Ogden presents a transformative view of psychoanalysis, emphasizing it as a therapeutic journey toward self-discovery and personal fulfillment. His clear writing and innovative ideas encourage individuals to deepen their understanding of themselves while also embracing their true identity. This approach not only enhances self-awareness but also fosters genuine personal growth, making it a significant contribution to the field of psychology.
The book explores a transformative shift in contemporary psychoanalysis, emphasizing a transition from "epistemological psychoanalysis," focused on knowledge and understanding, to "ontological psychoanalysis," which centers on existence and personal development. This movement encourages a deeper exploration of identity and the processes of becoming, highlighting the significance of being in the therapeutic context.
The Hands of Gravity and Chance is a spell-binding story in which parents find themselves promising and then rescinding what they do not have to give. The story opens with the fall of a thirteen-year-old girl down the stairs of the family house, an event that generates fault lines that spread both forward and backward in time, releasing an explosive energy of love and fear, bitterness and remorse.
'The sources of human creativity have always been mysterious. In this brilliant new contribution, Thomas Ogden explores the interface of dreams, reverie, poetry, and play. In so doing, he leads us to new understandings about both creativity and the analytic conversations we have with our patients and ourselves.' Glen O. Gabbard, M.D.
Focusing on the interplay of subjectivity and intersubjectivity, this work delves into the experiences of both the analyst and the patient within contemporary psychoanalytic thought. Thomas Ogden, celebrated for his profound insights, offers a unique perspective on the dynamics that shape their relationship, pushing the boundaries of psychoanalytic discourse.
In this brilliant contribution to psychoanlaytic theory and practice, the author has once again challenged psychoanalytic clinicians to expand the conceptual envelope that confines and constricts their work. Sounding the death knell for the positivist view of the patient and analyst as discrete subject and object, he forges a contemporary, decentred entity - the analytic third.
Clinicians who read this volume will be richly awarded by an expanded understanding of their patients and the therapeutic process.