ABSTRACT
When I set out to write this book my intention was to present the theory of Gestalt therapy in its full scope and elegance, and to show how the methods of Gestalt therapy come directly out of the theory. The actual writing of it has given me an opportunity to work out for the first time many of the interconnections in the “pieces” of the theory as they existed in my understanding, and to explore more deeply the relationship between Gestalt theory and practice. Before I began writing I had perceived this relationship with a certain degree of clarity, but the writing forced me to think through these interconnections more clearly and in greater detail. What I have discovered in my intellectual and spiritual journey is a theoretical system whose elegant beauty and practical power far surpass what I knew about Gestalt therapy when I began.
