Group Analytic Contexts, Issue 77, September 2017

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Meanwhile, the idea of human duties, the responsibility of
every citizen for himself, for his own freedom, has been languishing
for several generations. Civic dialogue and independent practices
languish. Energy that is not transformed into the word of public
dialogue, that is not utilised in behaviour, becomes more condensed,
concentrated. Roles polarise into “we” and “they”. The danger of
instinctive aggression emerges. We perceive a need for change.
Human duties have to be understood, individuals have to
take on responsibility for themselves, human groups the responsibility
for their own history. The vertical growth of man has to be kept in
mind: the upper end of the vertical is compulsorily unnameable and
elusive, remaining, however, inspirational and desirable; the
beginning of the vertical is firmly rooted in the body and senses, in
human animalism. In each generation that is transformed into humane
and spiritual values, in each individual anew, not alone in any way,
but with the help of the human group. We have to care for each other,
and to the same extent for ourselves.
Social dialogue and energetic initiatives form the path out of
society’s lack of consciousness, out of destruction. Though we may
tremble, there is hope for our survival.
References
Patrick de Maré et al (1991) Koinonia, Karnac Books
Hopper, E. & Weinberg, H. (2011) The Social Unconscious in Persons,
Groups and Societies, Vol.1, Karnac Books
Helena Klímová
hklimova@volny.cz