Papers by Amy B Lamborn
Pastoral Psychology, Aug 8, 2008
This paper considers the relationship of unconscious fantasy to theory, with the focus on the iss... more This paper considers the relationship of unconscious fantasy to theory, with the focus on the issue of unity and multiplicity. The purpose of the paper is to explore the deep structure of unconscious fantasy, which is understood as that which promotes and organizes our experiences of the "one" and the "many" and serves as a driving force in the formation of the self. Using Thomas Ogden's reformulation of Melanie Klein's theory of fantasy (phantasy) and his vision of the Kleinian subject, alongside Christian Trinitarian theology, the paper argues that unity and multiplicity persist in a generative and interpenetrating dialectic that unfolds within/toward a transcendent unity-in-process, an eternal "becoming one."
Pastoral Psychology, Sep 11, 2007
This essay explores a parish-based pastoral counseling case with a terminally ill woman suffering... more This essay explores a parish-based pastoral counseling case with a terminally ill woman suffering from crippling memories of childhood trauma. The analysis of the case focuses on the mutual influence arising within relational field, the idealizing transference (Kohut) or archetypal projection (Jung) onto the pastoral caregiver, and the purposeful function of a symbol which arose spontaneously in the work. Recalling the ancient incubation rites of Aesculapius, the article concludes by suggesting parallels for illuminating modern approaches to psychological and religious healing.
Oxford University Press eBooks, Sep 1, 2015
Routledge eBooks, Jun 2, 2023
Journal of Religion & Health, Nov 2, 2010
This article explores one of C. G. Jung's generally neglected essays, his psychol... more This article explores one of C. G. Jung's generally neglected essays, his psychological interpretation of the Trinity, and links up key theoretical notions with several more mainstream psychoanalytic concepts. It further uses the notions of oneness, otherness, thirdness, and the fourth to consider the recent points of convergence between psychoanalysis and religion.
Journal of Religion & Health, May 23, 2007
In this article, the biographical information at the end is incorrect. It should have read as fol... more In this article, the biographical information at the end is incorrect. It should have read as follows: ''The author is an Analyst-in-Training at the National Institute for the Psychotherapies.'' The online version of the original article can be found under
Actual publication copy of a previously uploaded paper
Union Seminary Quarterly Review, 2016
This is an actual publication copy of the a previously uploaded paper and will be a chapter in my... more This is an actual publication copy of the a previously uploaded paper and will be a chapter in my forthcoming book. It was published here in honor of Ann Belford Ulanov, my doctoral advisor and friend.
Jung in the Academy and Beyond, 2015
Courage Beyond Fear: Re-formation in Theological Education, 2019
Union Seminary Quarterly Review, 2016
Psychology and the Other, 2015
International Journal of Philosophical Studies, 2011
... Interestingly, Kabir refers frequently to God as a stranger at the door, an unexpected visito... more ... Interestingly, Kabir refers frequently to God as a stranger at the door, an unexpected visitor from afar, a migrant lover with nowhere to lay his head. ... The root pet or pot in turn carries the meaning of power and mastery (potestas) or capacity and potential (potest). ...
Pastoral Psychology, 2007
This essay explores a parish-based pastoral counseling case with a terminally ill woman suffering... more This essay explores a parish-based pastoral counseling case with a terminally ill woman suffering from crippling memories of childhood trauma. The analysis of the case focuses on the mutual influence arising within relational field, the idealizing transference (Kohut) or archetypal projection (Jung) onto the pastoral caregiver, and the purposeful function of a symbol which arose spontaneously in the work. Recalling the ancient incubation rites of Aesculapius, the article concludes by suggesting parallels for illuminating modern approaches to psychological and religious healing.
Pastoral Psychology, 2008
This paper considers the relationship of unconscious fantasy to theory, with the focus on the iss... more This paper considers the relationship of unconscious fantasy to theory, with the focus on the issue of unity and multiplicity. The purpose of the paper is to explore the deep structure of unconscious fantasy, which is understood as that which promotes and organizes our experiences of the “one” and the “many” and serves as a driving force in the formation of the self. Using Thomas Ogden’s reformulation of Melanie Klein’s theory of fantasy (phantasy) and his vision of the Kleinian subject, alongside Christian Trinitarian theology, the paper argues that unity and multiplicity persist in a generative and interpenetrating dialectic that unfolds within/toward a transcendent unity-in-process, an eternal “becoming one.”
Journal of Religion and Health, 2011
This article explores one of C. G. Jung's generally neglected essays, his psychological interpret... more This article explores one of C. G. Jung's generally neglected essays, his psychological interpretation of the Trinity, and links up key theoretical notions with several more mainstream psychoanalytic concepts. It further uses the notions of oneness, otherness, thirdness, and the fourth to consider the recent points of convergence between psychoanalysis and religion.
Journal of Religion & Health, 2007
As the disciplines of psychoanalysis and religion find themselves in a heightened cross-disciplin... more As the disciplines of psychoanalysis and religion find themselves in a heightened cross-disciplinary context, issues of methodology remain at the forefront. This article constructs an interdisciplinary method based on the image of psychoanalysis and religion as neighbors who border along an “intimate edge”—a space of simultaneously overlapping, yet distinct concern. Using what is termed a “hermeneutic of mischievousness,” this method maintains an interpretive location for that which preserves, transgresses, and transcends the disciplinary boundaries. The article concludes with a brief application of the method to the relationship between the “analytic third” and Christian trinitarian theology.
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