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“Embracing the Ambivalence…” new article in JHP on Otto Rank’s unity of opposites and creativity
Read more: “Embracing the Ambivalence…” new article in JHP on Otto Rank’s unity of opposites and creativityContinuing the journey into existential psychoanalyst Otto Rank’s innovative later work, this article highlights his focus on the therapeutic relationship, the co-creative nature of the encounter, and his logic of complementarity. Spiced up with excursions into Eros and quantum holism. Drawing on my work on Rank to physicist, David Bohm, I also touch on my…
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“Life as a Flow” : new essay in Blog of American Philosophical Association
Read more: “Life as a Flow” : new essay in Blog of American Philosophical AssociationSara Ekenstierna’s new essay, Life as a Flow, explores the concept of self and authentic living, presenting two common interpretations and a third alternative centered on the idea of self-as-process. It promotes a life-affirming and optimistic notion of time, highlighting the endless unfoldment of personality.
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ARTICLE: “Problems of the Beyond: Exploring the Holistic Thought of Otto Rank”
Read more: ARTICLE: “Problems of the Beyond: Exploring the Holistic Thought of Otto Rank”New article in Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology, on Otto Rank’s intriguing notion of ‘the Beyond’. A realm which is more existentially known than cognitively apprehended. Although this realm is not directly accessible empirically it is subject to experience in the here-and-now, and thus influences what it means to be human on all manifest…
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Exciting Conference Talk in May 2025 with Sara Ekenstierna
Read more: Exciting Conference Talk in May 2025 with Sara Ekenstierna“Co-Creative Living: Otto Rank’s Positive Theory of Personality” Speaker: Sara Ekenstierna May 15-18, 2025, SOU. Southern Oregon University in Ashland, Oregon, USA.
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Mirrors of the Mind 2025 Gallery Opening
Read more: Mirrors of the Mind 2025 Gallery OpeningFlourishing & Flow More info & to RSVP LACPA Los Angeles County Psychological Association
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Sara Ekenstierna @ the American Philosophical Association Eastern Division Meeting, NYC 2025
Read more: Sara Ekenstierna @ the American Philosophical Association Eastern Division Meeting, NYC 2025Sara Ekenstierna is participating in the papers-in-progress sessions at the APA Eastern Division Meeting January 2025, New York, New York.
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Join Sara Ekenstierna at APA2024!
Read more: Join Sara Ekenstierna at APA2024!A Science of Relationships and Relatives. Speaker: Sara Ekenstierna. Seattle Convention Center Friday August 9, 2024.
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Art Exhibition ‘Mirrors of the Mind 12: The Therapist as Artist’
Read more: Art Exhibition ‘Mirrors of the Mind 12: The Therapist as Artist’Virtual Gallery opening 12 November @ 6 pm PST. Learn more here Event: Los Angeles County Psychological Association (LACPA)
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Unleashing Otto Rank: The Creation of Modern Depth Therapy.. An International Conference.
Read more: Unleashing Otto Rank: The Creation of Modern Depth Therapy.. An International Conference.Don’t miss this international Otto Rank conference, sponsored by KU Leaven, Existential-Humanstic Institute Northwest, and Existential-Humanstic Institute Europe.
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Problems of the Beyond: Exploring Holistic Thought Through Otto Rank and David Bohm
Read more: Problems of the Beyond: Exploring Holistic Thought Through Otto Rank and David BohmConference talk on Otto Rank and David Bohm. Speaker: Sara Ekenstierna.
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