This paper was originally presented at the Vlllth Congress of the International Association for Analytical Psychology, and it appears to be a verbatim account. The colloquial style adds to the provocative intention.

Andrew Samuels postulates a current tendency in the training of analytical psychologists to concentrate in an unrealistic and counterproductive way on the idea of wholeness. He advocates the adoption of a fragmentary view of the psyche and a training programme based on conflict. In his summary he lists seven specific proposals to promote what he terms ‘conflict oriented training’.