Thepicturerepresentsafieldwhichisbeingdeeplytilledbyanimplement,andthewholesomeair,theassociatedideaofhardwork,andthebluish-
blackclodsofearthmakeapleasantimpressiononhim。Hethengoesonandseesaworkoneducationlyingopen……andissurprisedthatsomuchattentionisdevotedinittothesexualfeelingsofchildren,whichmakeshimthinkofme。
Hereisaprettywater-dreamofafemalepatient,whichwasturnedtospecialaccountinthecourseoftreatment。
Atherusualholidayresortonthe……Lake,sheflingsherselfintothedarkwaterataplacewherethepalemoonisreflectedinthewater。
Dreamsofthissortareparturitiondreams;theirinterpretationiseffectedbyreversingthefactrecordedinthemanifestdream-content;
thus,insteadofflingingoneselfintothewater,readcomingoutofthewater-thatis,beingborn。*TheplacefromwhichoneisbornmayberecognizedifonethinksofthehumoroussenseoftheFrenchlalune。Thepalemoonthusbecomesthewhitebottom,whichthechildsoonguessestobetheplacefromwhichitcame。Nowwhatcanbethemeaningofthepatient’swishingtobebornataholidayresort?Iaskedthedreamerthis,andsherepliedwithouthesitation:"Hasn’tthetreatmentmademeasthoughIwerebornagain?"Thusthedreambecomesaninvitationtocontinuethetreatmentatthissummerresort-thatis,tovisitherthere;perhapsitalsocontainsaverybashfulallusiontothewishtobecomeamotherherself。*2-
*Forthemythologicalmeaningofwater-birth,seeRank:DerMythusvonderGeburtdesHelden1909。
*2ItwasnotforalongtimethatIlearnedtoappreciatethesignificanceofthephantasiesandunconsciousthoughtsrelatingtolifeinthewomb。Theycontaintheexplanationofthecuriousdread,feltbysomanypeople,ofbeingburiedalive,aswellastheprofoundestunconsciousreasonforthebeliefinalifeafterdeath,whichrepresentsonlytheprojectionintothefutureofthismysteriouslifebeforebirth。Theactofbirth,moreover,isthefirstexperienceattendedbyanxiety,andisthus,thesourceandmodeloftheaffectofanxiety-
Anotherdreamofparturition,withitsinterpretation,ItakefromapaperbyE。Jones。"Shestoodattheseashorewatchingasmallboy,whoseemedtobehers,wadingintothewater。Thishedidtillthewatercoveredhimandshecouldonlyseehisheadbobbingupanddownnearthesurface。Thescenethenchangedtothecrowdedtohallofanhotel。Herhusbandlefther,andshe’enteredintoconversationwith’astranger。
"Thesecondhalfofthedreamwasdiscoveredintheanalysistorepresentflightfromherhusband,andtheenteringintointimaterelationswithathirdperson,behindwhomwasplainlyindicatedMr。X’sbrother,mentionedinaformerdream。Thefirstpartofthedreamwasafairlyevidentbirth-phantasy。Indreams,asinmythology,thedeliveryofachildfromtheuterinewatersiscommonlyrepresented,bywayofdistortion,astheentryofthechildintowater;amongmanyotherinstances,thebirthsofAdonis,Osiris,Moses,andBacchusarewell-knownillustrationsofthis。
Thebobbingupanddownoftheheadinthewateratoncerecalledtothepatientthesensationofquickeningwhichshehadexperiencedinheronlypregnancy。Thinkingoftheboygoingintothewaterinducedareverieinwhichshesawherselftakinghimoutofthewater,carryinghimintothenursery,washinganddressinghim,andinstallinghiminherhousehold。
"Thesecondhalfofthedream,therefore,representsthoughtsconcerningtheelopement,whichbelongedtothefirsthalfoftheunderlyinglatentcontent;thefirsthalfofthedreamcorrespondedwiththesecondhalfofthelatentcontent,thebirthphantasy。Besidesthisinversionintheorder,furtherinversionstookplaceineachhalfofthedream。
Inthefirsthalfthechildenteredthewater,andthenhisheadbobbed;
