Between Rationality and Irrationality

Between Rationality and Irrationality

Taylor & Francis

Jewish Scriptural interpretation entails a potential therapeutic bridge between the rational-material and the irrational-mystic in the world of psychotherapy > Jewish Scriptural interpretation entails a potential therapeutic bridge between the rational-material and the irrational-mystic in the world of psychotherapy. PaRDeS, as this system is known, is derived from the following concepts. \""P\"" denotes peshat, the plain interpretation of the text, which translates into a rational interpretation of life. \""R\"" symbolizes remez, hinting at a related religious concept, which becomes a symbolic view of life. \""D\"" stands for derash, the homiletic way of interpreting a text, or a narrative reading of life. And \""S\"" represents sod, or the mystery behind an idea, which in psychological terms becomes a mystic understanding of life. Mordechai Rotenberg believes that it is by engaging readings in a \""dialogue\"" with each other, as in the Jewish hermeneutic tradition, the psychology underlyx

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