Yoav Yigael
Dr. Yoav Yigael holds a PhD in Philosophy from Tel Aviv University and is an expert clinical psychologist and counselor He is a member of Kibbutz Gan Shmuel, is married and the father of 4. He worked for many years in various clinical frameworks, while also running a private clinic. From 2005, he has only worked in the private clinic framework, located in Kibbutz Gan Shmuel.
For the past 30 years, Dr. Yigael has been engaged in private research using a method he developed, named ‘the Subjective Method’. This method relies upon data, and is based upon the attempt to as closely as possible follow the internal considerations of complex systems that lead them to make changes within themselves and in relation to their surroundings.
Using this method, he has researched the process that led Darwin to develop his idea that the species change, the process that led Freud to develop the basic concepts of psychoanalysis, texts related to the source of language, the question of development in evolution, clinical subjects, and more. He has published four books (in Hebrew) and many articles in Hebrew and English.
For the past 30 years, Dr. Yigael has been engaged in private research using a method he developed, named ‘the Subjective Method’. This method relies upon data, and is based upon the attempt to as closely as possible follow the internal considerations of complex systems that lead them to make changes within themselves and in relation to their surroundings.
Using this method, he has researched the process that led Darwin to develop his idea that the species change, the process that led Freud to develop the basic concepts of psychoanalysis, texts related to the source of language, the question of development in evolution, clinical subjects, and more. He has published four books (in Hebrew) and many articles in Hebrew and English.
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The word unheimliche is an adjective, with many diverse meanings in modern German. It is comprised of the words ‘home’ and ‘homeland’ (heim, himat) and the prefix ‘un’, which expresses the negative. This combination hints at a link between home/homeland and the experience of fear and estrangement/alienation. Freud’s article, which discusses this word, examines its multiple and various meanings, offers a common denominator, and then transforms the word into a concept (Freud, 1919). Regarding the word’s numerous meanings in the German language, it is unique in that, up until now, no such word has been found in any of the languages into which the article has been translated. It also appears that no work, apart from that of Freud, has made such a unique and convoluted journey in an attempt to capture a central place in cultural discourse.
This article traces the journey of Freud’s work, in regard to both psychoanalysis and culture, and proposes an additional stop along the way: back to the point where Freud’s search began - for a common denominator shared by all of the diverse meanings of this word in the German language. This new common denominator has far-reaching implications, which relate to our understanding of the forces that operate at the deepest levels of the human psyche and the cultures it created.
Key words: home, the unconscious, psychoanalysis, culture, the uncanny, unheimliche