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‘The Spectre of the Other in Jungian Psychoanalysis could not be timelier nor more important. This superb collection of new research dissects Jung’s eurocentrism, diagnoses his racism and repositions his psychoanalysis as uniquely poised to bring transdisciplinary illumination to the Other in a twenty-first century of multiple crises. Drawing on indigenous, artistic, his- torical and psychological perspectives, The Spectre of the Other is an inter- national volume extending clinical research into the collective. It thereby reinvigorates Jungian studies by enlarging the scope of the field. No serious scholar of psychology and othering can afford to miss it’. Susan Rowland, author of Jungian Arts-based Research and the Nuclear Enchantment of New Mexico (2021) ‘This bold volume gives flesh and blood specificity to the notion of the Other, a term which can easily feel like an all-purpose nostrum when applied in- discriminately. The insightful contributors to this finely differentiated book enable us to explore the Other as it appears in the creative arts, sociology, psychology and even the ultimate Other, the anus’. Thomas Singer, editor of the award-winning Cultural Complexes and the Soul of America ‘Open this marvellous book to any page, and you will discover another facet of that protean notion of the Other that you likely have not considered before. These chapters evoke the cultural complexes emergent from con- tributors from seven countries encompassing intrapsychic, sociocultural, historical and archetypal dimensions. The essential paradox of the Other, in eternal syzygy with the Self, is revealed as both the sine qua non of con- sciousness and unconscious shadow laden with destructive potential – and as that third which unites these seeming opposites. Illuminating, erudite and crucially relevant to our times, this book is a rich feast for mind, heart and soul’. Frances Hatfield, senior training analyst at the C. G. Jung Institutes of San Francisco and Santa Fe, poetry editor of Jung Journal: Culture and Psyche, and author of Rudiments of Flight ‘This ground-breaking collection of essays – expertly curated by Marybeth Carter and Stephen Farah – captures the archetypal valence of the pressing struggles and conflicts faced by humanity in the 21st century. No stone is left unturned, as the authors fearlessly tackle wide-ranging topics, detailing how alterity is constellated and expressed by the psyche. The key question readers are forced to ask is: what do we do when we are conscious of how processes of othering materialise? In this regard, The Spectre of the Other in Jungian Psychoanalysis: Political, Psychological and Sociological Perspec- tives practises what it preaches; it marks a paradigmatic shift in Jungian and post-Jungian studies. While the book explores topics and presents methods that are second nature to the field, it also unapologetically confronts, in equal measure, the very issues that have been ignored and banished to the fringes. By making that which is unconscious, conscious, the book’s ethos is completely aligned with the topic with which it so skilfully engages. Stated another way, this collection will stand the test of time, not only because of its vision and intersectional spirit, but also because it captures where our field has been and points to where it is going – indeed, where it needs to go’. Kevin Lu, PhD, Head of Department, Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies, University of Essex ‘This important and innovative collection of chapters inspired by the IAJS international conference held in Cape Town covers a wide range of in-depth perspectives that creatively examine the ever-prescient phenomenology of the Other through three parts: the Transpersonal Other; the Socio-Political Lives of Otherness and the Mythopoetic Other as explored through Film, Art and Literature. Each chapter, written by talented and experienced Jun- gian analysts, psychotherapists and academics, explores fresh perspectives on the theme of otherness, particularly during times of global crises where blame and scapegoating the Other becomes increasingly visible and open to complex, interdisciplinary and international scrutiny’. Dr. Phil. Elizabeth Brodersen, accredited training analyst, supervisor and member of the research commission of the C.G. Jung Institute, Küsnacht, Zürich The Spectre of the Other in Jungian Psychoanalysis This volume explores Jung’s theories in relation to the concept of Other and in conjunction with the lived experience of it, while examining current events and cultural phenomena through the lens of Jungian and post-Jungian psychology, sociology, literature, film and philosophy. The contributors examine global expressions of these various viewpoints, disciplines and life experiences and how cultural, political and sociological complexes evoke challenges as well as invitations to the idea of the Other from intersecting and convergent perspectives. The Spectre of the Other in Jungian Psychoanalysis is timely and impor- tant reading for Jungian and post-Jungian analysts, therapists, academics, students and creatives. Marybeth Carter is a Jungian analyst in private practice in Southern Califor- nia and a member of the C. G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles. She serves on the board of directors of the International Association for Jungian Studies. Stephen Anthony Farah is the co-founder and head of learning at The Centre for Applied Jungian Studies based in