Race and the Unconscious

Race and the Unconscious engages the archetypal African consciousness that enriches our knowledge regarding the foundational mythopoetic of Africanist dreaming.

Race and the Unconscious engages the archetypal African consciousness that enriches our knowledge regarding the foundational mythopoetic of Africanist dreaming.

Featuring crucial historical context, Jungian and post-Jungian theory, clinical case studies, and dream series interpretations, the book offers readers a rich framework for exploring and understanding the language, images, and symbols of African and African American dreamlife. It expands the modern understanding of dreaming with the inclusion of Africanist perspectives, philosophy, and mythology while emphasizing the potential for and process of psychological healing through dreamwork. *Race and the Unconscious* is a must-read for Jungian analysts and analytical psychologists in practice and in training, as well as anyone interested in understanding psychological processes inclusive of those of African descent and their culture, including academics and students of sociology, anthropology, African American studies, and African diaspora studies.

Autorentext

Dr. Fanny Brewster is a Jungian analyst and a Professor at Pacifica Graduate Institute. She is the author of the Racial Complex: A Jungian Perspective on Race and Culture.

Inhalt

Acknowledgements Foreword Part 1: Foundation Introduction 1. African Philsophy: Identity 2. The Politics of Philosophy 3. Racism and Mythology: Separating the Two 4. Re-Framing African Mythology Part 2: Practice 5. Analytical Psychology and Dreamwork 6. Traditional African Healing Practice: Dreamwork 7. Dreaming as a Creative Process Part 3: Africanist Dreaming 8. Embodiment, Dreams, Trauma 9. African American Dreamer Portrait Dialogues 10. African American Dreamers: Themes and Mythological Motifs 11. Cultural Symbols and Dream Interpretation 12. Deepening the Dream 13. Closing Reflections Index