017: The dog that bit his own tail The Curious Case of Freedom

We continue in our series on Gestalt therapy, using the Gestalt lens to look at the development of the individual and society and the relationship between the two. Today we focus on Retroflection: the psychological mechanism which I use to divert the energy that I wish to direct towards to the environment back onto myself.

Sources reading:

Gestalt therapy, excitement and growth in the human personality by Fritz Perls, Paul Goodman and Ralph Hefferline.

Grass unter meinen Füssen by Bruno-Paul de Rock.

Gestalt and Process, clinical diagnosis in gestalt therapy, a field guide by Hans Peter Dreitzel.

Owning your own shadow by Robert A. Johnson

If you would like to contact me directly, please write me an email to thecuriouscaseoffreedom@gmail.com

Presentation and production - Orí Harmelin

Bumper music - The tallest of Orders by Simon MacHale

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A big thank you to Daniel Shafrir for his help and support in creating this content.