ABSTRACT

In this chapter, the author expands the use of a complex system's approach to therapeutic change, taking it into some non-local field considerations; however, several more observations will be given before shifting to his main theme. He considers psychoid aspects of the interactive field, especially as they manifest through synchronistic phenomena. The concept of the psychoid had been introduced by the vitalist philosopher Hans Driesch in his 1907-1908 Gifford Lectures and modified by Eugen Bleuler, Jung's chief during his Burgholzli days, in an attempt to describe the intersection of body, psyche, and phylogeny. In a contribution seeking to explore the relationship of synchronistic experience with infant developmental processes, Hogenson concludes that the meaning-making coincidence model may easily combine with the moments of meeting approach of the Boston Change Process Study Group (BCPSG) through the application of a complexity perspective.