Steve Zemmelman
Biographic Data
| ID | 5445421 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Steve Zemmelman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Steve |
| FAMILY NAME | Zemmelman |
| SIGNATURE | ZEMMELMAN S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Sutter Health |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9025-8547 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Still Point and the Liminal Character of Transformation
This paper explores the moment of change in analysis I call "the still point" through consideration of the phenomenology of when that which is known is sacrificed and the new has not yet appeared. The change process is understood as inherently relational where transformation comes about when the analyst is as vulnerable and open as the patient. Ghent's work on surrender, Stern's on moments of meeting, Jung's on transformation in the I Ching, and …
Henry Abramovitch
The evolution of narrative identity in a “returning home” man
OBJECTIVE: This study attempts to illustrate the process of reconstructing adaptive self-identity by tracking the development of imagery in Mr. Z's dreams and sandtrays. METHOD: The authors adopted amplification and Narrative Identity Process Analysis methods, and developed an Imagery NPCS tool to analyze the farming images in therapy sessions. RESULTS: It provided insights into Chinese culture from an applied, non-Western lens on identity theory…
Weaving Jung into the Tapestry of Jewish Renewal
The Mystical Exodus in Jungian Perspective: Transforming Trauma and the Wellsprings of Renewal by Shoshana Fershtman explores transformative journeys from alienation to connection with the Jewish mystical tradition. The role of intergenerational trauma and phantom narrative is understood as both contributing to ruptures in identity and being the source of psychic energies needed for healing and connection
Does Covid-19 impact the frequency of threatening events in dreams? An exploration of pandemic dreaming in light of contemporary dream theories
Reflections in the Digital Mirror
The Human Soul (Lost) in Transition at the Dawn of a New Age is Erel Shalit’s final book. It was completed posthumously by Nancy Swift Furlotti, who also contributed two chapters of original material. The book works as a whole to bring a Jungian perspective to more fully understand the psychological and ecological risks inherent in the digital age, including the changing phenomenology of the image and development of the transient personality. The…
Just This Side of the Edge
This article considers the therapeutic relationship when there is a serious illness or impending death of the analyst. It makes use of perspectives from psychoanalysis and analytical psychology to explore the intersection of the need to balance the therapeutic frame with authenticity in an intersubjective field. The author develops the idea of “the dying healer” as a uniquely liminal and powerful archetypal character. The enigma of death coming o…
Inching towards wholeness
The evolution of Jung's relationship with Judaism is interpreted as reflecting aspects of the individuation journey over the course of a long life. The progress and limitations of his public positions and personal relationships are explored through his published work and correspondence. Perspectives from relational psychoanalysis and Jewish philosophy are used to amplify Jung's understanding of Jewish, and specifically Kabbalistic, text and image…
C. G. Jung and Erich Neumann
Jacob and Esau: On the Collective Symbolism of the Brother Motif is a creative and highly psychological interpretation and extrapolation from the biblical story. The review locates the development of this essay within the relationship between Jung and Neumann, as well as Neumann's own development as a German Jew and analytical psychologist. It shows the origins, within his amplifications of the Jacob and Esau story, of many seminal concepts in Ne…
The Tempest Speaks
This essay examines liminal experience in the Coen brothers' 2009 film, A Serious Man. It explores the themes of uncertainty, initiation, and religious experience, ultimately suggesting that this nihilistic story tilts toward a hidden but genuine spiritual response to the questions of psychic and cultural fragmentation
Four Papers on the Coen Brothers' Film A Serious Man
In our work as Jungian analysts, we locate resonances between the individual and the cultural surround, between the experiences patients bring to the consulting room and the thoughts and feelings e
A Northern Journey
The paper was inspired by the author’s near-disastrous Alaskan wilderness experience, which evoked a series of reflections concerning the nature of the grizzly bear and humanity’s relationship to the bear. The ubiquitous images of aggressive bears on display in Alaska led to questions about the psychological and cultural connections between humans and bears, humans and nature, mortality and the infinite. The essay builds on Joseph Henderson’s stu…
Four Perspectives on Jung and Freud
The author introduces the papers in this volume. The introduction describes the development of a 2010 conference concerned with the collaboration and polarization between Sigmund Freud and C. G. Jung. It frames the discussion in relation to an interactive dynamic between competing theoretical models in which elements that are suppressed in one theory may be taken up explicitly in another. The paper suggests that the field of depth psychology, whe…
C. G. Jung and the Jewish Soul
The author narrates the development of his relationship with his Jewish roots and its evolution as a form of religiosity. He shows how this process was nurtured by an immersion in Jungian psychology and how, in turn, the Jewish Kabbalistic tradition can inform the understanding and clinical application of analytical psychology. The history of Jung's relationship with Judaism is explored, particularly during the rise of Nazi Germany. The paper inc…
No prominent works on this page.
