Transference/infatuation = emotional revolution

[m-14970@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Hugh Rodwell)]

Chris, if you write another sentence like:

        In psychodynamic practice, transference relationships are thought
        to be made more likely, the more opaque and mysterious the
        therapist in what they reveal about themselves.

I might just couch my disagreement with Rahul in more sympathetic tones.

If you mean patients are more likely to fall in love with a strong, silent
therapist, why not say so?

Anyway, had any good transferences lately?


I've often thought of love (infatuation) as emotional revolution enabling
individuals to break through the petrified barriers of conventional
relationships and get them into intimate closeness.

As you will all know, it's once these barriers are down that the real fun
starts.

I think it'll be the same with social revolution. Once the rigid,
irrational barriers of class society are down, the emotionally real
interpersonal and intergroup conflicts will surface (as opposed to
emotionally false but highly tangible economic conflicts such as those
leading to wars under capitalism and previous economic formations). Life
will be much more fluid, turbulent and unpredictable than now, but on a
foundation of social and economic security.

Cheers,

Hugh




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