Half time talk

ABSTRACT

When I first discussed writing this section with Nada and John O'Brien, John used the word 'liminal' to describe the subject matter. I had to look it up just to be exactly sure, but I think he is right. It is a great word to describe this half time space, where a team reconvenes (or collapses) for a midway rest and a break. That would be the physical imperative anyway. This brief chapter will give you an illustration of how Jungian perspectives may usefully inform some of the psychological imperatives and possibilities at play in this half time, liminal space. The original meaning of the word liminal is 'threshold', and that is another fitting word for this time. Since the Covid pandemic I have noticed that more and more hand sanitisers are being placed at doorways. It is at the threshold point when we leave one space and enter another. It is a time to check yourself. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)