J. L. MORENO MR. GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY

Abstract

Jacob Levy Moreno . . . supplanter, pilgrim and adventurer into the human spirit. A figure rooted in the cosmos, whose destiny includes Jacobeans, or those of us who must carry on his work while he produces new thoughts. The mention of the name violates the senses of the hearer, creating flickering images and flashing thoughts in the minds of all who have come across him.

When I first met him, I was immediately mesmerized by a combination of a Phineus T. Barnham and an outstanding human b e i n g - a seeker of truth who devoted all of his time to his work and to other men-the titan of modern psychiatry and the hero of revolutionaries all over the world. His kissing of the hand, his twinkling eyes, his typical pose of outstretched arms or one arm raised defiantly in a shaking manner-embrace social conscience and either confirm the recipient of his own commitments or suggest that he look further. To encounter Moreno is to not forget him.