Field, Form, and Fate: Patterns in Mind, Psyche, and Nature (SEMINAR SERIES)

Conforti, Michael

ISBN 10: 088214118X / ISBN 13: 9780882141183

Published by Spring Publications, 1999

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Field, Form, and Fate: Patterns in Mind, Psyche, and Nature (SEMINAR SERIES)
• Publisher: Spring Publications
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 088214118X
• ISBN 13: 9780882141183
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

C. G. Jung emphasized the deep link to the physical world that exists for the collective unconscious and its archetypes. Our dreams and symbols, as well as the patterns of our behavior, are shaped by the fact that we are creatures of a material universe. Michael Conforti's research has been directed to understanding the nature of these links and patterns in the light of the new sciences-quantum theory, chaos theory, self-organization, and the new biology. Conforti's book successfully integrates this material to offer a new, exciting challenge to psychotherapy. It demonstrates that the study of consciousness cannot neglect the insights of the sciences and in doing so promises a unified view of mind and matter.

Synopsis

The author, a Jungian psychotherapist, develops his thesis: (from the introduction) "Jung's theory of the archetype is the psychological parallel to the scientific theory of self-organizing dynamics in nature," and he applies his insights to some therapeutic case studies. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).