Nathan Schwartz-Salant – författare

All human relationships are containers of emotional life, but what are the structures underlying them? Nathan Schwartz-Salant looks at all kinds of relationships through an analyst's eye. By analogy with the ancient system of alchemy he shows how states of mind that can undermine our relationships - in marriage, in creative work, in the workplace - can become transformative when brought to consciousness. It is only by learning how to access the interactive field of our relationships that we can enter this transformative process and explore its mysterious potential for self-realization.

The ancient practice of alchemy thrived in Europe until the seventeenth century. CG Jung first turned to alchemy for personal illumination in coping with trauma. This book brings together a selection of Jung's writings on the subject. These writings expose us to Jung's reflections on various symbols of alchemy.

All human relationships are containers of emotional life, but what are the structures underlying them? Nathan Schwartz-Salant looks at all kinds of relationships through an analyst''s eye. By analogy with the ancient system of alchemy he shows how states of mind that can undermine our relationships - in marriage, in creative work, in the workplace - can become transformative when brought to consciousness. It is only by learning how to access the interactive field of our relationships that we can enter this transformative process and explore its mysterious potential for self-realization.

All human relationships are containers of emotional life, but what are the structures underlying them? Nathan Schwartz-Salant looks at all kinds of relationships through an analyst''s eye. By analogy with the ancient system of alchemy he shows how states of mind that can undermine our relationships - in marriage, in creative work, in the workplace - can become transformative when brought to consciousness. It is only by learning how to access the interactive field of our relationships that we can enter this transformative process and explore its mysterious potential for self-realization.

El aumento del orden en un sistema también genera desorden: esta idea aparentemente paradójica tiene profundas raíces en las culturas antiguas de todo el mundo, pero se ha perdido en gran medida en nuestra vida moderna porque nos esforzamos por incrementar la sistematización de nuestro mundo y de nuestra vida personal. Basándose en casi cinco décadas de investigación, además de cuarenta y cinco años como psicoanalista, Nathan Schwartz-Salant explica que, en un mundo donde se genera una gran cantidad de orden gracias al creciente éxito de la ciencia y la tecnología, el desorden concomitante está teniendo efectos devastadores sobre las relaciones, la sociedad y el entorno. Como psicoanalista junguiano con formación en ciencias físicas, Schwartz-Salant está totalmente cualificado para explorar concepciones científicas de energía, información y entropía, junto con sus antecedentes míticos. En esta obra, analiza los posibles efectos del desorden generado, incluidas sus consecuencias negativas para el creador del orden precedente, así como sus funciones potencialmente transformadoras. Con muchos ejemplos de la interacción del orden y el desorden en la vida cotidiana y la psicoterapia, La paradoja del orden-desorden supone una moderna incursión en nuestra comprensión de las consecuencias de amplias perspectivas del orden que generamos y de sus efectos sobre los demás y sobre nuestro entorno.