Chaos and Order in the World of the Psyche

by Joanne Wieland-Burston, Joanne Weiland-Burston

`I don't know what's the matter with me - everything's upside down; the whole world seems chaotic.'
Chaos may erupt in our lives in many different ways - through death, divorce, conflict with family, friends or colleagues. it is a frightening and negative experience, destabilizing the individual and provoking feelings of insecurity. Joanne Wieland-Burston, through her work as Jungian analyst, frequently acts a companion, support and guide to those whose lives are in such chaotic turmoil. She describes how therapy helps people to meet chaos, to accept and see it in a different way - as a starting point for a new kind of order in their lives. This `organic' order is better suited to their own personal needs and personality and provides the strong and flexible basis necessary to meet the chaos that belongs to life.
Drawing upon the myths, tales and rites of ancient cultures, upon modern chaos theory, and upon her experiences as an analyst the author shows the way through the chaos th a fuller, happier and more satisfying life.

160 pages, Paperback

First published August 27, 1992

Reviews

[Hans · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful little gem of a book. It highlights and addresses many of the topics which are (correctly) being popularized these days by f.ex. jordan peterson, but was published in 1992. Starting out with overall abstractions of who we are in terms of chaos and order, illustrating with the enuma elish creation myth and it is going into the deep by examining a variety of individual therapy client cases. To me it is a framework to structure a dispersed body of knowledge. I am very happy to have blown off the dust and am curious about all things else this author has to offer.