Temporal Pulsations, Repression, and Trauma

This chapter explores the concept of temporal pulsations and the role they play in our experiences. The speakers discuss how life unfolds in different ways and how a temporal pulsation, such as a traumatic event or encounter with the real, can disrupt our daily lives. They draw on Lacan's ideas and explain that when we repress a traumatic event, it is not the entire event that is repressed, but a specific element or signifier of it.