This July 2025 issue (Number 61) of Studi Junghiani opens with an editorial by the Editorial Committee, introducing a diverse collection of clinical and theoretical contributions to contemporary Jungian practice.
Maria Giovanna Mazzone presents Cognitive Giftedness: A Journey of Complexity Through the Stories of Piero and Michele, exploring the psychological dimensions of intellectual giftedness through detailed case studies. This work examines how exceptional cognitive abilities intersect with psychological development and the individuation process, offering insights into the unique challenges and opportunities faced by gifted individuals in analytical work.
Anna Maria Montesanto contributes Beyond Silence: Notes on Self-Disclosure and Erotic Transference in Analysis, addressing one of the most delicate aspects of analytical practice. Her article explores the complex dynamics that emerge when erotic elements enter the therapeutic relationship and examines the analyst’s considerations around self-disclosure in managing these powerful transferential manifestations. This piece tackles the challenging boundary questions that arise when sexuality and therapeutic intimacy intersect.
Clementina Pavoni offers In Conrad’s Shadows, which appears to explore literary and psychological themes through the lens of Joseph Conrad’s work. This contribution likely examines how Conrad’s exploration of human psychology, moral ambiguity, and the confrontation with darkness resonates with analytical psychology’s understanding of shadow work and the encounter with unconscious contents.
Augusto Romano presents Music and the Unconscious: Convergences, investigating the relationship between musical experience and unconscious processes. This article explores how music functions as a bridge between conscious and unconscious realms, examining the therapeutic and transformative potential of musical expression within analytical psychology frameworks.
The issue features a special section on the Third Edition of the Migliorati Prize, curated by Valentino Franchitti. Antonio de Rienzo, Mariella Battipaglia, Patrizia Michelis, and Barbara Persico contribute “The Shattered Mirror: Notes on Perversion and Vitality in the Transferential Field,” based on reflections from a roundtable discussion held on May 11, 2025. This collaborative piece examines the complex dynamics between perverse elements and vital forces within the therapeutic relationship, exploring how destructive and creative energies can manifest simultaneously in analytical work.
The journal includes an interview section titled “Interviews with Masters,” curated by Anna Mendicini. Chiara Tozzi presents The Light of Images in Shadow: Interview with Giuseppe Tornatore, featuring a conversation with the renowned Italian film director. This interview likely explores Tornatore’s cinematic vision through analytical psychology perspectives, examining how his films illuminate unconscious dynamics and archetypal themes through the interplay of light and shadow, both literally and metaphorically.
The issue concludes with a reviews section curated by Giancarlo Costanza and Valentino Franchitti, featuring contributions from Alessandra De Coro, Giancarlo Costanza, Simona Massa Ope, and Antonio de Rienzo.
The complete issue is available as a downloadable PDF, with individual articles also accessible separately, in Italian.