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Hester Solomon has had a profound influence on the development of Jungian theory and practice today. Her pioneering papers demonstrate that she is one of the leading intellectual and clinical contributors to the profession and demonstrate the range and depth of her thinking, from clinical, scientific and philosophical perspectives.

'With this book, Hester Solomon offers a rich collection of her mature work on analytical themes. It is an important contribution to the ongoing evolution of the field of Analytical Psychology. Each chapter challenges previous assumptions and offers fresh perspectives and directions. Solomon is a leading light in contemporary Jungian thought.'- Murray Stein, PhD, Former President IAAP, author of ""Jung's Map of the Soul"" and ""The Principle of Individuation""'Hester Solomon has had a profound influence on the development of Jungian theory and practice today. Her pioneering papers demonstrate that she is one of the leading intellectual and clinical contributors to the profession and demonstrate the range and depth of her thinking, from clinical, scientific and philosophical perspectives.'- Jean Knox, PhD, MBBS, MRCPsych, Former UK Editor-in-chief of the Journal of Analytical Psychology'Hester Solomon has a feeling for ideas - a reliable feeling, which is why her essays are so orientating. They represent her reasoned appraisal of what's most worth thinking about in the field of therapeutic analytical thought - starting, of course, with the analytical psychology of C. G. Jung, still too often regarded as a marginal ancestor of mainstream depth psychotherapy. Generations of students of psychoanalysis, particularly, have tended to see Jung's as at best an inspirational approach, heralding what Philip Rieff called the ""triumph of the therapeutic uses of faith after Freud"".'Solomon is constantly making forays into other fields to gain perspectives on Jung's seminal ideas, and one feels that in the process she has tumbled onto all the really interesting ideas of our time. She is convincing, moreover, in pointing out that these intellectual developments, most of which have come into their own only since Jung's death, have turned out to provide the validating context his thought lacked in his lifetime. His was a much less comprehending time for the kind of psychological science he was trying to build; he would have been gratified to have a mid-size volume like this to mirror his achievement.'- John Beebe, Jungian Analysis, Past President of the C. G. Jung Institute of San Francisco

'With this book, Hester Solomon offers a rich collection of her mature work on analytical themes. It is an important contribution to the ongoing evolution of the field of Analytical Psychology. Each chapter challenges previous assumptions and offers fresh perspectives and directions. Solomon is a leading light in contemporary Jungian thought.'- Murray Stein, PhD, Former President IAAP, author of Jung's Map of the Soul and The Principle of Individuation 'Hester Solomon has had a profound influence on the development of Jungian theory and practice today. Her pioneering papers demonstrate that she is one of the leading intellectual and clinical contributors to the profession and demonstrate the range and depth of her thinking, from clinical, scientific and philosophical perspectives.'- Jean Knox, PhD, MBBS, MRCPsych, Former UK Editor-in-chief of the Journal of Analytical PsychologyContentsAcknowledgementsAbout the authorPermissionsList of IllustrationsForeword by John BeebePart 1: Introduction1 The self in transformation; the analyst in transformationPart 2: Theoretical underpinnings and explorations2 The transcendent function and Hegel's dialectical vision3 Analytical psychology and object relations theory4 The developmental school in analytical psychology5 Recent developments in the neurosciencesPart 3: Clinical explorations: the self, its defences, and transformations6 The not-so-silent couple in the individual7 The self in transformation: the passage from a two- to a three-dimensional internal world8 Love: paradox of self and other9 Did Freud and Jung have a 'clinical' encounter?10 Self creation and the limitless void of dissociation: the 'as if' personalityPart 4: Ethics in the psyche: ethics in the consulting room11 The ethical self12 The ethical attitude: a bridge between psychoanalysis and analytical psychology13 The ethics of supervision: developmental and archetypal perspectivesPart 5: The human psyche in a changing world14 The potential for transformation: emergence theory and psychic changeReferencesIndexAbout the AuthorHester McFarland Solomon is a training analyst and supervisor for the Jungian Analytic Section of the British Association of Psychotherapists. She has been Chair of the BAP's Council, its Jungian Analytic Training Committee and its Ethics Committee, and is a Fellow of the Association. She has been a member of the Executive Committee of the International Association for Analytical Psychology (IAAP) since 1998, becoming Vice President in 2001 and President Elect in 2004. In August 2007 she became President of the IAAP.

'With this book, Hester Solomon offers a rich collection of her mature work on analytical themes. It is an important contribution to the ongoing evolution of the field of Analytical Psychology. Each chapter challenges previous assumptions and offers fresh perspectives and directions. Solomon is a leading light in contemporary Jungian thought.'- Murray Stein, PhD, Former President IAAP, author of Jung's Map of the Soul and The Principle of Individuation 'Hester Solomon has had a profound influence on the development of Jungian theory and practice today. Her pioneering papers demonstrate that she is one of the leading intellectual and clinical contributors to the profession and demonstrate the range and depth of her thinking, from clinical, scientific and philosophical perspectives.'- Jean Knox, PhD, MBBS, MRCPsych, Former UK Editor-in-chief of the Journal of Analytical Psychology'Hester Solomon has a feeling for ideas - a reliable feeling, which is why her essays are so orientating. They represent her reasoned appraisal of what's most worth thinking about in the field of therapeutic analytical thought - starting, of course, with the analytical psychology of C. G. Jung, still too often regarded as a marginal ancestor of mainstream depth psychotherapy. Generations of students of psychoanalysis, particularly, have tended to see Jung's as at best an inspirational approach, heralding what Philip Rieff called the triumph of the therapeutic uses of faith after Freud .'Solomon is constantly making forays into other fields to gain perspectives on Jung's seminal ideas, and one feels that in the process she has tumbled onto all the really interesting ideas of our time. She is convincing, moreover, in pointing out that these intellectual developments, most of which have come into their own only since Jung's death, have turned out to provide the validating context his thought lacked in his lifetime. His was a much less comprehending time for the kind of psychological science he was trying to build; he would have been gratified to have a mid-size volume like this to mirror his achievement.'- John Beebe, Jungian Analysis, Past President of the C. G. Jung Institute of San Francisco

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Hester McFarland Solomon trained with the Jungian Analytic Section of the BAP, where she is now a training therapist, teacher and supervisor, and a Fellow of the Association. She is past Chair of the BAP's Council, Ethics Committee, and Jungian Analytic Training Committee. She is in full time private practice, and has published a number of papers linking Jungian analytic and psychoanalytic theory and practice. She co-edited 'Jungian Thought in the Modern World'. She lectures both in the UK and abroad, and is also Vice President of the International Association for Analytical Psychology.

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