Implicit States of Connectivity in the Clinical Practice of Jungian Psychoanalysis and Andean Shamanism.
Deborah Bryon
Journal of Analytical Psychology June 2023 DOI: 10.1111/1468-5922.12923 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Meditation Shamanism |
| Keywords | Andean medicine Andenmedizin Einssein Konnektivität Schamane Conectividad Connectivity Connectivité Connessione Energetic states Energetische zustände Estados energéticos Estados implícitos Implicit states Implizite zustände Medicina andina Meditación Meditazione Médecine des andes Méditation Oceanico Océanico Océanique Oneness Ozeanisch Sciamano Shaman Stati energetici Stati impliciti Unidad Unità Unité États implicites États énergétiques Андская медицина Внутренние состояния Единство Медитация Океан Связь Шаман Энергетические состояния |
| Key points | Argues that the "oneness" states of Andean shamans, oceanic states of early infancy, and implicit energetic connection in Jungian analysis are related phenomena, and that Q'echua terminology offers a more developed language for conceptualizing them. Proposes that implicit connection between analyst and analysand can catalyze healing, illustrated through a clinical vignette. |
Abstract
This paper will describe the spiritual states of "oneness" experienced by Andean shamans in relation to oceanic states in early infancy and working with trauma in Jungian analysis. The author's work exploring implicit energetic experience with Andean shamans will be referenced with comparisons made to depth psychology, in both theory and in practice. Definitions of Q'echua terms describing different psychic meditative states that Andean shamans enter into will be provided as Andean medicine people have a much more developed language for conceptualizing these experiences. A clinical vignette will be presented that demonstrates how the spaces of implicit connection that occur between an analyst and analysand in the analytic setting can be a catalyst for healing.
Comparable studies
Other theoretical and historical papers on shamanism, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayahuasca Shamanism in the Amazon and Beyond | 2014 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Shamanism as the Original Neurotheology | 2004 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Cognitive Neuroscience, Shamanism and the Rock Art of Native California | 1998 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| From Culture to Experience: Shamanism in the Pages of the Soviet Anti-Religious Press | 2020 | Historical analysis | |
| Anthropology, Shamanism, and Alternate Ways of Knowing–Being in the World: One Anthropologist's Journey of Discovery and Transformation | 2010 | Reflective essay or personal narrative |