The Mirror of Desire

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ISBN: 9798232779368

How the Unconscious Shapes Love

Deivede Eder Ferreira Psychoanalyst

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English

Abrafp
04 November 2025

Analytical & Jungian psychology; Humanistic psychology; The self, ego, identity, personality; Psychotherapy

Series: Psychoanalysis

The Mirror of Desire: How the Unconscious Shapes Love is a profound exploration of how love emerges not from freedom, but from the hidden architectures of the unconscious.

In this work, Deivede Eder Ferreira - psychoanalyst, philosopher, and writer - reveals that every bond we form carries the echo of something unspoken: the desire of the Other reflected within us.

Blending the insights of Freud, Lacan, and Jung, Ferreira examines how desire, projection, and identification shape our emotional lives. Through poetic and philosophical prose, he shows how love is never just affection - it is a mirror in which we seek the image of what we have lost, feared, or longed to become.

Each chapter illuminates the unconscious logic that binds attraction and suffering, passion and repetition. By uncovering the hidden dialogue between desire and lack, the book transforms psychoanalysis into a philosophy of human encounter - where knowing oneself begins in recognizing what remains unknown.

Written in an elegant and lyrical style, The Mirror of Desire invites readers - psychologists, philosophers, and seekers alike - to rediscover love not as illusion, but as revelation.

By: Deivede Eder Ferreira Psychoanalyst
Imprint: Abrafp
Volume: 4
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 236g
ISBN: 9798232779368
Series: Psychoanalysis
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 04 November 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Deivede Eder Ferreira is a Brazilian psychoanalyst, philosopher, and writer, recognized for uniting the precision of theory with the depth of human experience. He is the founder of ABRAFP - The Brazilian Association of Philosophy and Psychoanalysis, established in 2008, through which he trains and inspires thinkers, students, and mental health professionals. His works explore the intersections between philosophy, psychology, and the unconscious, seeking to restore meaning to contemporary life. With writing that blends clarity, reflection, and poetic depth, he invites readers to rediscover the mystery of being human through the lens of psychoanalysis.