Société de Psychanalyse Freudienne
| Société de Psychanalyse Freudienne | |
|---|---|
| Organization details | |
| Type | Society |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Founder(s) | Members of the Centre de Formation et de Recherches Psychanalytiques |
| Orientation | Lacanian |
| Institutional context | |
| Predecessor | Centre de Formation et de Recherches Psychanalytiques |
| Relation to IPA | None |
| Operations | |
| Headquarters | Paris, France |
| Geographic scope | France |
| Training function | Formation of psychoanalysts |
| Website | www.spf.asso.fr |
The Société de Psychanalyse Freudienne (SPF) is a psychoanalytic society dedicated to the transmission of psychoanalysis and the formation of psychoanalysts, oriented by the teachings of Sigmund Freud and Jacques Lacan.[1][2] Founded on 23 December 1994 following the dissolution of the Centre de Formation et de Recherches Psychanalytiques (CFRP), it continues the work of that group within the broader history of the Lacanian movement.[3]
History
The SPF emerged thirteen years after the dissolution of the École Freudienne de Paris (EFP) by Jacques Lacan in 1981, in the context of fragmentation within the Lacanian psychoanalytic field.[4] It was directly formed from the dissolution of the CFRP, established in 1982, with its statutes' preamble stating the intent "to continue the work engaged at the C.F.R.P. from 1982 to 1995."[5][6]
The founding reflects ongoing institutional debates in French psychoanalysis, tracing back to earlier splits: the departure of Lacan from the Société Psychanalytique de Paris (SPP) in 1953 to form the Société Française de Psychanalyse (SFP), followed by the 1964 scission leading to the EFP and the Association Psychanalytique de France (APF).[7] Post-Lacan dissolutions, such as that of the École de la Cause Freudienne, contributed to the proliferation of Lacanian groups, including precursors to the CFRP.[8] No major crises or splits specific to the SPF are documented in available sources.
Institutional Structure
The SPF operates as a society rather than a "School" in the Lacanian sense, focusing on transmission without affiliation to larger structures like the World Association of Psychoanalysis (WAP).[9] Its governance emphasizes the discourse analytique over university-oriented models.[10]
Membership and training grades are not detailed in statutes summaries, but the society prioritizes clinical formation. Unlike many Lacanian schools, the SPF has renounced The Pass (la passe), Lacan's procedure for recognizing analysts through testimony before a jury.[11] There is no mention of The Cartel (small working groups of four members plus a "Plus-One") in SPF documentation, distinguishing it from WAP-affiliated Schools.[12]
Training & Transmission
The SPF's primary functions are the transmission of psychoanalysis—described by Lacan as occurring "only by reinventing itself"—and the formation of psychoanalysts through deepening theory and renewing clinical practice.[13][14] Formation aligns with the analytic discourse, integrating personal analysis, supervision, and seminars, while rejecting university subordination.[15] Specific publications or journals associated with the SPF are not listed in available sources.
Notable Members
Key figures are not prominently documented in historical overviews; the society was founded by CFRP members without named leaders specified.[16]
See also
- Jacques Lacan
- The Pass
- Psychoanalytic Act
- École Freudienne de Paris
- Centre de Formation et de Recherches Psychanalytiques
References
- ↑ SPF, Présentation, www.spf.asso.fr, accessed 2026.
- ↑ Wikipedia, Société de psychanalyse freudienne, fr.wikipedia.org, accessed 2026.
- ↑ SPF, Présentation, www.spf.asso.fr, accessed 2026.
- ↑ SPF, Présentation, www.spf.asso.fr, accessed 2026.
- ↑ Wikipedia, Société de psychanalyse freudienne, fr.wikipedia.org, accessed 2026.
- ↑ SPF, Présentation, www.spf.asso.fr, accessed 2026.
- ↑ Histoire de la SPP, www.spp.asso.fr, accessed 2026.
- ↑ SPF, Présentation, www.spf.asso.fr, accessed 2026.
- ↑ SPF, Présentation, www.spf.asso.fr, accessed 2026.
- ↑ SPF, Présentation, www.spf.asso.fr, accessed 2026.
- ↑ Wikipedia, Société de psychanalyse freudienne, fr.wikipedia.org, accessed 2026.
- ↑ Lacan, S.XI, Le Seuil, 1973.
- ↑ SPF, Présentation, www.spf.asso.fr, accessed 2026.
- ↑ Lacan, Écrits, Seuil, 1966, p. 858.
- ↑ SPF, Présentation, www.spf.asso.fr, accessed 2026.
- ↑ SPF, Présentation, www.spf.asso.fr, accessed 2026.