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Editing as a psychological practice.

John Beebe1

  • 1San Francisco, CA, USA.

The Journal of Analytical Psychology
|May 23, 2006
PubMed
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Jungian analysts serving as editors requires generosity, erudition, and psychological insight. The editor acts as a selfobject and midwife, navigating transference toward the text to foster scholarly work.

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Area of Science:

  • Analytical Psychology
  • Scholarly Publishing

Background:

  • Examines the role of Jungian analysts as editors of manuscripts from creative colleagues.
  • Draws on historical precedents, including Jung's editorial interactions and the author's own experiences.

Observation:

  • The analytic editor must possess generosity, erudition, and availability.
  • Key skills include clarifying psychological arguments and assessing the text's impact.
  • Editors must manage transference/countertransference dynamics, particularly competition and envy.

Findings:

  • The editor functions as a selfobject and midwife to the author.
  • Transference can occur towards the editor, but a more profound transference is directed at the text itself.
  • This transference motivates the editor's dedication to manuscript care.

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Implications:

  • Highlights the unique psychological demands and rewards of academic editing within analytical psychology.
  • Suggests that the editor's role is crucial for nurturing scholarly communication and the development of psychoanalytic ideas.
  • Emphasizes the importance of understanding transference dynamics in the author-editor relationship for effective collaboration.