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Timotheus Vermeulen and Robin van den Akker: Integrating Modernity, Postmodernity and the Therapeutic Encounter

Timotheus Vermeulen and Robin van den Akker: Integrating Modernity, Postmodernity and the Therapeutic Encounter

by | Nov 5, 2024 | ,

Who are Timotheus Vermeulen and Robin van den Akker? In their seminal 2010 essay "Notes on Metamodernism", cultural theorists Timotheus Vermeulen and Robin van den Akker outlined an emerging cultural paradigm they dubbed "metamodernism". Oscillating between the opposing poles of modernist sincerity and postmodern irony, the metamodern sensibility attempts to transcend the aporia of the postmodern era without regressing to the naivete of the modern. This article will explore the implications of Vermeulen and van...

The Metamodern Turn of Christopher Partridge: Spirituality, Depth Psychology and Healing Trauma in a Post-Postmodern World

The Metamodern Turn of Christopher Partridge: Spirituality, Depth Psychology and Healing Trauma in a Post-Postmodern World

by | Nov 4, 2024 | , ,

Who is Christopher Partridge? Professor Christopher Partridge is a leading British religious studies scholar and social scientist whose work has profoundly influenced our understanding of alternative spirituality, popular culture, and contemporary religion. As Professor of Religious Studies at Lancaster University, his groundbreaking research in Western esotericism, new religious movements, and the intersection of religion with popular music has shaped academic discourse since the 1990s. His influential books,...

Fredric Jameson: The Metamodern for Therapy

Fredric Jameson: The Metamodern for Therapy

by | Nov 4, 2024 | , ,

Metamodernism, Post-Spirituality, and Depth Psychology: Navigating Trauma in the Contemporary Era In our increasingly complex and fragmented world, the need for frameworks to understand the psyche, culture, and the spiritual dimensions of human existence has never been greater. Two thinkers who offer profound insights into these realms are cultural theorist Fredric Jameson and depth psychologist Carl Jung. By tracing the evolution of culture through the stages of modernism, postmodernism, and metamodernism, and...

Metamodernism and the Future of Psychotherapy: Integrating Modernity, Postmodernity and the Therapeutic Encounter

Metamodernism and the Future of Psychotherapy: Integrating Modernity, Postmodernity and the Therapeutic Encounter

by | Nov 4, 2024 | , ,

Who are Timotheus Vermeulen and Robin van den Akker? In their seminal 2010 essay "Notes on Metamodernism", cultural theorists Timotheus Vermeulen and Robin van den Akker outlined an emerging cultural paradigm they dubbed "metamodernism". Oscillating between the opposing poles of modernist sincerity and postmodern irony, the metamodern sensibility attempts to transcend the aporia of the postmodern era without regressing to the naivete of the modern. This article will explore the implications of Vermeulen and van...

Metamodernism, Seth Abramson, and the Future of Psychotherapy

Metamodernism, Seth Abramson, and the Future of Psychotherapy

by | Nov 4, 2024 |

Who is Seth Abramson? As we navigate the complexities of the early 21st century, marked by rapid technological change, globalization, and a pervasive sense of existential uncertainty, the question of how to approach the healing of the human psyche has taken on a renewed urgency. In this context, the emerging philosophy of metamodernism, as articulated by thinkers like Seth Abramson, offers a compelling lens through which to re-envision the theory and practice of psychotherapy. Metamodernism, in essence,...

Jürgen Habermas and the Transformation of Psychotherapy: Towards a Dialogical and Emancipatory Practice

Jürgen Habermas and the Transformation of Psychotherapy: Towards a Dialogical and Emancipatory Practice

by | Oct 30, 2024 | ,

Who is Jürgen Habermas? Jürgen Habermas (1929-) is one of the most influential philosophers and social theorists of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. As the leading figure of the "second generation" of the Frankfurt School, Habermas has made groundbreaking contributions to our understanding of communicative rationality, discourse ethics, democratic deliberation, and the public sphere. While not primarily a psychologist, Habermas's ideas have profound implications for depth psychology and contemporary...

Wilfred Bion: Dreaming, Science Fiction, and the Unthought Known

Wilfred Bion: Dreaming, Science Fiction, and the Unthought Known

by | Oct 30, 2024 |

Who was Wilfred Bion? Wilfred Bion (1897-1979) was a highly influential British psychoanalyst known for his groundbreaking contributions to the understanding of thinking, groups, and psychosis. His dense, evocative theoretical works, often conveyed through poetic and paradoxical language, have had a profound impact on contemporary psychoanalytic theory and technique. Bion's innovative ideas about the nature of thoughts, the intersubjective field of analysis, and the importance of dreaming for mental life continue...

The Future of Therapy: Navigating the Tensions of Our Time

The Future of Therapy: Navigating the Tensions of Our Time

by | Oct 28, 2024 | , ,

As a practicing therapist, I find myself constantly grappling with the widening gulf between the realities of clinical work and the priorities of the academic and research establishment in psychology. We are living through a time of profound cultural and epistemological transition, and the assumptions that have long undergirded the mental health field are showing serious cracks. If psychotherapy is to remain relevant and vital in the coming decades, we will need to radically re-envision both the form and content...