ABSTRACT
Like the artist then, the therapist utilizes "binocular vision", which provides two different views of the same phenomena: one directed towards the group's process and the other towards the therapist's personal discovery. The putting-into-words process functions best when the people are able to condense and refract meaning, promoting reflection rather than resolving discourse. However, to open things up emotionally and provide mental space, they also nail down discourse, especially to the group's here-and-now. Binocular vision requires verbal participation, which gives shape to our "unformulated thoughts" and "thoughts unknown". The work entails observing what is in front of the people: the exchanges that are publicized in group discourse. Maintaining binocular vision, the people gaze inward, tolerating the "cracks" that appear in the people own mind while attending to the therapeutic situation.
