Adler’smostseriousdeviationsfromtherealityofobservationandhisdeepestconfusionofideashaveariseninhisattempttocorrelatethebasicprincipleofhistheorywiththepsychiclifeofthechild,anattemptwhichhasbecomeinevitableinpsychoanalysis。Thebiological,social,andphysiologicalmeaningof"masculine"and"feminine"haveherebecomemixedintoahopelesscomposition。Itisquiteimpossible,anditcaneasilybedisprovedbyobservation,thatthemasculineorfemininechildbuildsitsplanoflifeonanyoriginalundervaluationofthefemininesex;norisitconceivablethatachildcantakeastheguidinglinethewish:"Iwillbearealman。"Inthebeginningnochildhasevenaninklingofthesignificanceofthedifferenceinsex,morelikelyitstartswiththeassumptionthatbothsexespossessthesame(male)genital。Itdoesnotbeginitssexualinvestigationwiththeproblemofsexdifferentiationandisfarfromentertainingthesocialundervaluation[p。47]ofthewoman。
Therearewomeninwhoseneurosisthewishtobeamanneverplayedanypart。Sofarasthe"masculineprotest"isconcerned,itcaneasilybetracedbacktoadisturbanceoftheoriginalnarcissismcausedbythethreatofcastration;thatis,tothefirsthindranceofsexualactivity。Alldisputeastothepsychogenesisoftheneurosesmustultimatelybedecidedinthesphereofthechildhoodneuroses。Thecarefulanalysisofaneurosisoftheearlyyearsofchildhoodputsanendtoallmistakesinregardtotheetiologyoftheneuroses,andalldoubtsastothepartplayedbythesexualimpulses。ThatiswhyAdlerinhiscriticismofJung’s"ConflictsoftheChild’sMind"wasobligedtoresorttotheimputationthatthematerialofthecasesurelymusthavefollowedauniformnewtendency"fromthefather。"[17]
IwillnotlingeranylongeroverthebiologicalsideofAdler’stheory,andwillnotexaminewhetherthepalpableinferiorityoforgansorthesubjectivefeelingofthesame(oneoftencannottellwhich)canpossiblybethebasisofAdler’ssystem。Onlypermitmetoremarkthatthiswouldmaketheneurosisaby—productofthegeneralstunting,whileobservationteachesthatanexcessivelylargenumberofhideous,misshapen,crippled,andwretchedcreatureshavefailedtoreacttotheirdeficienciesbydevelopinganeurosis。NorwillIconsidertheinterestinginformationthatthesenseofinferioritygoesbacktoinfantilefeelings。Itshowsusinwhatdisguisethedoctrineofinfantilism,somuchemphasizedinpsychoanalysis,returnsinAdler’sIndividualPsychology。Ontheotherhand,IamobligedtoemphasizehowallpsychologicalacquisitionsofpsychoanalysishavebeendisregardedbyAdler。Inhisbook"TheNervousCharacter,"theunconsciousstillappearsasapsychologicalpeculiarity,butwithoutanyrelationtohissystem。
Later,hedeclared,quitelogically,thatitwasamatterofindifferencetohimwhetheranyconceptionbeconsciousorunconscious。Fortheprincipleofrepressions,Adlerneverevincedanyunderstanding。WhilereviewingalecturebeforetheViennaSocietyin1911,he[p。48]said:"OnthestrengthofacaseIwishtopointoutthatthepatienthadneverrepressedhislibido,againstwhichhecontinuallytriedtosecurehimself。"[18]SoonthereafteratadiscussioninViennaAdlersaid:"Ifyouaskwhencecomestherepression,youaretold:fromculture。Butifyouaskwhencecomesculture,thereplyis:fromtherepression。Soyouseeitisonlyaquestionofaplayonwords。"AsmallfragmentofthesagacityusedbyAdlertodefendhis"nervouscharacter"mighthavesufficedtoshowhimthewayoutofthispettifoggingargument。Thereisnothingmysteriousaboutit,exceptthatculturedependsupontheactsofrepressionofformergenerations,andthateachnewgenerationisrequiredtoretainthisculturebycarryingoutthesamerepressions。Ihaveheardofachildthatconsidereditselffooledandbegantocry,becausetothequestion:"Wheredoeggscomefrom?"
