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The article discusses the process of producing a peer-reviewed journal and the importance of representing a range of voices and perspectives within the field of psychoanalysis. The concept of "holding the center" is explored, which involves fostering controversy and comparative thought while respecting different theoretical schools and interpretations of core concepts. The article also highlights the diverse and chaotic world in which we live and the need to feature a variety of voices to stretch beyond complacency and demagoguery. The issue of Psychoanalytic Dialogues presented in the article includes panels on topics such as splitting, the more-than-human in psychoanalytic theory, the work of Françoise Dolto, and the impact of socio-political trauma on the psyche. [Extracted from the article]

Inspired by Steven Knoblauch's paper, Fanon's Vision of Embodied Racism for Psychoanalytic Theory and Practice (this issue), I urge White analysts to (individually and collectively) pursue acts of self-examination that risk destabilizing routines and convictions that bind our practices to Whiteness. Among terms to be interrogated, mutual recognition, diversity, integration, vitalization, and resilience are queried for the violence that is evacuated into the phantomatic register in support of a White ongoing being. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

It is March 2, 2022, as we gather in our zoom boxes for our Editors meeting to finalize our work on Issue 3 and share our thoughts as we compose In This Issue. Levit's reply clarifies his formulations, contributing to this theoretically and clinically rich panel that explores the ongoing evolution of psychoanalysis. David Levit explores the interweaving of Somatic Experiencing (SE) with psychoanalysis in trauma therapy, illustrating his ideas with an extended vignette of his work with a woman struggling with catastrophic dissociative dissolution linked to early childhood sexual abuse. [Extracted from the article]

We end our "trip" into psychedelic psychoanalysis with a "Coda" by Karen Rosica and Melanie Suchet. After exploring psychedelic experience through a psychoanalytic lens, Megan Rundel offers an essential clinical perspective with a nuanced portrayal of her use of the psychedelic agent ketamine in a long-term psychoanalytic treatment. Rather than discuss the three papers, we invited Rosica and Suchet to explore the big picture of what this psychoanalytic-psychedelic dialogue offers and where it might lead. [Extracted from the article]