The June 2025 issue of the Journal of Analytical Psychology offers a rich exploration of Jungian thought, blending clinical, theoretical, and cultural perspectives. The issue opens with an editorial by Carolyn Bates and Arthur Niesser, setting the tone for a diverse range of contributions. Original articles dissect the core of analytical psychology, with Christian Roesler’s open-access piece, The Process of Transformation–The Core of Analytical Psychology and How it Can Be Investigated, examining how transformation underpins Jungian practice and proposing methods to study it empirically. Lorraine Razzi Freedle’s Mapping the Process of Transformation: The Seven Phases of Sandplay Therapy outlines a structured approach to therapeutic transformation through sandplay, while Angela Yu-Ting Wang’s Applying Jungian Psychology in Reconstructing the Understanding of Time reimagines time through a Jungian lens. Leslie and Miriam Stein’s “The Role of the Brain in Individuation” bridges neuroscience and psychology, exploring how brain processes support individuation.
Eckhard Frick’s open-access article, The Spiritual Path of Transformation, offers a profound look at the spiritual dimensions of Jungian transformation, emphasizing its role in personal growth and spiritual awakening. Another open-access contribution, Mark Saban’s Dissolving the Psychological Subject: Inside and Outside the Therapeutic Bond, (open-access) challenges traditional notions of the self, exploring how the therapeutic relationship can dissolve rigid psychological boundaries to foster deeper insight. The issue also features an interview with August Cwik by Mark Winborn, reflecting on Jungian practice, alongside an obituary for David H. Rosen by Carolyn Bates, honoring his legacy.
Journal reviews by Steven Minuk, Henry Abramovitch, Susan Rowland, Stephen Garratt, and Monica Luci Ph.D. critique recent works on adolescence, sibling dynamics, nature-inspired therapy, griefbots, and intersubjectivity, respectively. Finally, Rachel Dunkley Jones reviews Paul Hoggett’s Paradise Lost? The Climate Crisis and the Human Condition, connecting Jungian ideas to environmental concerns, with Stephen Garratt listing books received rounding out the issue.
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