Martti Siirala (November 24, 1922 – August 18, 2008): A seeker of human understanding and a unique language

Juhani Ihanus, PhD, is adjunct professor of cultural psychology at the University of Helsinki, and adjunct professor of the history of science and ideas at the University of Oulu, Finland. He has published on psychohistory and the history of psychology, cultural and clinical psychology, and the psychology of literature and art.

Pirkko Siltala, Phil.lic., is a psychoanalyst (IFPS) and a literary scholar. She was one of the early members of the training seminar of the Therapeia Foundation, and has published on psychoanalysis, psychosomatics, schizophrenia, depression, developmental psychology, supervision, creativity, literature, art, and myths.