Human separateness\/distinctiveness and interconnectedness with other people \/ Veniamin Kolpachnikov

During this session, I will present some ideas about the relationship between a person’s individuality and connectedness, their sense of belonging to others, in human experience. The genetic and functional aspects of this experience, as well as its conflicting and harmonious variants, will be examined. The concept of the “supraindividual organism” will be presented, and phenomenological evidence supporting this experience will be provided. This experience will be considered also in therapeutic and counselling practice.

Participants will be invited to discuss and share their personal experiences of experiencing their own sense of separateness and connection with other people.