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Illusion, musicality, and evanescence.
1Psychoanalyst, British Psychoanalytic Society, London, UK.
The International Journal of Psycho-Analysis
|December 21, 2023
Summary
Music and psychoanalytic sessions share fleeting moments with lasting psychic impact. Transient experiences in both art and therapy hold profound emotional significance, even without explicit understanding.
Area of Science:
- Psychoanalysis
- Psychology
- Aesthetics
Background:
- The ephemeral nature of music and analytic sessions presents a unique paradox.
- Transient moments in therapy can have lasting psychic reverberations.
- The emotional significance of the patient-analyst encounter often transcends verbal understanding.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the similarities between the experience of music and analytic sessions.
- To examine the concept of evanescence in both domains.
- To investigate transference as illusion and its relation to truth and illusion via Bion's O.
Main Methods:
- Comparative analysis of aesthetic and psychoanalytic experiences.
- Exploration of psychoanalytic concepts including transference and Bion's O.
- Clinical example to illustrate theoretical points.
Main Results:
- Both music and analytic sessions involve transient moments with enduring psychic impact.
- The patient-analyst encounter is emotionally significant, irrespective of explicit understanding.
- Transference can be viewed as an illusion, with implications for truth and illusion.
Conclusions:
- The ephemeral nature of aesthetic and analytic experiences holds paradoxical value.
- Fleeting moments in therapy can lead to lifelong psychic reverberations.
- Understanding the role of illusion in psychoanalysis and aesthetics is crucial.
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