Léon Belly, Odysseus and the Sirens, 1867

What happens when an analyst places her- or himself in the treatment as an imaginary object rather than  functioning as a semblance of object a? The analysis bogs down.  Lacan illustrates the analyst's position with the episode in the Odyssey in which Odysseus eludes destruction by the sirens’ voices by lashing himself to the mast.

This seminar will examine the function of the fundamental phantasm, and the position of the analyst in the treatment.

Each meeting will include a discussion of specific readings.

Dates: Meetings will take place from 12:15 PM to 1:30 PM on the third Wednesday of the month, from October 2023 through April 2024. The first meeting will take place on October 18, 2023.

Location: Online via Zoom.

Fee: Attendance is free.

Registration: Registration is closed.

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Adriana Passini practices psychoanalysis in NYC and is a member and faculty member of Après-Coup Psychoanalytic Association.

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