Cape Town, South Africa. He serves as co-chair of the International Association for Jungian Studies. The Spectre of the Other in Jungian Psychoanalysis Political, Psychological and Sociological Perspectives Edited by Marybeth Carter and Stephen Anthony Farah Designed cover image: Ekely | © Getty Images First published 2023 by Routledge 4 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN and by Routledge 605 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10158 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 2023 selection and editorial matter, Marybeth Carter and Stephen Anthony Farah; individual chapters, the contributors The right of Marybeth Carter and Stephen Anthony Farah to be identified as the authors of the editorial material, and of the authors for their individual chapters, has been asserted in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Carter, Marybeth, editor. | Farah, Stephen Anthony, editor. Title: The spectre of the other in Jungian psychoanalysis: political, psychological, and sociological perspectives / edited by Marybeth Carter and Stephen Anthony Farah. Description: Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY: Routledge, [2023] | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2022032256 | ISBN 9781032121871 (hardback) | ISBN 9781032121864 (paperback) | ISBN 9781003223481 (ebook) Subjects: LCSH: Jungian psychology. | Other (Philosophy)—Psychological aspects. Classification: LCC BF173.J85 S576 2023 | DDC 150.19/54—dc23/eng/20220914 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022032256 ISBN: 978-1-032-12187-1 (hbk) ISBN: 978-1-032-12186-4 (pbk) ISBN: 978-1-003-22348-1 (ebk) DOI: 10.4324/9781003223481 Typeset in Times New Roman by codeMantra Contents List of Contributors ix Acknowledgements xiii Editors’ Preface xv MARYBETH CARTER AND STEPHEN ANTHONY FARAH Foreword: Jung and the Other in historical and theoretical perspectives xxiii RENOS K. PAPADOPOULOS Introduction: Sinking like a stone: Activism, analysis and the role of the academy 1 ANDREW SAMUELS PART I The transpersonal Other: Dreams, ancestors and the psyche 9 1 Jung’s fantasies of Africa and the individuation process, and Africa’s healing of analytical psychology 11 ROGER BROOKE 2 The spectre and its movement: The dynamic of intra- and transgenerational influence 28 STEPHANI STEPHENS 3 Satan’s mouth or font of magic: What is it about the anus? 38 MARYBETH CARTER 4 My kinky shadow: The poetics of the sadomasochistic Other 50 DOUGLAS THOMAS viii Contents 5 The white lion as symbol of the archetype of the Self and the cannibalisation of the Self in canned hunting 61 DENISE GROBBELAAR PART II Sociopolitical lives of otherness: Pain and possibility 83 6 In remembrance and celebration of Other 85 FANNY BREWSTER 7 Encountering the Other: The white shadow 91 KAREN H. NAIFEH 8 Sitting on the impossible bench: Reflections on the bridge between social and analytical justice 106 GUSTAVO BECK 9 Jung’s Others: Society, nationalism and crowds 124 JOHANN GRAAFF 10 Picturing the Sámi and participation mystique 139 BARBARA HELEN MILLER PART III The mythopoetic Other through film, art and literature 151 11 On being an Other 153 JOHN BEEBE 12 The Freak: In search of Jung’s second personality 163 STEPHEN ANTHONY FARAH 13 ONE PIECE: Diversity and borderlessness 175 KONOYU NAKAMURA 14 What is it about The Singing Ringing Tree? 185 AMANDA HON Index 199 Contributors Gustavo Beck, PhD, is a clinical psychologist with a private practice in Mexico City as well as a translator of books and essays on psychology and the humanities. He received his PhD in Mythological Studies from Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara, California, and is currently a senior candidate in the analytic training program at the C.G. Jung In- stitute of Chicago. His interests revolve essentially around post-Jungian thought and archetypal theory, particularly regarding its impact on con- temporary social, cultural, environmental and political issues. John Beebe is a Jungian analyst and author of Integrity in Depth (1992) and Energies and Patterns in Psychological Type (2016). He is the co-author, with Virginia Apperson, of The Presence of the Feminine in Film (2008). He has written more than 30 film reviews as well as many articles and chapters in which films are used to demonstrate depth psychological processes. Fanny Brewster, PhD, MFA, is a Jungian analyst and professor at Pacifica Graduate Institute. She is a writer of nonfiction, including African Amer- icans and Jungian Psychology: Leaving the Shadows (2017), Archetypal Grief: Slavery’s Legacy of Intergenerational Child Loss (2018) and The Racial Complex: A Jungian Perspective on Culture and Race (2019). Her poems have been published in Psychological Perspectives where she was the featured poet. Dr. Brewster is an international lecturer and workshop presenter on Jungian-related topics that address culture, diversity and creativity. She is a faculty member at the New York C.G. Jung Founda- tion and the Philadelphia Association of Jungian Analysts. Roger Brooke, PhD, ABPP, is a professor of psychology at Duquesne Uni- versity and a psychoanalytically and Jungian-oriented psychotherapist in private practice. He is best known for his book Jung and Phenomenology (1991/2015) and other writings on the interface between the Jungian, psy- choanalytic and phenomenological traditions. His formative professional years were in the 1980s in South Africa. In 2018 he was recipient of the
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