intheunderlyingdream-thoughtsthequickeningoccurredfirst,andthenthechildleftthewateradoubleinversion。Inthesecondhalfherhusbandlefther;inthedream-thoughtssheleftherhusband。"
AnotherparturitiondreamisrelatedbyAbraham-thedreamofayoungwomanexpectingherfirstconfinement:Frontonepointoftheflooroftheroomasubterraneanchannelleadsdirectlyintothewaterpathofparturition-amnioticfluid。Sheliftsupatrapinthefloor,andthereimmediatelyappearsacreaturedressedinbrownishfur,whichalmostresemblesaseal。Thiscreaturechangesintothedreamer’syoungerbrother,towhomherrelationhasalwaysbeenmaterialincharacter。
Rankhasshownfromanumberofdreamsthatparturition-dreamsemploythesamesymbolsasmicturition-dreams。Theeroticstimulusexpressesitselfinthesedreamsasinurethralstimulus。Thestratificationofmeaninginthesedreamscorrespondswithachanceinthesignificanceofthesymbolsincechildhood。
WemayhereturnbacktotheinterruptedthemeseechapterIII
ofthepartplayedbyorganic,sleep-disturbingstimuliindream-formation。
Dreamswhichhavecomeintoexistenceundertheseinfluencesnotonlyrevealquitefranklythewish-fulfillingtendency,andthecharacterofconvenience-dreams,buttheyveryoftendisplayaquitetransparentsymbolismaswell,sincewakingnotinfrequentlyfollowsastimuluswhosesatisfactioninsymbolicdisguisehasalreadybeenvainlyattemptedinthedream。Thisistrueofemissiondreamsaswellasthoseevokedbytheneedtourinateordefecate。
Thepeculiarcharacterofemissiondreamspermitsusdirectlytounmaskcertainsexualsymbolsalreadyrecognizedastypical,butneverthelessviolentlydisputed,anditalsoconvincesusthatmanyanapparentlyinnocentdream-situationismerelythesymbolicpreludetoacrudelysexualscene。
This,however,findsdirectrepresentation,asarule,onlyinthecomparativelyinfrequentemissiondreams,whileitoftenenoughturnsintoananxiety-dream,whichlikewiseleadstowaking。
Thesymbolismofdreamsduetourethralstimulusisespeciallyobvious,andhasalwaysbeendivined。HippocrateshadalreadyadvancedthetheorythatadisturbanceofthebladderwasindicatedifonedreamtoffountainsandspringsHavelockEllis。Scherner,whohasstudiedthemanifoldsymbolismoftheurethralstimulus,agreesthat"thepowerfulurethralstimulusalwaysturnsintothestimulationofthesexualsphereanditssymbolicimagery……Thedreamduetourethralstimulusisoftenatthesametimetherepresentativeofthesexualdream。"
O。Rank,whoseconclusionsinhispaperonDieSymbolschichtungimWecktraumIhaveherefollowed,arguesveryplausiblythatalargenumberof"dreamsduetourethralstimulus"arereallycausedbysexualstimuli,whichatfirstseektogratifythemselvesbywayofregressiontotheinfantileformofurethralerotism。Thosecasesareespeciallyinstructiveinwhichtheurethralstimulusthusproducedleadstowakingandtheemptyingofthebladder,whereupon,inspiteofthisrelief,thedreamiscontinued,andexpressesitsneedinundisguisedlyeroticimages。*-
*"Thesamesymbolicrepresentationswhichintheinfantilesenseconstitutethebasisofthevesicaldreamappearintherecentsenseinpurelysexualsignificance:water=urine=semen=amnioticfluid;ship=topumpshipurinate=seed-capsule;gettingwet=enuresis=coitus=pregnancy;swimming=fullbladder=dwelling-placeoftheunborn;rain=urination=symboloffertilization:travelingjourneying-alighting
=gettingoutofbed=havingsexualintercoursehoneymoonjourney;urinating=sexualejaculation"Rank,I,c-