itreceivedtheanswer,"Eggscomefromhens,"andtothefurtherquestion:
"Wheredothehenscomefrom?"theinformationwas"Fromtheeggs,"andyetthiswasnotaplayuponwords。Thechildhadbeentoldwhatwastrue。
JustasdeplorableanddevoidofsubstanceisallthatAdlerhassaidaboutthedream——thatshibbolethofpsychoanalysis。Atfirstheconsideredthedreamasaturningfromthemasculinetothefeminineline,whichsimplymeanstranslatingthetheoryofwish—fulfillmentindreamsintothelanguageofthe"masculineprotest。"Laterhefoundthattheessenceofthedreamliesinthefactthatitenablesmantorealizeunconsciouslywhatisdeniedhimconsciously。Adlershouldalsobecreditedwiththepriorityofconfoundingthedreamwiththelatentdream—thoughts,onthecognitionofwhichrestshisideaof"prospectivetendency。"Maederfollowedhiminthis,lateron。Indoingsohereadilyoverlooksthefactthateveryinterpretationofthedreamwhichreallytellsnothingcomprehensibleinitsmanifestappearancerestsuponthesamedream—interpretation,whoseassumptionsandconclusionsheisdisputing。ConcerningresistanceAdlerassertsthatitservestostrengthenthepatientagainstthephysician。Thisiscertainlycorrect。Itmeansasmuch[p。49]assayingthatitservestheresistance。
Butwhencethisresistanceoriginates,andhowithappensthatitsphenomenaservethepatient’sinterest,thesequestions,asifofnointerestfortheego,arenotfurtherdiscussedbyAdler。Thedetailedmechanismsofsymptomsandphenomena,themotivationofthevarietyofdiseasesandmorbidmanifestations,findnoconsiderationatallwithAdler,sinceeverythingisequallysubservienttothe"masculineprotest,"totheself—assertion,andtotheexaltationofthepersonality。Thesystemisfinished,attheexpenseofanextraordinarylaborofnewinterpretation,yetithasnotcontributedasinglenewobservation。IbelievethatIhavesucceededinshowingthathissystemhasnothingwhateverincommonwithpsychoanalysis。
ThepicturewhichonederivesfromAdler’ssystemisfoundedentirelyupontheimpulseofaggression。Ithasnoplaceatallforlove。Onemightwonderthatsuchacheerlessaspectoflifeshouldhavereceivedanynoticewhatever;butwemustnotforgetthathumanity,oppressedbyitssexualneeds,ispreparedtoacceptanything,ifonlythe"overcomingofsexuality"
isheldoutasbait。
ThesecessionofAdler’sfactionwasfinishedbeforetheCongressatWeimarwhichtookplacein1911,whiletheoneoftheSwissSchoolbeganafterthisdate。Strangelyenough,thefirstindicationsofitwerefoundinsomeremarksbyRiklininpopulararticlesprintedinSwissliterature,fromwhichthegeneralpubliclearned,evenbeforeRiklin’sclosestcolleagues,thatpsychoanalysishadsucceededinovercomingsomeregretablemistakeswhichdiscreditedit。In1912Jungboasted,inalettertomefromAmerica,thathismodificationsofpsychoanalysishadovercometheresistancestoitinmanypersons,whohithertowantedtoknownothingaboutit。Irepliedthatthiswasnothingtoboastabout,thatthemorehesacrificedofthehard—wontruthsofpsychoanalysis,thelessresistanceshewouldencounter。
ThismodificationfortheintroductionofwhichtheSwissaresoproud,againwasnothingmoreorlessthanthetheoreticalsuppressionofthesexualfactor。IadmitthatfromtheverybeginningIhaveregardedthis"progress"asatoo—far—reachingadaptationtothedemandsofactuality。
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Thesetworetrogressivemovements,tendingawayfrompsychoanalysis,whichIwillnowcompare,alsoresembleeachotherinthefactthattheyareseekingtoobtainafavorableopinionbymeansofcertainloftypointsofview,assubspecieæ;ternitatis。InthecaseofAdler,thisrô;leisplayedbytherelativityofallknowledge,andbytherightsofthepersonalitytoconstrueartificiallyanypieceofknowledgetosuittheindividual;whileJunginsistsontheculturalhistoricalrightsofyouthtothrowoffanyfettersthattyrannicaloldagewithossifiedviewswouldforgeforit。Theseargumentsrequiresomerepudiation。Therelativityofallourknowledgeisaconsiderationwhichmaybeusedasanargumentagainstanyothersciencebesidespsychoanalysis。Thisideaoriginatesfromwell—knownreactionarystreamsofthepresentdayinimicaltoscience,andwishestogivetheappearanceofasuperioritytowhichwearenotentitled。Notoneofuscanguesswhatmaybetheultimatejudgmentofmankindaboutourtheoreticalefforts。Thereareexamplestoshowthatwhatwasrejectedbythenextthreegenerationswascorrectedbythefourthanditsrecognitionthusbroughtabout。