Of things invisible to mortal sight : celebrating the work of James S. Grotstein / edited by Annie Reiner.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Reiner, Annie, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grotstein, James S. honouree., honouree.

Grotstein, James S.

Bion, Wilfred R. (Wilfred Ruprecht), 1897-1979.

Bion, Wilfred R.

Psychoanalysis.

Medical Subjects:

Psychoanalysis.

Genre:

Festschriften.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 279 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Karnac Books Ltd, 2017.

Summary:

Dr James S. Grotstein (1925-2015) was the foremost Bion scholar, and one of the most noted and honoured psychoanalysts in the world. His prolific writings and generous encouragement to other analysts has had an enormous impact. He was among the first to examine Bion's most controversial concept - O - in particular the mystical aspects of O. The title of this book, Of Things Invisible to Mortal Sight, was inspired by a line from Milton's Paradise Lost and reflects Grotstein's decades-long examination of the most profound aspects of the human mind. Book jacket.

Contents:

Chapter 1 The early psychoanalytic work of James Grotstein (1966-1981): turning a Kleinian/Bionian tide away from American ego psychology / Joseph Aguayo Aguayo, Joseph 1

Chapter 2 Into the depths of a "black hole" and deadness / Ofra Eshel Eshel, Ofra 19

Chapter 3 Reaching the transcendent position by a borderline patient in reading Beckett / Rudi Vermote Vermote, Rudi 43

Chapter 4 A Beam of Intense Darkness / James S. Grotstein Grotstein, James S., Antonino Ferro Ferro, Antonino 57

Chapter 5 The Weltanschauung of James S. Grotstein / Lawrence J. Brown Brown, Lawrence J. 79

Chapter 6 On talking-as-dreaming / Thomas Ogden Ogden, Thomas 97

Chapter 7 Moving in darkness: working with patients with primitive catastrophic traumas / Carole Beebe Tarantelli Tarantelli, Carole Beebe 115

Chapter 8 Ferenczi's "astra" and Bion's "O": a clinical perspective / Annie Reiner Reiner, Annie 131

Chapter 9 The internal world of terror / Albert Mason Mason, Albert 149

Chapter 10 Notes on the contribution of antenatal states to the expression of totalitarian behaviour / Michael Ian Paul Paul, Michael Ian 165

Chapter 11 On toleration / Avedis Panajian Panajian, Avedis 183

Chapter 12 The analyst's mind, theories, and transformations in "O" / Celia Fix Korbivcher Korbivcher, Celia Fix 203

Chapter 13 Figments, facts, interruption, hints, and ... / Michael Eigen Eigen, Michael 217

Chapter 14 Alpha function and mental growth: the aesthetic dimension of the mind / Lia Pistiner de Cortiñas Cortiñas, Lia Pistiner de 233

Chapter 15 Bion crosses the Rubicon: the fateful course-and curse-of "O" in psychoanalysis and the furies left in its wake / James S. Grotstein Grotstein, James S. 251.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781782202899

1782202897

OCLC:

961824127