Abstract
The aim of this paper is to explore the connections between the Jungian concept of collective unconscious, the Bionian group dynamics and the septenary schema elaborated by the Swiss psychoanalyst C. Baudoin, as a synthesis of the Freudian and Jungian topics. Borrowing (marauding) concepts from the above theories, we propose a theoretical analytical framework for our experience with the ASTRAG group training association in terms of psychoanalytical instances and their relations in the analytical group situation. We describe the history and activity of ASTRAG that we founded in 2005 at Geneva, Switzerland. This association has trained more than 100 people interested in group dynamics over 14 years. One of the main features of this training is that there is no money exchange of any sort. Participation is free and the training staff is made of volunteers who are not remunerated. Participants are accepted with no entry interview. We then conclude with some considerations on the effect of gratuity on the group analytical work.
Highlights
In 2005, the authors founded ASTRAG (Association for Therapeutic and Social Group Work, Galli Carminati & Carminati, 2015; ASTRAG, 2018)
The aim of this paper is to explore the connections between the Jungian concept of collective unconscious, the Bionian group dynamics and the septenary schema elaborated by the Swiss psychoanalyst C
The founding postulate of group analysis is the existence of a group psychic apparatus that can be analysed with psychoanalytic methods
Summary
In 2005, the authors founded ASTRAG (Association for Therapeutic and Social Group Work, Galli Carminati & Carminati, 2015; ASTRAG, 2018). The association organizes a group training over four weekends This training is free and open to any public interested in group dynamics. Lecturers and “frontier person2” all participate gratuitously This is an unusual and almost “heretical” (on more than one account) setting, mainly because the exchange of money is considered essential in psychoanalytic practice, whether for group or individual therapy. During this rich and abundant experience which has lasted fourteen years and is still ongoing, we have had the opportunity to weave several theoretical and practical links with our psychotherapeutic and psychoanalytical paths. This article is conceived as a “marauding path” which is, the path of the looter who, from a cottage to a farm, from a country house to a hunting lodge, steals—in our case, discreetly and without damage—the treasures of analytical knowledge to enjoy and share concepts and ideas
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