du rôle du cerveau dans la formation du conscient fait l'objet d'interminables spéculations philosophiques et neuroscientifiques. Les processus continus et entrelacés de l'inconscient et de l'ego, que Jung définit comme ce qui crée la conscience, ouvrent la voie à une enquête sur le rôle des structures et des fonctions du cerveau dans l'individuation. L'objectif de cet article est d'examiner ce que Carl Jung pensait de l'existence de corrélats neuronaux dans les processus d'individuation de la psyché.</p><p>Das Geheimnis der Rolle des Gehirns bei der Bildung des Bewußtseins ist Gegenstand endloser philosophischer und neurowissenschaftlicher Spekulationen. Die fortlaufenden, miteinander verflochtenen Prozesse des Unbewußten und des Egos, die Jung als das definiert, was das Bewußtsein schafft, eröffnen die Frage nach der Rolle der Strukturen und Funktionen des Gehirns bei der Individuation. Ziel dieses Artikels ist es zu untersuchen, was Carl Jung über die Existenz neuronaler Korrelate in den Individuationsprozessen der Psyche dachte.</p><p>Il mistero del ruolo delle strutture cerebrali nella formazione della coscienza è stato oggetto di infinite speculazioni filosofiche e neuroscientifiche. Il continuo intrecciarsi dell'Io con l'inconscio, che è ciò che, per Jung, crea la coscienza, stimola riflessioni sul ruolo delle strutture e delle funzioni cerebrali nel processo di individuazione. Obiettivo di questo articolo è prendere in considerazione le idee di Jung a proposito dell'esistenza di correlati neuronali per il processo di individuazione della psiche.</p><p>Загадка роли мозга в формировании сознания является предметом бесконечных рассуждений в философии и нейробиологиии. Непрерывные, взаимосвязанные процессы, происходящие в бессознательном и эго, которые, согласно Юнгу, создают сознание, могут положить начало исследованию роли структур и функций мозга в индивидуации. Цель данной статьи - изучить взгляды Карла Юнга на наличие нейронных коррелятов в процессах индивидуации психики.</p><p>El misterio del rol del cerebro en la formación de la conciencia es objeto de interminables especulaciones filosóficas y neurocientíficas. Los procesos continuos y entrelazados del inconsciente y el ego, lo que Jung define como aquello que crea la conciencia, abren la indagación sobre el rol de las estructuras y funciones del cerebro en la individuación. El propósito de este artículo es examinar qué pensaba Carl Jung de la existencia de correlatos n","PeriodicalId":45420,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL PSYCHOLOGY","volume":"70 3","pages":"462-482"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144171376","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}