Edited by Hessel Willemsen, Published by Routledge. “Working as an analyst for nearly 50 years, strongly emphasizing humility with a central focus on shame and temporality, this new volume edited by friend and colleague Hessel Willemsen encompasses reflections and writings dating from his emergence as a young analyst in 1975 through to present day....

Winner of the International Association for Jungian Studies (IAJS) Book Award for Best Edited Book 2022....

‘A powerful, unflinching and deep look from multiple vertices into our contemporary collective descent, epitomized by the COVID-19 pandemic and systemic racism in societies makes Ominous Transitions a strong, psychoactive read.”...

Temporality has always been a central preoccupation of modern philosophy, and shame has been a major theme in contemporary psychoanalysis. To date, however, there has been little examination of the critical connection between these core experiences. Although they deeply implicate each other, no single book has focused upon their profound interrelationship. Temporality and Shame highlights the many dimensions of that reality....