Nonlinear dynamic systems theory, as elaborated by E. Thelen and L. Smith (1994), is applied to contemporary psychoanalysis. Infant reserch, attachment theory, and the notions of paradigm shift and Cartesian Anxiety represent a few of the interacting, self-organizing components that comprise the field today. These componets interact in the context of the psychoanalytic field that is conceptualized as a system in it own right. The author reflects on the impact of nonlinear dynamic systems theory on his own subjectivity from the standpoint of theory and clincial application.