This book addresses selected central questions in phenomenological psychology, a discipline that investigates the experience of self that emerges over the course of an individual s life, while also outlining a new method, the formal indication, as a means of accessing personal experience while remaining faithful to its uniqueness.

In phenomenological psychology, the psyche no longer refers to an isolated self that remains unchanged by life s changing situations, but is rather a phenomenon (ipseity) which manifests itself and constantly takes form over the course of a person s unique existence. Thus, the formal indication allows us to study the way in which ipseity relates to the world in different situations, in a way that holds different meanings for different people.