Undercurrents — Issue I
In this first edition, you will find essays from the field of Archetypal Psychology, Psychology as a Discipline of Interiority, and Wesensphänomene (phenomena of the essence). We curated the following contributions by some remarkable thinkers:
- Heino Gehrts: The Essence of the Spear — Appears here in its first English translation.
- Jennifer M. Sandoval, Ph.D.: Before Psychology Can Begin: On the Neglected Difference Between Ego and Soul.
- Florian Kleinau, Ph.D.: Beyond the “Segment-Ich”: From Theweleit’s Soldier to the Algorithmically Drilled Self.
- Interview with Michael Conforti, Ph.D.: Matter & Spirit — Bridging Jung and the Sciences.
- Michael Conforti, Ph.D.: Intimations in the Night: The Journey Toward New Meaning in Aging.
Each text approaches psychology from a different angle, but all share a commitment to depth and to Jungian thought.
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Florian Kleinau, Ph.D.
Director and professor of the Master’s program in psychoanalysis at the GCAS College Dublin, where he teaches various classes on analytical psychology. He has published several papers and books, among others The Broken Psyche — Identity [re]construction on Instagram and An Always Within a Never — The Individual’s Position in the World. His writing spans Jungian psychology and philosophy, applying Jungian thought to mythology, ritual studies, social media, artificial intelligence, Daoism, mysticism, psychoanalysis, and neuroscience.
Heino Gehrts (1913–1998)
A German researcher of fairy tales, myths, and legends, working primarily as a private scholar. His work comprises more than 70 publications (1954–1998) and often ventures beyond academic boundaries — Uwe Schellinger and Sven Gallinat called him a scientific border-crosser. Gehrts combined meticulous source work with an orientation toward illuminating meaning (Sinnerhellung), bringing ritual objects and anomalous phenomena into systematic, meaning-centred study. Things and actions, for him, are primarily ceremonial objects and carriers of meaning (Sinnträger), not technical means.
Jennifer M. Sandoval, Ph.D.
A licensed psychologist, lecturer, writer, and member of the executive committee of ISPDI (International Society for Psychology as the Discipline of Interiority). Dr. Sandoval is the author of A Psychological Inquiry into the Meaning and Concept of Forgiveness and co-editor of Psychology as the Discipline of Interiority: The ‘Psychological Difference’ in the Work of Wolfgang Giegerich, both published by Routledge.
Michael Conforti, Ph.D.
A Jungian analyst and the Founder and Director of the Assisi Institute. He is the author of Threshold Experiences: The Archetype of Beginnings and Field, Form, and Fate: Patterns in Mind, Nature, and Psyche (translated into Italian, Russian, and Spanish). His articles have appeared in Psychological Perspectives, The San Francisco Jung Institute Library Journal, Roundtable Press, World Futures: The Journal of General Evolution, and Spring Journal. He maintains a private practice in Mystic, CT, and consults with individuals, businesses, government institutions, and the film industry worldwide.