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Journal of Analytical Psychology, Volume 33, Number 3, 1988
After a brief introduction on the relevance of the animus and the anima, Jung's model of the spectrum to indicate the range of possible archetypal experience is related to Bion's postulate of beta and alpha elements.
Two cases are then described. Both are bisexual, but one is a practising homosexual while the other channels his homosexuality into very intense masturbatory phantasies. The possible origins of the differences are then discussed in the light of Jung's and Bion's conceptions and also the ‘collated internal object’ as defined by Masud Khan.
Journal of Analytical Psychology, Volume 33, Number 3, 1988
Stoller raises the question of whether there exists a clear-cut boundary between normality and perversion. He thinks not and give compelling reasons, but remains in some doubt. He does, however, give strong support to the idea that perversion consists in humiliation. I would include in this homosexuality and lesbianism. In response to Stoller's difficulty in recognising a category of normality, I propose as a criterion enchantment. I am in agreement with Stoller that the perversions do not have a homosexual underlay. The present theory follows Stoller's view that both the perversions and homosexuality manifest a search for masculinity. With this I would bracket fear of the female. Over and above a genetic contribution and family influences, I attribute the psychical structure to the phantasies of the phallic woman and the breast-endowed man. These form a combinedparent figure which, with the idea of androgyny, enable us to make sense of a number of the wellknown perversions, i.e. to understand their aim.
No clinical illustrations are offered. The theory is put forward to render the phenomena intelligible and to indicate what might be sought for clinically.
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