Transferential Relationships as Field Phenomena The Relationship Dynamics in the Light of the Manifest Dream

Research on the global phenomenic field has shown that several correlated global fields can form at the same time within the experiences of a person. Stemberger (2009) states that there is a primary field in which the person is exactly located in the therapeutic situation and is defined in his/her place by his/her bodily feelings. He then underlines that there is a secondary field, which is activated during psychotherapy in correspondence to the narration of the patient, in which the therapist “immerges himself” with dedication (a “social virtue” as intended by Galli, 2005). This secondary field is more flexible and more easily modifiable. Psychoanalysis, following Gestalt psychology, has incorporated the concept of field (Galli, 1997). This happened with the epistemological shift impressed by Madelaine and Willy Baranger (Baranger, Baranger, 1969). In numerous and deep writings published over the last 30 years (mostly in Spanish), these French authors operating in Argentina have developed a highly original perspective that considers the analytic situation as a dynamic field structured by a bi-personal relationship.