Human Interaction and Emotional Awareness in Gestalt Therapy:Exploring the Phenomenology of Contacti
Historical context The fate of the body and the senses in the civilizing processThe satisfying experience The contacting process in the interaction between humans and their environmentsEmotional orientation Considering the significance of emotions in the contacting processThe impact of emotions on personality and society On the many ways our civilization depends on the refinement of our feelingsCultural context Humankind's transformations in the age of environmental destructionI Looking down from the Moon, or the end and eternity of natureAnxiety and civilization in everyday life on EarthPressure of time and the fragility of hopeThe uncertainty of the future and the certainty of deathFlight into the trans-human realm and the misery of powerNotesEpilogue Gestalt therapy of environmental destructionFirst tenet: Anxiety must turn into fear - Getting ready for actionSecond tenet: Emotional sensibility instead of environmental morality - motivating resistanceFourth tenet: Paying attention not just to needs but also to satisfaction - never neglecting zest for lifeFifth Tenet: It is not nature which heals but awareness -developing embodied mindfulness is the pathNotes