It is not clear whether Ferenczi's mutual analysis was directly inspired by quantum physics. Mutual analysis was a therapeutic approach developed by Sandor Ferenczi, a Hungarian psychoanalyst and contemporary of Sigmund Freud.
Mutual analysis involved the analyst and patient engaging in a collaborative and reciprocal exploration of the patient's unconscious material, with both parties taking an active role in the therapeutic process. This approach was seen as a departure from more traditional psychoanalytic methods, which emphasized the role of the analyst as an objective observer and interpreter of the patient's unconscious material.
While Ferenczi was interested in a wide range of intellectual and philosophical ideas, including Buddhism, mysticism, and the concept of the "other," there is little evidence to suggest that quantum physics specifically influenced his development of mutual analysis.
It's worth noting that mutual analysis shares some similarities with other therapeutic approaches that emphasize the importance of collaboration and dialogue, such as dialogical therapy and collaborative therapy. However, the development of mutual analysis was largely a product of Ferenczi's own clinical experience and ideas about the therapeutic process, rather than any specific influence from quantum physics or other scientific disciplines.
