The talk of the soul in sexual dysfunctions

Authors

  • Marisa Horta Imperatrice Instituto Junguiano de São Paulo - IJUSP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21901/2448-3060/self-2016.vol01.0007

Keywords:

sex, sexuality, sexual function disturbances, individuation.

Abstract

This work represents a proposal to search an interaction between symptom and psyche, an attempt to go beyond the body – seat of the physical difficulty – toward an encounter with the soul. What does the soul want from me? What does the deepest part in me demand with this symptom? If neglected, the soul not only goes away: symptoms arise, neurosis is its speech. Wanting to ward off conflicts only makes them to come closer, because it is part of their nature to express themselves in us and in our symptoms. Seeking for the meaning of nobilities like psyche and sex is the same of intending to explain love, beauty, life, death and God. To get closer to it, we turn to mythic patterns that enhance a look at a locked sexuality that needs integration, linking concepts of analytical psychology in an archetypal perspective. The goal is to restore a sense of soul through the sexual encounter. 

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Author Biography

Marisa Horta Imperatrice, Instituto Junguiano de São Paulo - IJUSP

Membro analista do Instituto Junguiano de São Paulo (IJUSP), Associação Junguiana do Brasil (AJB) e International Association for Analytical Psychology (IAAP)

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Published

2016-10-28

How to Cite

Imperatrice, M. H. (2016). The talk of the soul in sexual dysfunctions. Self - Revista Do Instituto Junguiano De São Paulo, 1. https://doi.org/10.21901/2448-3060/self-2016.vol01.0007

Issue

Vol. 1 (2016)

Section

Reflection article (essay)

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