Abstract
Three dimensions of human consciousness—the evident, the secretive and the mysterious—are reflected in the analytic therapy group. The aim of my article is to demonstrate this by discussing each dimension’s origin, quality and function in the group and their influence on each member and on the group matrix. I will illustrate my ideas with anecdotes from my analytic group and will also draw on excerpts from the novel, Laish (1994), by Israeli author Aharon Appelfeld. I will also make brief reference to certain relevant ideas of Plato.
Subject
Psychiatry and Mental health,Clinical Psychology,Social Psychology