Judith Pickering is a psychoanalytic psychotherapist, Jungian analyst and couple and family therapist in Sydney, Australia. She is the author of Being in Love: Therapeutic Pathways Through Psychological Obstacles to Love (Routledge, 2008); The Search for Meaning in Psychotherapy: Spiritual Practice, the Apophatic Way and Bion (Routledge, 2019). Geoffrey Samuel is a retired social, cultural and medical anthropologist. His books include Mind, Body and Culture (1990), Civilized Shamans (1993) and The Origins of Yoga and Tantra (2008). He is interested in mind-body interaction and healing in anthropological theory, in Buddhist practice and in dialogue between traditions of knowledge.
'Giles Clark was a friend, colleague and inspiration. When I had a clinical problem that was giving me sleepless nights, Giles was my go to person. I looked up to him more than anyone else of my generation. It is fantastic that his collected writings are now made available in this carefully curated book. Giles was an original thinker whose deep humanity shines through his clinical and philosophical writings. What he has to tell us about – for example – narcissism, transference-countertransference, the mind-body problem and Jung/Spinoza/Santayana is absolutely remarkable.' Professor Andrew Samuels, Author of Jung and the Post-Jungians 'The richness of this collection of writings honours our esteemed and much loved colleague Giles Clark. This volume shares the development of his thinking and experiences bringing alive his heart and humanity in the face of suffering. We have been blessed with the presence, mind and deep clinical experience of Giles Clark. His innovative thinking has been part of the rich environment for the development of Jungian trainees and analysts who have been invited into deepening understandings on key concepts like the psychoid, recycling madness, narcissistic and borderline relations, symbolising and not symbolising in the clinical setting, with embodied countertransference a key interaction. This volume shares the abundance of his significant contribution to the psychoanalytic community.' Joy Norton, President, Australian and New Zealand Society of Jungian Analysts