Michael Eigen, however, embraces the spiritual in psychoanalysis. He explores the meaning of mystic experience within psychoanalysis, and beautifully illustrates his premise with the work of Bion, Milner, and Winnicott, in relating psychoanalysis to faith. In this way therapy can also be a form of prayer. What Eigen spoke of most passionately was belief and trust in a life force that cannot be seen or measure. Eigen expands this by saying that in each of us there exists an unknown infinite power that is asking for a voice.
Psychoanalysis here is seen as an adventure of self-discovery of the psychoanalytic unknown.
The pain as well as the radiances we feel are clues to our life and the forces behind it. And finally, his profound and elemental feeling of gratitude and praise for the fire within us that never goes out is inspirational.