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Negative Hallucinosis in Wilfred Bion’s Theory of Transformations: On Finding One’s Ghost

Author(s) : Rodrigo Barahona

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In Negative Hallucinosis in Wilfred Bion's Theory of Transformations: On Finding One's Ghost, Rodrigo Barahona embarks on a profound exploration of Wilfred Bion's enigmatic concept, seeking to unravel its complexities and implications within psychoanalytic discourse. With meticulous attention to detail, the author delves into the multifaceted terrain of hallucinosis, illuminating its nuances and clinical ramifications, and elucidating the intricate interplay between transformations in positive and negative hallucinosis. Drawing on a variety of theoretical frameworks and clinical experiences, he offers penetrating analyses and vivid case vignettes to make a compelling case for the need to distinguish between these two basic forms of hallucinatory phenomena. In addition, the author skillfully integrates historical context, particularly Bion's own wartime traumas, to clarify the origins and development of his conceptualizations. More generally, this groundbreaking work represents a tour de force in the exploration of Bionian theory and offers invaluable insights. With its meticulous scholarship and passionate and lucid prose, Negative Hallucinosis in Wilfred Bion's Theory of Transformations promises to be a cornerstone text in the ongoing dialogue about psychoanalytic practice and theory. The book is an example of how psychoanalysis can be engaging and, while remaining in dialogue with classical authors, has the ability to develop new and brilliant concepts and intuitions to keep pace with the times and grasp the meaning of psychic suffering. I wholeheartedly recommend it not only to professionals in the field, but to anyone interested in understanding the deepest and most unfathomable folds of the human psyche.
Giuseppe Civitarese, author of Psychoanalytic Field Theory: A Contemporary Introduction