A Northern Journey
The paper was inspired by the author’s near-disastrous Alaskan wilderness experience, which evoked a series of reflections concerning the nature of the grizzly bear and humanity’s relationship to the bear. The ubiquitous images of aggressive bears on display in Alaska led to questions about the psychological and cultural connections between humans and bears, humans and nature, mortality and the infinite. The essay builds on Joseph Henderson’s stu…
Four Perspectives on Jung and Freud
The author introduces the papers in this volume. The introduction describes the development of a 2010 conference concerned with the collaboration and polarization between Sigmund Freud and C. G. Jung. It frames the discussion in relation to an interactive dynamic between competing theoretical models in which elements that are suppressed in one theory may be taken up explicitly in another. The paper suggests that the field of depth psychology, whe…
C. G. Jung and the Jewish Soul
The author narrates the development of his relationship with his Jewish roots and its evolution as a form of religiosity. He shows how this process was nurtured by an immersion in Jungian psychology and how, in turn, the Jewish Kabbalistic tradition can inform the understanding and clinical application of analytical psychology. The history of Jung's relationship with Judaism is explored, particularly during the rise of Nazi Germany. The paper inc…
The Tempest Speaks
This essay examines liminal experience in the Coen brothers' 2009 film, A Serious Man. It explores the themes of uncertainty, initiation, and religious experience, ultimately suggesting that this nihilistic story tilts toward a hidden but genuine spiritual response to the questions of psychic and cultural fragmentation
Four Papers on the Coen Brothers' Film A Serious Man
In our work as Jungian analysts, we locate resonances between the individual and the cultural surround, between the experiences patients bring to the consulting room and the thoughts and feelings e
C. G. Jung and Erich Neumann
Jacob and Esau: On the Collective Symbolism of the Brother Motif is a creative and highly psychological interpretation and extrapolation from the biblical story. The review locates the development of this essay within the relationship between Jung and Neumann, as well as Neumann's own development as a German Jew and analytical psychologist. It shows the origins, within his amplifications of the Jacob and Esau story, of many seminal concepts in Ne…
Just This Side of the Edge
This article considers the therapeutic relationship when there is a serious illness or impending death of the analyst. It makes use of perspectives from psychoanalysis and analytical psychology to explore the intersection of the need to balance the therapeutic frame with authenticity in an intersubjective field. The author develops the idea of “the dying healer” as a uniquely liminal and powerful archetypal character. The enigma of death coming o…
Inching towards wholeness
The evolution of Jung's relationship with Judaism is interpreted as reflecting aspects of the individuation journey over the course of a long life. The progress and limitations of his public positions and personal relationships are explored through his published work and correspondence. Perspectives from relational psychoanalysis and Jewish philosophy are used to amplify Jung's understanding of Jewish, and specifically Kabbalistic, text and image…
Reflections in the Digital Mirror
The Human Soul (Lost) in Transition at the Dawn of a New Age is Erel Shalit’s final book. It was completed posthumously by Nancy Swift Furlotti, who also contributed two chapters of original material. The book works as a whole to bring a Jungian perspective to more fully understand the psychological and ecological risks inherent in the digital age, including the changing phenomenology of the image and development of the transient personality. The…
Does Covid-19 impact the frequency of threatening events in dreams? An exploration of pandemic dreaming in light of contemporary dream theories
Weaving Jung into the Tapestry of Jewish Renewal
The Mystical Exodus in Jungian Perspective: Transforming Trauma and the Wellsprings of Renewal by Shoshana Fershtman explores transformative journeys from alienation to connection with the Jewish mystical tradition. The role of intergenerational trauma and phantom narrative is understood as both contributing to ruptures in identity and being the source of psychic energies needed for healing and connection
The evolution of narrative identity in a “returning home” man
OBJECTIVE: This study attempts to illustrate the process of reconstructing adaptive self-identity by tracking the development of imagery in Mr. Z's dreams and sandtrays. METHOD: The authors adopted amplification and Narrative Identity Process Analysis methods, and developed an Imagery NPCS tool to analyze the farming images in therapy sessions. RESULTS: It provided insights into Chinese culture from an applied, non-Western lens on identity theory…
Henry Abramovitch
The Still Point and the Liminal Character of Transformation
This paper explores the moment of change in analysis I call "the still point" through consideration of the phenomenology of when that which is known is sacrificed and the new has not yet appeared. The change process is understood as inherently relational where transformation comes about when the analyst is as vulnerable and open as the patient. Ghent's work on surrender, Stern's on moments of meeting, Jung's on transformation in the I Ching, and …
Psychology (14 works) · Psychoanalysis (12 works) · Philosophy (10 works) · Art (8 works) · Aesthetics (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Epistemology (6 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Jungian Analytical Psychology (4 works) · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications (4 works)