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“The world hangs on a thin thread, and that thread is the psyche of man.”
(C. G. Jung, 1977)
We are pleased and deeply honoured to present this special issue of the Journal of Analytical Psychology on psyche and politics. It follows a lively international conference held in Ljubljana, Slovenia (September 1-3, 2023) titled “Do we really have the answer? A psycho-political agenda for interdependence: Bridging wish and actuality in an unhinged world”.1 We organized the conference as the Steering Group of Analysis & Activism (A&A), an informal initiative with a collegial relationship with the International Association for Analytical Psychology. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to JAP's co-editors, to those who presented in Ljubljana and online, and to all contributors to this special issue who have passionately shared their insights, weaving a rich tapestry of thought that embraces the profound connection between the inner world of the psyche and the outer dynamics of politics.
This conference aimed to present and share best practices and reflections of analytical psychologists and Jungian-oriented psychotherapists about their individual and collective work on issues of a political nature, that is where do the analyst and the activist meet. We intended to promote the actuality of the practice of analysts in the community and in society more than the mere wish of political action or the pure reflection on political themes. Some of the questions that ran through the conference, and that this special issue echoes,
The Analysis and Activism (A&A) conference was the fifth of a series initiated by the brilliant intuition and community sensitivity of Andrew Samuels and Emilija Kiehl who, building on their academic and scholarly work and their intellectual interests, organized the first conference in London in 2014. This event gathered a large number of Jungian analysts and opened the way to other successful conferences that followed. These were organized and held in Rome with t
The Analysis and Activism (A&A) conference was the fifth of a series initiated by the brilliant intuition and community sensitivity of Andrew Samuels and Emilija Kiehl who, building on their academic and scholarly work and their intellectual interests, organized the first conference in London in 2014. This event gathered a large number of Jungian analysts and opened the way to other successful conferences that followed. These were organized and held in Rome with t