This March 2026 issue of Rivista di Psicologia Analitica centers on themes of paternity, parenthood, and generational trauma, exploring how analytical psychology addresses fundamental questions of family relationships, loss, and inheritance across generations.

Nicola Malorni opens the issue with “Cinque secondi” (Five Seconds), followed by Romano Màdera’s exploration “Paternità e crisi del patriarcato” (Paternity and the Crisis of Patriarchy), examining how traditional paternal structures are being challenged and reimagined in contemporary culture. Silvana Scidini and Stefania Sfrozzi contribute “Alcune riflessioni sulla figura paterna” (Some Reflections on the Paternal Figure), while Chiara Capri addresses “Legacy of Death,” examining how death and loss shape psychological inheritance. Irene Malaspina explores “La genitorialità: quando il limite innesca il desiderio e si trasforma in piacere” (Parenthood: When Limits Trigger Desire and Transform into Pleasure).

A particularly moving contribution comes from Nicola Malorni and Riccardo Ciasullo with “Il dolore per sempre. Il lutto di un padre per la morte del figlio” (Pain Forever: A Father’s Mourning for the Death of His Son), offering intimate clinical and personal perspectives on parental grief. Rossana Venditti examines “Genitorialità: la multiforme quotidianità di una procura minorile” (Parenthood: The Multiform Daily Life of Juvenile Court Proceedings), bringing legal and institutional dimensions into dialogue with psychological understanding.

Valentina Fois reflects on the intersection of desire, law, and psychology in “Riflessioni sul mondo della genitorialità e della paternità adottiva. L’incontro tra desiderio, leggi, psicologia” (Reflections on the World of Parenthood and Adoptive Paternity: The Meeting of Desire, Laws, and Psychology). Eugenia Compostella addresses “Orfani” (Orphans), while Adella Lucattini examines “Eredità invisibili: fattori protettivi e vulnerabilità nel transito intergenerazionale del dolore psichico” (Invisible Inheritances: Protective Factors and Vulnerabilities in the Intergenerational Transmission of Psychic Pain).

Antonio Buonanno explores caricature and imitation through the lens of multifamily psychoanalytic groups in “Caricatura e imitazione: la psicosi e i Gruppi di Psicoanalisi Multifamiliare,” while Marina Gallozzi investigates symbolic and transformative functions in “Genitorialità e gruppalità: funzioni simboliche e trasformazioni nella prospettiva della psicologia analitica” (Parenthood and Groupality: Symbolic Functions and Transformations in Analytical Psychology). Patrizia Di Gioia, Barbara Massimilla, and Sabina Traversa contribute “Cura e Cultura contro la violenza. Immagini in trasformazione del femminile nella maternità” (Care and Culture Against Violence: Transforming Images of the Feminine in Maternity).

The review section features substantial engagements with recent publications including Laura Branchetti on “La Compagnia del Sé. I Ching, da antico oracolo a dialogo con l’inconscio” (The Company of the Self: I Ching, from Ancient Oracle to Dialogue with the Unconscious) by Morettà Vitali, and Elena Caramazza reviewing “L’Ombra Assoluta. Destino, fato e trasmissione intergenerazionale nella Psicologia Analitica” (The Absolute Shadow: Destiny, Fate and Intergenerational Transmission in Analytical Psychology).

Additional reviews cover works on psychoanalysis and psyche edited by Domenico Chianese, Pani Galeazzi’s work on fire and inner dialogue with the enemy, Romano Màdera’s exploration of secular spirituality, Marco Manzoni’s edited volume on growth and massage in art therapy, and Tommaso Priviero’s examination of Jung, Dante, and Il Libro rosso (The Red Book).

Franco Livorsi contributes “Tre guerre mondiali (o quasi) dal punto di vista della psicologia analitica” (Three World Wars [or Almost] from the Point of View of Analytical Psychology), offering contemporary reflections on collective trauma and global conflict through a Jungian lens.

Editorial Team

The journal is led by an distinguished editorial board including Riccardo Bernardini, Susanna Carbone, Stefano Carrara, Stefano Carta, Pier Claudio Devescovi, Pina Galeazzi, Romano Màdera, Alessandro Macrillò, Angelo Mainconico, Nicola Malorni, Barbara Massimilla, Daniela Pallicca, Clementina Pavoni, and Lella Ravasi Bellocchio. The editorial direction is managed by Stefano Mariano Carta, Angelo Malinconico, and Barbara Massimilla, with editorial secretaries Roberta Canton and Fabiana Liso.