wine merchant by trade, Nathan Perls seized the opportunity to not only start his own lodge, the Independent Order of Freemasons Order of Humanists, but to establish Lodges throughout – Germany. His Order challenged the traditional lodges by including women (an unprecedented effort), publications, celebrations, and dancing. a rule, problems would emerge in the lodges “As of Grand Master Perls after some time. time, a schism arose because a competitor to …one Nathan had come forward” (Bocian, 2010, p. 63). Bocian gives another example of the striking parallels between father and son in this regard: Another event brings to mind the later relationship between Fritz Perls and Paul Goodman. The writer Dr. Hans Spatzier was a member of one of the lodges. to his ‘Due intellectual superiority and excellent talent as a speaker, he all too soon became a most dangerous rival for worshipful’ Grand Master Perls’…” (Bocian, 2010, p. 64). ‘most Fritz Perls trek across America to establish gestalt therapy centers for growth and development is well documented. I have written elsewhere that, in keeping with their anarchistic roots, “… Gestalt institutions invariably self-destruct and reconstitute. Training institutes differentiate into new organizations as a result of theoretical differences, practical considerations, or personality conflicts” (Bowman & Nevis, 2005, p. 17). Perhaps the politics of anarchy offers one explanation for this phenomena but Bocian’s work offers an additional and psychoanalytic interpretation, captured in the words of Freud himself: cannot think of any need in childhood “I as strong as the need for a father’s protection” (Freud, 1920/1989, p. 20). Confluence Kills
wine merchant by trade, Nathan Perls seized the opportunity to not only start his own lodge, the Independent Order of Freemasons – Order of Humanists, but to establish Lodges throughout Germany. His Order challenged the traditional lodges by including women (an unprecedented effort), publications, celebrations, and dancing. “As a rule, problems would emerge in the lodges of Grand Master Perls after some time. …one time, a schism arose because a competitor to Nathan had come forward” (Bocian, 2010, p. 63). Bocian gives another example of the striking parallels between father and son in this regard: Another event brings to mind the later relationship between Fritz Perls and Paul Goodman. The writer Dr. Hans Spatzier was a member of one of the lodges. ‘Due to his intellectual superiority and excellent talent as a speaker, he all too soon became a most dangerous rival for ‘most worshipful’ Grand Master Perls’…” (Bocian, 2010, p. 64). Fritz Perls trek across America to establish gestalt therapy centers for growth and development is well documented. I have written elsewhere that, “… in keeping with their anarchistic roots, Gestalt institutions invariably self-destruct and reconstitute. Training institutes differentiate into new organizations as a result of theoretical differences, practical considerations, or personality conflicts” (Bowman & Nevis, 2005, p. 17). Perhaps the politics of anarchy offers one explanation for this phenomena but Bocian’s work offers an additional and psychoanalytic interpretation, captured in the words of Freud himself: “I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father’s protection” (Freud, 1920/1989, p. 20). Confluence Kills
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