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This book is a remarkable tribute to the memory of Pat de Mare. It contains a selection of his work that represents his different understanding of groups, both large and small, that has not only had a significant impact on the practice of group in his life time, but also a potential for revolutionizing current thinking both now and in the future.

The World within the Group is an original and ambitious endeavour to connect group analysis to philosophy, history, and modern social theory. The book argues that group analysis needs theoretical renewal to remain relevant, and that philosophy is a valuable resource for such thinking.

This book is concerned with the study of myths, which are an important element in the cultural dimension of the foundation matrices of all societies. It focuses on topics such as transmission, the foundation matrix, the social unconscious, totalitarianism, massification, and identity formation.

Leaders, teams and organizational consultants are faced with a situation of permanent transitions. The current world of organizations is full of beginnings and incomplete endings. The author assumes that the endless re-structuring of living networks of relationships in organizations generates, over time, post-traumatic stress disorder in individuals, groups and the whole system.

The book combines two main perspectives: the study of the social unconscious and the study of fairy tales. Examining different versions of fairy tales told by different ethnic communities teaches us about the relations between universal and local/cultural aspects of the social unconscious.

In this book, the authors develop the theory of the tripartite matrix, consider music as a form of non-verbal communication as a sub-dimension of the matrix, and present empirical studies of the matrices of peoples in three societies in the Middle East. It aids in the project of group analysis.