Psychoanalysis and Transversality

Psychoanalysis and Transversality is a volume of essays by Félix Guattari that develops his notion of transversality—the movement beyond traditional psychoanalytic transference toward institutional and collective fields of analysis.

The book gathers practical and theoretical reflections drawn from Guattari’s work in institutional psychotherapy at La Borde, addressing how psychoanalytic concepts might be adapted to groups, organizations, and broader social formations.

It articulates mechanisms for collective transformation and the politicization of desire, linking clinical practice to militant and institutional interventions.

The writings became influential in debates about schizoanalysis and post-1968 experiments in collective therapeutics, informing later projects like CERFI.