Introduction

This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book emphasizes that the various models in psychoanalysis have a clear point of access through the different ways in which the characters within the session will be understood. It seeks to circulate ideas and perspectives without defining strong truths or preconceived beliefs, without orthodoxy and its attendant anathemas. The book provides an overview of multiple, ever-moving horizons, in the understanding that the panorama will change rapidly with the movement of the wheel, and then alter again because of changes in the layout of the city. It focuses on the gradual changes that have taken place: in the way of interpreting, the analyst's listening mode, and attention to the patient's suffering and the goals of therapy. The book also emphasizes the analyst's listening capacity and listening mode as a key component.