Inaquiteanalogousmannerdreamsduetointestinalstimulusdisclosethepertinentsymbolism,andthusconfirmtherelation,whichisalsoamplyverifiedbyethno-psychology,ofgoldandfeces。*"Thus,forexample,awoman,atatimewhensheisunderthecareofaphysicianonaccountofanintestinaldisorder,dreamsofadiggerforhiddentreasurewhoisburyingatreasureinthevicinityofalittlewoodenshedwhichlookslikearuralprivy。Asecondpartofthedreamhasasitscontenthowshewipestheposteriorofherchild,alittlegirl,whohassoiledherself。"-
*Freud,"CharacterandAnalErotism,"CollectedPapers,II;Rank,DieSymbolschictung,etc。;Dattner,Intern。Zeitschr。f。Psych。i1913;
ReikIntern。Zeitschr。,iii1915-
Dreamsofrescueareconnectedwithparturitiondreams。Torescue,especiallytorescuefromthewater,is,whendreamedbyawoman,equivalenttogivingbirth;thissenseis,however,modifiedwhenthedreamerisaman。*-
*ForsuchadreamseePfister,"EinFallvonpsychoanalytischerSeelensorgeundSeelenheilung,"inEvangelischeFreiheit1909。Concerningthesymbolof"rescuing,"seemypaper,"TheFutureProspectsofPsycho-AnalyticTherapy"p。123above。Also"ContributiontotheTheoryofLove,I:A
SpecialTypeofObjectChoiceinMen"inCollectedPapers,iv。AlsoRank,"BeilegezurRettungs-phantasie,"intheZentralblattfurPsychoanalysei1910,p。331;Reik;"ZurRettungssymbolic,"ibid。,p。299-
Robbers,burglars,andghosts,ofwhichweareafraidbeforegoingtobed,andwhichsometimesevendisturboursleep,originateinoneandthesamechildishreminiscence。Theyarethenightlyvisitorswhohavewakedthechildinordertosetitonthechamber,sothatitmaynotwetthebed,orhaveliftedthecoverletinordertoseeclearlyhowthechildisholdingitshandswhilesleeping。Ihavebeenabletoinduceanexactrecollectionofthenocturnalvisitorintheanalysisofsomeoftheseanxietydreams。Therobberswerealwaysthefather;theghostsmoreprobablycorrespondtofemalepersonsinwhitenight-gowns。
OntoChapter6,SectionF
Freud’s*TheInterpretationofDreams*ChapSix,SectionsFandGBacktoTableofContentsforTheInterpretationofDreamsVI。THEDREAM-WORKcontinuedF。Examples-ArithmeticandSpeechinDreamsBeforeIproceedtoassigntoitsproperplacethefourthofthefactorswhichcontroltheformationofdreams,Ishallciteafewexamplesfrommycollectionofdreams,partlyforthepurposeofillustratingtheco-operationofthethreefactorswithwhichwearealreadyacquainted,andpartlyforthepurposeofadducingevidenceforcertainunsupportedassertionswhichhavebeenmade,orofbringingoutwhatnecessarilyfollowsfromthem。
Ithas,ofcourse,beendifficultintheforegoingaccountofthedream-worktodemonstratemyconclusionsbymeansofexamples。Examplesinsupportofisolatedstatementsareconvincingonlywhenconsideredinthecontextofaninterpretationofadreamasawhole;whentheyarewrestedfromtheircontext,theylosetheirvalue;ontheotherhand,adream-interpretation,evenwhenitisbynomeansprofound,soonbecomessoextensivethatitobscuresthethreadofthediscussionwhichitisintendedtoillustrate。
ThistechnicalconsiderationmustbemyexcuseifInowproceedtomixtogetherallsortsofthingswhichhavenothingincommonexcepttheirreferencetothetextoftheforegoingchapter。
Weshallfirstconsiderafewexamplesofverypeculiarorunusualmethodsofrepresentationindreams。Aladydreamedasfollows:Aservant-girlisstandingonaladderasthoughtocleanthewindows,andhaswithherachimpanzeeandagorillacatlatercorrected,angoracat。Shethrowstheanimalsontothedreamer;thechimpanzeenestlesuptoher,andthisisverydisgusting。Thisdreamhasaccomplisheditspurposebyaverysimplemeans,namely,bytakingamerefigureofspeechliterally,andrepresentingitinaccordancewiththeliteralmeaningofitswords。Monkey,likethenamesofanimalsingeneral,isanopprobriousepithet,andthesituationofthedreammeansmerelytohurlinvectives。Thissamecollectionwillsoonfurnishuswithfurtherexamplesoftheemploymentofthissimpleartificeinthedream-work。
