ABSTRACT
The main objective of this Chapter is to deconstruct the concept of a woman, and to explore the interaction between linear and unconscious time in the context of the life cycle of a woman. Change and renewal interact with both chronology and timelessness. This Chapter considers mental renewal as an element which enables an individual to modify and reach different conclusions regarding the events in their life time. It states that it is important not to fall into the trap of “blind intelligence”, following Morin´s concept (1974), and to adopt a pluralistic viewpoint and an open-minded approach.
The Chapter develops the importance of human identity which includes the whole of human beings within a primary asexual or nongendered order. These early identifying features coexist with gender identities.It also raises crucial questions such as: When we talk about women, who are we referring to exactly? Is there anything specific to a woman’s life?
The sexuality of women lies within the realm of diversity. There is no one way of experiencing sexual enjoyment of the body. In the last part, the Chapter considers the binary dimension and recognition, as two 255fundamental pillars that intervene in gender identities. This Chapter also includes a clinical vignette and states that the deconstruction of the female human being brings into play a multiplicity of psychic alternatives and avatars of identity which question conventional shared beliefs about age and the stages of life.
