“Mere Anarchy” on James Holmes by Harvey Roy Greenberg

MERE ANARCHY

 It’s still far too early in the aftermath of the lethal game which James Holmes played out in an Aurora, Colorado multiplex to get more than a shadow of a read about his motivation. his narrative. Psychoanalysts possess a native madness to interpret – it’s in our blood. Few verified details have emerged about Holmes prior life,  hardly enough to piece together a coherent pictures of the inner man, or the external circumstances which might have precipitated his murderous scenario.
 At this point, I will only address some aspects of the Aurora massacre Continue reading “Mere Anarchy” on James Holmes by Harvey Roy Greenberg

Absolute Truth and Unbearable Psychic Pain: Book Party with Allan Frosch at IPTAR

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ABSOLUTE TRUTH AND UNBEARABLE PSYCHIC PAIN:  Pychoanalytic Perspectives On Concrete Experience EDITED BY ALLAN FROSCH
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Positive and negative aspects of man’s enormous intellectual potential from Sasha Rolde on InternationalPsychoanalysis.net

Dear Colleagues,

Although the posts are fewer in number, it seems that the international psychoanalytic website is nonetheless very dense this week due to the intense content of the posts.  The are either exhilaratingly exciting and hopeful or in fact filled overflowing with human suffering. Nonetheless, they are interesting to all and should be read with your mind on sharing your opinion about them.  They make for intense summer reading. As Dr.Szajnberg aptly encourages, please  “dive in”.

My choices this week:

1) the excitement of the CURIOSITY landing on Mars is unprecedented and should be enjoyed as a supreme example of man’s ability  to achieve a positive accomplishment rather than wage war. Continue reading Positive and negative aspects of man’s enormous intellectual potential from Sasha Rolde on InternationalPsychoanalysis.net