fascinance

English

Etymology

See fascinate. Coined by Bracha L. Ettinger.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfæsɪnəns/

Noun

fascinance (uncountable)

1. (matrixial theory) A transformational and creative gaze, contrasted with the Lacanian "fascinum".
   • 2009, Bracha Ettinger, Fragilization and Resistance:

     In this spiral movement, the psyche-spirit of the painter, in itself already an expression of trans-subjective psychic involvment^[sic], is embroidered by a passionate actively-passive fascinance.

   • 2011, Halina Brunning, Psychoanalytic Reflections on a Changing World:

     […] Ettinger's fascinance is a moment that has transformational properties, allowing a working-through of mother–daughter relations […]