Thereisnothingelsefortheindividualtodothantodefend,withallhisstrength,hisconvictionbasedonexperienceafterhehascarefullylistenedtohisowncriticismsandhasgivensomeattentiontothecriticismsofhisopponents。Lethimbecontenttoconducthisaffairhonestlyandnotassumetheofficeofjudge,whichisreservedforaremotefuture。Toaccentuatepersonalarbitrarinessinscientificmattersisbad;itevidentlywishestodenytopsychoanalysisthevalueofascience,which,tobesure,Adlerhasalreadydepreciatedbytheaforementionedremark。Anyonewhohighlyregardsscientificthinkingwillratherseekformeansandmethodsbywhichtorestrict,ifpossible,thefactorofpersonalandartificialarbitrarinesswhereveritstillplaystoolargeapart。Besidesonemustrememberthatallagitationindefendingisoutofplace。Adlerdoesnottaketheseargumentsseriously。Theyareonlyforuseagainsthisopponents,buttheyrespecthisowntheories。TheyhavenotpreventedAdler’sadherentsfromcelebratinghimastheMessiah,forwhoseappearancewaitinghumanityhadbeenprepared[p。51]bysomanyforerunners。TheMessiahissurelynolongeranythingrelative。
Jung’sargumentadcaptandambenevolentiamrestsontheall—too—optimisticassumptionthattheprogressofhumanity,ofcivilization,andofknowledgehasalwayscontinuedinanunbrokenline,asiftherehadneverbeenanyepigones,reactions,andrestorationsaftereveryrevolution,asiftherehadneverbeenraceswho,becauseofaretrogression,hadtorenouncethegainofformergenerations。Theapproachtothestandpointofthemasses,thegivingupofaninnovationthathasprovedunpopular,allthesemakeitaltogetherunlikelythatJung’scorrectionofpsychoanalysiscouldlayclaimtobeingaliberatingactofyouth。Finallyitisno:theyearsofthedoerthatdecideit,butthecharacterofthedeed。
Ofthetwomovementswehavehereconsidered,thatheadedbyAdlerisundoubtedlythemoreimportant。Thoughradicallyfalse,itis,nevertheless,characterizedbyconsistencyandcoherenceanditisstillfoundedonthetheoryoftheimpulse。Ontheotherhand,Jung’smodificationhaslessenedtheconnectionbetweenthephenomenaandtheimpulses:besides,asitscritics(Abraham,Ferenczi,Jones)havealreadypointedout,itissounintelligible,muddled,andconfused,thatitisnoteasytotakeanyattitudetowardsit。Whereveronetouchesit,onemustbepreparedtobetoldthatonehasmisunderstoodit,anditisimpossibletoknowhowonecanarriveatacorrectunderstandingofit。Itrepresentsitselfinapeculiarlyvacillatingmanner,sinceatonetimeitcallsitself"aquitetamedeviation,notworthyoftherowwhichhasarisenaboutit"(Jung),yet,atanothertime,itcallsitselfanewsalvationwithwhichanewepochshallbeginforpsychoanalysis,infact,anewaspectoftheuniverseforeverythingelse。
WhenonethinksofthedisagreementsbetweentheindividualprivateandpublicexpressionsofJung’sutterancesoneisobligedtoasktowhatextentthisisduetohisownlackofclearnessandlackofsincerity。
Yet,itmustbeadmittedthattherepresentativesofthenewtheoryfindthemselvesinadifficultposition。Theyarenowdisputingthingswhichtheythemselvesformerlydefendedandwhat[p。52]ismore,thisdisputeisnotbasedonnewobservationswhichmighthavetaughtthemsomethingfresh,butratheronadifferentinterpretationwhichcausesthemtoseethingsinadifferentlightfromthatinwhichtheysawthembefore。Itisforthisreasonthattheywillnotgiveuptheirconnectionwithpsychoanalysisastherepresentativesofwhichtheyfirstbecameknownintheworld。Theyprefertoproclaimthatpsychoanalysishaschanged。AttheCongressofMü;nichIwasobligedtoclearupthisconfusionanddidsobydeclaringthatIcouldnotrecognizetheinnovationoftheSwissSchoolasalegitimatecontinuationandfurtherdevelopmentofthePsychoanalysiswhichhadoriginatedwithme。Outsidecritics(likeFurtmü;ller)hadalreadyrecognizedthisstateofaffairsandAbrahamsays,quiterightly,thatJungisinfullretreatawayfrompsychoanalysis。Iamnaturallyentirelywillingtoadmitthatanyonehastherighttothinkandtowritewhathewishes,buthehasnottherighttomakeitouttobesomethingdifferentfromwhatitreallyis。
