Michael Eigen
American psychoanalyst, known for explorations of mystical experience, madness, and faith within the psychoanalytic framework. Student of Bion and Winnicott.
Books
- Psychic Deadness (1996)
Eigen explores states of emptiness, numbness, and psychic deadness — experiences where emotional vitality fades — and how psychoanalysis can revive them.
- The Electrified Tightrope (1993)
Collection of essays where Eigen explores the intersection of mystical experience and psychoanalysis, faith and madness.
- The Sensitive Self (1999)
Eigen examines extreme sensitivity and vulnerability of the self, showing how psychic pain and creativity are deeply intertwined.