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Rivers of milk and honey ‐ an exploration of nurturing the self in a Russian context
Author(s) -
Bortuleva Elena
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of analytical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.285
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 1468-5922
pISSN - 0021-8774
DOI - 10.1111/1468-5922.12100
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , vignette , action (physics) , psychology , soul , meaning (existential) , self , epistemology , social psychology , psychotherapist , philosophy , history , physics , quantum mechanics , archaeology
This paper is an exploration of the relationship between nurturing in all its contexts ‐ among them, the nursing couple and the therapeutic relationship ‐ and the evolution of an individual self. The ideas are illustrated by a case vignette of a Russian patient. An attempt is made to show that when the self as an integral unity of body and soul is addressed in the analytic setting, ‘nutritional dreams’ emerge as expressions of the self‐in‐action. Certain psycholinguistic features of the Russian cultural context are described which suggest a link of meaning between development of the self and secure parenting. This linguistic association may facilitate the process of self‐centering.