We can be Together, but You and Me can Meet
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Social Psychology
| Author: | Peter Philippson | ISBN: | 1230002400129 |
| Publisher: | Manchester Gestalt Centre | Publication: | April 3, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Peter Philippson |
| ISBN: | 1230002400129 |
| Publisher: | Manchester Gestalt Centre |
| Publication: | April 3, 2017 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
What does it mean for us to meet? Is it a matter of us being here together in the same place, or seeing each other, or you hearing me? How much is it just a meeting of my interpretation of you, while you are meeting with your interpretation of me? Are we just in a hall of mirrors, reflection meeting reflection? And in that case, is it meaningful to talk about meeting, or contact, or love at all? Are the narcissists right, and are we all like Narcissus, falling in love with our own reflection?
This essay looks for answers to these questions in Gestalt Therapy theory and practice.
What does it mean for us to meet? Is it a matter of us being here together in the same place, or seeing each other, or you hearing me? How much is it just a meeting of my interpretation of you, while you are meeting with your interpretation of me? Are we just in a hall of mirrors, reflection meeting reflection? And in that case, is it meaningful to talk about meeting, or contact, or love at all? Are the narcissists right, and are we all like Narcissus, falling in love with our own reflection?
This essay looks for answers to these questions in Gestalt Therapy theory and practice.