Anotherdreamproceedsinaverysimilarmanner:Awomanwithachildwhichhasaconspicuouslydeformedcranium;thedreamerhasheardthatthechildacquiredthisdeformityowingtoitspositioninitsmother’swomb。Thedoctorsaysthatthecraniummightbegivenabettershapebymeansofcompression,butthatthiswouldinjurethebrain。Shethinksthatbecauseitisaboyitwon’tsuffersomuchfromdeformity。Thisdreamcontainsaplasticrepresentationoftheabstractconcept:Childishimpressions,withwhichthedreamerhasbecomefamiliarinthecourseofthetreatment。
Inthefollowingexamplethedream-workfollowsratheradifferentcourse。ThedreamcontainsarecollectionofanexcursiontotheHilmteich,nearGraz:Thereisaterriblestormoutside;amiserablehotel-thewaterisdrippingfromthewalls,andthebedsaredamp。ThelatterpartofthecontentwaslessdirectlyexpressedthanIgiveit。Thedreamsignifiessuperfluous。Theabstractideaoccurringinthedream-thoughtsisfirstmadeequivocalbyacertainabuseoflanguage;ithasperhapsbeenreplacedbyoverflowing,orbyfluidandsuper-fluid-fluous,andhasthenbeenbroughttorepresentationbyanaccumulationoflikeimpressions。Waterwithin,waterwithout,waterinthebedsintheformofdampness-everythingfluidandsuperfluid。Thatforthepurposesofdream-representationthespellingismuchlessconsideredthanthesoundofwordsoughtnottosurpriseuswhenwerememberthatrhymeexercisesasimilarprivilege。
Thefactthatlanguagehasatitsdisposalagreatnumberofwordswhichwereoriginallyusedinapictorialandconcretesense,butareatpresentusedinacolourlessandabstractfashion,has,incertainothercases,madeitveryeasyforthedreamtorepresentitsthoughts。Thedreamhasonlytorestoretothesewordstheirfullsignificance,ortofollowtheirchangeofmeaningalittlewayback。Forexample,amandreamsthathisfriend,whoisstrugglingtogetoutofaverytightplace,callsuponhimforhelp。Theanalysisshowsthatthetightplaceisahole,andthatthedreamersymbolicallyusestheseverywordstohisfriend:"Becareful,oryou’llgetyourselfintoahole。"*Anotherdreamerclimbsamountainfromwhichheobtainsanextraordinarilyextensiveview。Heidentifieshimselfwithhisbrother,whoiseditingareviewdealingwiththeFarEast。
*EnglishExample-TR。
InadreaminDerGruneHeinrich,aspiritedhorseisplungingaboutinafieldofthefinestoats,everygrainofwhichisreally"asweetalmond,araisinandanewpenny"wrappedinredsilkandtiedwithabitofpig’sbristle。"Thepoetorthedreamerimmediatelyfurnishesthemeaningofthisdream,forthehorsefelthimselfpleasantlytickled,sothatheexclaimed:"Theoatsareprickingme""Ifeelmyoats"。
IntheoldNorsesagasaccordingtoHenzenprolificuseismadeindreamsofcolloquialismsandwittyexpressions;onescarcelyfindsadreamwithoutadoublemeaningoraplayuponwords。
Itwouldbeaspecialundertakingtocollectsuchmethodsofrepresentationandtoarrangetheminaccordancewiththeprinciplesuponwhichtheyarebased。Someoftherepresentationsarealmostwitty。Theygiveonetheimpressionthatonewouldhaveneverguessedtheirmeaningifthedreamerhimselfhadnotsucceededinexplainingit。
1。Amandreamsthatheisaskedforaname,which,however,hecannotrecall。Hehimselfexplainsthatthismeans:"Ishouldn’tdreamofit。"
