Michael Fordham

<p>Michael Fordham's immense contribution to analytical psychology has been marked by its combination of practical and theoretical genius. Before retirement he ran a full clinical practice alongside the co-editorship of <em>The Collected Works of Jung</em> development of the Society of Analytical Psychology and its child and adult trainings and a fifteen-year editorship of the <em>Journal of Analytical Psychology</em>. In his published work there has emerged a consistent and original contribution to Jungian thought particularly in relation to the processes of individuation on childhood and the links between analytical psychology and the work of the Kleinians.<br><br> James Astor takes a critical and informed look at Fordham's work and ideas. Illustrating theory with examples drawn from clinical practice the book will provide a useful amplification of Fordham's own work for students of analytical psychology and a sound introduction to it for analysts interested in understanding the connections between post-Jungian and post-Kleinian thought.</p>