Heaven and Hell in the inner world.

“Sometimes [psychological] defenses have survival value…
Sometimes they keep us in Hell forever….

Trauma interrupts ‘indwelling’ and the descent of [psyche] into the body is compromised.

A split opens up between ‘bad’ (shame) affects in the body and ‘good’ perfectionistic thoughts in the mind.

Heaven and Hell are thus created in the [individual’s] inner world.”

— Donald Kalsched, “Trauma and the Soul”