2。Afemalepatientrelatesadreaminwhichallthepersonsconcernedweresingularlylarge。"Thatmeans,"sheadds,"thatitmustdealwithanepisodeofmyearlychildhood,foratthattimeallgrown-uppeoplenaturallyseemedtomeimmenselylarge。"Sheherselfdidnotappearinthedream。
Thetranspositionintochildhoodisexpresseddifferentlyinotherdreams-bythetranslationoftimeintospace。Oneseespersonsandscenesasthoughatagreatdistance,attheendofalongroad,orasthoughonewerelookingatthemthroughthewrongendofapairofopera-glasses。
3。Amanwhoinwakinglifeshowsaninclinationtoemployabstractandindefiniteexpressions,butwhootherwisehashiswitsabouthim,dreams,inacertainconnection,thathereachesarailwaystationjustasatrainiscomingin。Butthentheplatformmovestowardsthetrain,whichstandsstill;anabsurdinversionoftherealstateofaffairs。Thisdetail,again,isnothingmorethananindicationtotheeffectthatsomethingelseinthedreammustbeinverted。Theanalysisofthesamedreamleadstorecollectionsofpicture-booksinwhichmenwererepresentedstandingontheirheadsandwalkingontheirhands。
4。Thesamedreamer,onanotheroccasion,relatesashortdreamwhichalmostrecallsthetechniqueofarebus。Hisunclegiveshimakissinanautomobile。Heimmediatelyaddstheinterpretation,whichwouldneverhaveoccurredtome:itmeansauto-erotism。Inthewakingstatethismighthavebeensaidinjest。
5。AtaNewYear’sEvedinnerthehost,thepatriarchofthefamily,usheredintheNewYearwithaspeech。Oneofhissons-in-law,alawyer,wasnotinclinedtotaketheoldmanseriously,especiallywheninthecourseofhisspeechheexpressedhimselfasfollows:"WhenIopentheledgerfortheOldYearandglanceatitspagesIseeeverythingontheassetsideandnothing,thanktheLord,onthesideofliability;allyouchildrenhavebeenagreatasset,noneofyoualiability。"OnhearingthistheyounglawyerthoughtofX,hiswife’sbrother,whowasacheatandaliar,andwhomhehadrecentlyextricatedfromtheentanglementsofthelaw。Thatnight,inadream。hesawtheNewYear’scelebrationoncemore,andheardthespeech,orrathersawit。Insteadofspeaking,theoldmanactuallyopenedtheledger,andonthesidemarkedassetshesawhisnameamongstothers,butontheotherside,markedliability,therewasthenameofhisbrother-in-law,X。However,thewordliabilitywaschangedintoLie-Ability,whichheregardedasX’smaincharacteristic。
*
*ReportedbyBrillinhisFundamentalConceptionsofPsychoanalysis。
6。Adreamertreatsanotherpersonforabrokenbone。Theanalysisshowsthatthefracturerepresentsabrokenmarriagevow,etc。
7。Inthedream-contentthetimeofdayoftenrepresentsacertainperiodofthedreamer’schildhood。Thus,forexample,5:15a。m。meanstoonedreamertheageoffiveyearsandthreemonths;whenhewasthatage,ayoungerbrotherwasborn。
8。Anotherrepresentationofageinadream:Awomaniswalkingwithtwolittlegirls;thereisadifferenceoffifteenmonthsintheirages。Thedreamercannotthinkofanyfamilyofheracquaintanceinwhichthisisthecase。Sheherselfinterpretsittomeanthatthetwochildrenrepresentherownperson,andthatthedreamremindsherthatthetwotraumaticeventsofherchildhoodwereseparatedbythisperiodoftime31/2and43/4years。
9。Itisnotastonishingthatpersonswhoareundergoingpsycho-
analytictreatmentfrequentlydreamofit,andarecompelledtogiveexpressionintheirdreamstoallthethoughtsandexpectationsarousedbyit。Theimagechosenforthetreatmentisasarulethatofajourney,usuallyinamotor-car,thisbeingamodernandcomplicatedvehicle;inthereferencetothespeedofthecarthepatient’sironicalhumourisgivenfreeplay。
