Janov, Arthur
1924-
1924-
American psychotherapist, famous for developing
Primal Therapy in the 1970's.
born in LA, California, USA
PhD in psychology
started Primal Institute, working on theories essentially
based on Wilhelm Reich's prior ideas.
married 2x, 2 children
Primal Therapy in the 1970's.
born in LA, California, USA
PhD in psychology
started Primal Institute, working on theories essentially
based on Wilhelm Reich's prior ideas.
married 2x, 2 children
| oshobob The Living Workshop |
| People in Osho's Talks |
| So I have not come across a single person yet whose primal therapy has totally succeeded. It can never succeed. Psychoanalysis has not been able to create a single person who is totally psychoanalyzed; even Sigmund Freud was not in that totality. Janov is not really what he is talking about – the primal man, the primal innocence – he is not. You can see in his face all kinds of tension, anguish, anxiety; it is so apparent. He needs a few more years of screaming; and then too I don't think those tensions will disappear. They may even become more subtle, more nourished, because if you scream for years, remember, you are practicing it; it is a kind of practice, a kind of cultivation of it. Then you become addicted to it; without screaming for a few hours you won't feel good. Then it is an intoxicating process, a kind of auto-hypnosis. Yes, screaming for one hour every day will make you feel a little relaxed, but it is a stupid kind of relaxation... --Osho Ah, This!, ch. 4 |