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Psychoanalysis and free sex: The Sullivanians, a commune that mutated into a cult on New York’s Upper West Side

Published September 25, 2024 By admin with Comments 0

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It was not in some desert in Oregon, nor was there a guru from afar who laid down the rules and doctrine. The Sullivanians group operated in Manhattan — the apartments and houses in which its members lived, segregated by…[Continue Reading...]

Did This Psychoanalytical Cult Kill Jackson Pollock?

Published April 15, 2024 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Jackson Pollock, New York, Sullivanians, Sulvanian Institute, The Sullivanian Institute, The Sullivanians, therapy cullt

In the 1950s, a quasi-psychoanalytical organization called the Sullivan Institute began to gain a following among the intellectuals and creatives of NYC. The Sullivanians argued that nuclear family and emotional attachments were destructive to human nature and encouraged communal living…[Continue Reading...]

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Psychoanalysis and free sex: The Sullivanians, a commune that mutated into a cult on New York’s Upper West Side

Did This Psychoanalytical Cult Kill Jackson Pollock?