Iftheunconscious,asanelementofwakingthought,istoberepresentedinthedream,itisreplaced,appropriatelyenough,bysubterraneanlocalities,whichatothertimes,whenthereisnoreferencetoanalytictreatment,haverepresentedthefemalebodyorthewomb。Belowinthedreamveryoftenreferstothegenitals,anditsopposite,above,totheface,mouthorbreast。Bywildbeaststhedream-workusuallysymbolizespassionateimpulses;
thoseofthedreamer,andalsothoseofotherpersonsofwhomthedreamerisafraid;orthus,bymeansofaveryslightdisplacement,thepersonswhoexperiencethesepassions。Fromthisitisnotveryfartothetotemisticrepresentationofthedreadedfatherbymeansofviciousanimals,dogs,wildhorses,etc。Onemightsaythatwildbeastsservetorepresentthelibido,fearedbytheego,andcombatedbyrepression。Eventheneurosisitself,thesickperson,isoftenseparatedfromthedreamerandexhibitedinthedreamasanindependentperson。
Onemaygosofarastosaythatthedream-workmakesuseofallthemeansaccessibletoitforthevisualrepresentationofthedream-thoughts,whethertheseappearadmissibleorinadmissibletowakingcriticism,andthusexposesitselftothedoubtaswellasthederisionofallthosewhohaveonlyhearsayknowledgeofdream-interpretation,buthaveneverthemselvespractisedit。Stekel’sbook,DieSprachedesTraumes,isespeciallyrichinsuchexamples,butIavoidcitingillustrationsfromthisworkastheauthor’slackofcriticaljudgmentandhisarbitrarytechniquewouldmakeeventheunprejudicedobserverfeeldoubtful。
10。FromanessaybyV。Tausk"KleiderundFarbeninDienstederTraumdarstellung,"inInterna。Zeitschr。furPs。A。,ii[1914]:
aAdreamsthatheseeshisformergovernesswearingadressofblacklustre,whichfitscloselyoverherbuttocks。Thatmeanshedeclaresthiswomantobelustful。
bCinadreamseesagirlontheroadtoXbathedinawhitelightandwearingawhiteblouse。
ThedreamerbegananaffairwithaMissWhiteonthisroad。
11。InananalysiswhichIcarriedoutintheFrenchlanguageIhadtointerpretadreaminwhichIappearedasanelephant。InaturallyhadtoaskwhyIwasthusrepresented:"Vousmetrompez,"answeredthedreamerTrompe=trunk。
Thedream-workoftensucceedsinrepresentingveryrefractorymaterial,suchaspropernames,bymeansoftheforcedexploitationofveryremoterelations。InoneofmydreamsoldBruckehassetmeatask。
Imakeapreparation,andpicksomethingoutofitwhichlookslikecrumpledtinfoil。Ishallreturntothisdreamlater。Thecorrespondingassociation,whichisnoteasytofind,isstanniol,andnowIknowthatIhaveinmindthenameoftheauthorStannius,whichappearedonthetitle-pageofatreatiseonthenervoussystemoffishes,whichinmyyouthIregardedwithreverence。Thefirstscientificproblemwhichmyteachersetmedidactuallyrelatetothenervoussystemofafish-theAmmocoetes。Obviously,thisnamecouldnotbeutilizedinthepicture-puzzle。
HereImustnotfailtoincludeadreamwithacuriouscontent,whichisworthnotingalsoasthedreamofachild,andwhichisreadilyexplainedbyanalysis:Aladytellsme:"IcanrememberthatwhenIwasachildIrepeatedlydreamedthatGodworeaconicalpaperhatonHishead。
Theyoftenusedtomakemewearsuchahatattable,sothatIshouldn’tbeabletolookattheplatesoftheotherchildrenandseehowmuchtheyhadreceivedofanyparticulardish。SinceIhadheardthatGodwasomniscient,thedreamsignifiedthatIkneweverythinginspiteofthehatwhichI
wasmadetowear。"
Whatthedream-workconsistsin,anditsunceremonioushandlingofitsmaterial,thedream-thoughts,maybeshowninaninstructivemannerbythenumbersandcalculationswhichoccurindreams。Superstition,bytheway,regardsnumbersashavingaspecialsignificanceindreams。I
shallthereforegiveafewexamplesofthiskindfrommycollection。
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