Owen Yaron was a psychologist deeply influenced by existential philosophy. One of the sources of existentialism is Nietzsche's philosophy. Aaron was fascinated by Nietzsche's ideas and pondered for a long time about its relationship to psychotherapy.
A peculiar figure connected all of this, and she was Salome, a famous woman from Russia. Numerous geniuses, including Nietzsche, fell for her, and Freud was close to her. Aaron was also very interested in the interrelationships between all these historical figures.
A famous quote by the famous French literary scholar Gide prompted Aaron to start writing:
"History is the novel that has already happened, and the novel is the history that may have happened."
Aaron was not satisfied with the relevant history he saw. He wants to reinterpret history and influence the future.
"When Nietzsche Wept" is an excellent psychological novel that fully embodies Yalong's psychotherapeutic skills and philosophical qualities. It was later made into a movie.
The film highlights the dramatic conflicting parts of the novel, but inevitably ignores many wonderful details. In particular, after the psychologist Brehr asked Nietzsche to perform psychotherapy in order to break through Nietzsche's resistance, the dialogue between them was meticulous, subtle, and rich. The final ending is happy: Breyer fakes the real act, treats himself with the help of Nietzsche, and skillfully heals Nietzsche in between. Brehr's therapeutic "lawlessness" is exactly what whole-person psychology calls "psychic."
Aaron and his wife
Stills: Brel and Salome
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Salome and Nietzsche