New age spirituality, quantum mysticism and self-psychology: changing ourselves from the inside out
I propose that Heinz Kohut's notions of the selfobject and transmuting internalization can be applied specifically to spiritual elements emerging out of a distinct interpretation of quantum physics. I focus particularly on the film What the Bleep Do We Know⁉ and argue that the philosophy espous...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Taylor & Francis
2009
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Mental health, religion & culture
Année: 2009, Volume: 12, Numéro: 3, Pages: 277-287 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
What the Bleep
B Quantum B selfobject B self-psychology B Heinz Kohut B quantum physics |
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| Résumé: | I propose that Heinz Kohut's notions of the selfobject and transmuting internalization can be applied specifically to spiritual elements emerging out of a distinct interpretation of quantum physics. I focus particularly on the film What the Bleep Do We Know⁉ and argue that the philosophy espoused by the film and several of the scientists portrayed—which I interchangeably call "quantum mysticism," "quantum psychology" and "quantum philosophy"—presents a worldview, which may aid in bringing about important goals outlined by Kohutian self-psychology, namely the need to update earlier internalizations by consciously bringing them in contact with an individual's changing experience of reality |
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| ISSN: | 1469-9737 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Mental health, religion & culture
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/13674670802500817 |