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"There is no exact equivalent in English for the German word gestalt. A gestalt is a whole, a pattern, a configuration cohesive one, a form that cannot be broken down without destroying it. It is the pattern of the gestalt that is indivisible; the relationship between the parts cannot change without destroying the particular gestalt. Even though the parts themselves may change, if the relationships are the same, the gestalt will remain intact." --The Gestalt Therapy Book By Joel Latner
"The whole determines the parts. It is not merely the sum total." --Gestalt Therapy Perls, Hefferline and Goodman |
