The Journal of Analytical Psychology has published three original articles and a selection of reviews on the journal website for early view.
An article by Mark Saban is available Open Access. In “Dissolving the Psychological Subject: Inside and Outside the Therapeutic Bond,” Mark Saban compellingly reimagines Jung’s concept of individuation by placing affect—intense emotional energies like love, fear, and rage—at the heart of psychological transformation. He provocatively suggests that affect is not merely personal, but rather a transindividual force operating within a shared “third space” between analyst and patient. Drawing from Carl Jung’s own insights and the philosophical ideas of Gilbert Simondon, Saban demonstrates that individuation is not just an internal, solitary journey but a profoundly relational, collective process. His clinical examples vividly show how powerful emotional dynamics—experienced neither wholly by patient nor analyst alone—can disrupt traditional therapeutic boundaries, leading both participants towards a deeper, shared transformation.
The two other early view articles can be read by subscribers only.
In The Role of the Brain in Individuation Leslie and Miriam Stein explore Carl Jung’s views on how brain structures and functions might relate to the individuation process. They examine whether neural correlates play a role in the ongoing interplay between ego and unconscious that Jung saw as central to consciousness.
In Applying Jungian Psychology in Reconstructing the Understanding of Time, Angela Yu-Ting Wang explores Jung’s unique interpretation of psychological time as an expression of libido, influenced philosophically by Bergson. Wang highlights how Jung integrates archetypes and synchronicity, presenting psychological time as a non-linear convergence resonant with concepts from quantum physics.