ABSTRACT
Gestalt therapy aims for the development and maintenance of such a harmonious state and not for a "cure". Cure refers implicitly to a state of "normality", which is the opposite of the Gestalt approach. By the 1980's, Gestalt had become one of the most widespread therapeutic, personal development and training methods in the USA. In some countries, it became as popular as psychoanalysis. In the USA, Gestalt is frequently taught to psychologists, social workers, ministers, youth workers and the Army. Today, Gestalt rather than being just another psychotherapy, can be seen as a true existential philosophy, an "art of living" with authentic contact, and a way of looking at how we relate to the world. Monodrama allows exploration, recognition and integration of the opposing "polarities" in relationships, without getting arbitrarily "stuck in the middle": a false, artificial and arid middle way. Chaos theory has revealed a "fractal" universe, which is infinitely complex and where everything is a question of scale.