JustasAdler’sresearchesbroughtsomethingnewintopsychoanalysis,apieceoftheego—psychology,andpaidonlytoodearlyforthisgiftbyrepudiatingallthefundamentalanalyticprinciples,inthesamewayJungandhisadherentshavebasedtheirfightagainstpsychoanalysisuponanewcontributiontothesame。Theyhavetracedindetail(whatPfisterdidbeforethem)howthematerialofthesexualideasoriginatinginthefamilycomplexandintheincestuousobjectselectioncanbeusedtorepresentthehighestethicalandreligiousinterestsofmankind,thatis,theyhaveexplainedaremarkablecaseofsublimationoftheeroticimpellingforcesandthetransformationofthesameintostrivingsthatcannolongerbecallederotic。Allthisharmonizedverywellwiththeassumptionsofpsychoanalysis,andwouldhaveagreedverywellwiththeconceptionthatinthedreamandintheneurosisoneseestheregressiveelucidationsoftheseandallothersublimations。Buttheworldwouldhaveexclaimedthatethicsandreligionhadbeensexualized。Icannothelpassuming"finally"thattheinvestigatorsfoundthemselvesquiteunequaltothestormtheyhadtoface。[p。53]Perhapsthestormbegantorageintheirownbosoms。TheprevioustheologicalhistoryofsomanyoftheSwissworkersisasimportantintheirattitudetopsychoanalysisasisthesocialisticrecordofAdlerforthedevelopmentofhis"psychology。"
OneisremindedofMarkTwain’sfamousstoryaboutthefateofhiswatchandtothespeculativeremarkwithwhichheclosedit:"Andheusedtowonderwhatbecameofalltheunsuccessfultinkers,andgunsmiths,andshoemakers,andblacksmiths;butnobodycouldevertellhim。"
Iwillencroachupontherealmofparablesandwillassumethatinacertainsocietytherelivedaparvenuwhoboastedofdescentfromaverynoblefamilynotlocallyknown。Butitsohappenedthatitwasprovedtohimthathisparentswerelivingsomewhereintheneighborhoodandwereverysimplepeople,indeed。Onlyonewayoutremainedtohimandheseizeduponit。Hecouldnolongerdenyhisparents,butheassertedthattheywereveryaristocraticbyoriginbutmuchcomedownintheworld,andsecuredforthematsomeobligingofficeadocumentshowingtheirdescent。ItseemstomethattheSwissworkershadbeenobligedtoactinasimilarmanner。
Ifethicsandreligioncouldnotbesexualized,butmustberegardedassomething"higher"fromtheverybeginning,andastheiroriginfromthefamilyandOedipuscomplexesseemedundeniable,thentherewasonlyonewayout;namely,thatthesecomplexesthemselves,fromthebeginning,couldnothavethesignificancewhichtheyappearedtoexpress,butmusthavethathigher"anagogic"sense(touseSilberer’snomenclature)withwhichtheyadaptthemselvesforproperuseintheabstractstreamsofthoughtofethicsandreligiousmysticism。
IamquitepreparedtobetoldoncemorethatIhavemisunderstoodthecontentsandobjectofthetheoryoftheNew—Zü;richSchool,butherewishtoprotestagainstbeingheldresponsibleforthosecontradictionstomytheoriesthathavearisenasaresultofthepublicationsofthisschoolTheburdenofresponsibilityrestsonthem,notonme。InnootherwaycanImakecomprehensibletomyselftheensembleofJung’sinnovationsorgraspthemintheirassociations。AllthechangeswhichJunghasperpetratedupon[p。54]psychoanalysisoriginatedintheintentionofsettingasideallthatisobjectionableinthefamilycomplexes,inorderthattheseobjectionablefeaturesmaynotbefoundagaininreligionandethics。Thesexuallibidowasreplacedbyanabstractidea,ofwhichitmaybesaidthatitremainedequallymysteriousandincomprehensiblealiketofoolsandtothewise。TheOedipus—complex,wearetold,hasonlya"symbolical"
sense,themotherthereinrepresentingtheunattainablewhichmustberenouncedintheinterestsofculturaldevelopment。ThefatherwhoiskilledintheOedipusmythrepresentsthe"inner"fatherfromwhoseinfluencewemustfreeourselvesinordertobecomeindependent。Nodoubtotherportionsofthematerialofsexualconceptionswill,intime,receivesimilarlynewinterpretations。Inplaceoftheconflictbetweeneroticstrivingsadversetotheegoandtheself—assertion,wearegiventheconflictbetweenthe"life—task"andthe"psychic—laziness。’’Theneuroticguiltyconsciencecorrespondswiththereproachofnothavingputtogoodaccountone’slife—task。
Thusanewreligio—ethicalsystemwasfoundedwhich,exactlylikeAdler’s,wasobligedtogivenewinterpretations,todistortorsetasidetheactualresultsofanalysis。Asamatteroffacttheyhavecaughtafewculturalhighernotesfromthesymphonyoftheworld’sby—gones,butonceagainhavefailedtohearthepowerfulmelodyoftheimpulses。
Inordertoholdthissystemtogetheritwasnecessarytodrawawayentirelyfromtheobservationsandtechniqueofpsychoanalysis。Nowandthentheenthusiasmforthehighercauseevenpermitsatotaldisregardforscientificlogic,asforinstance,whenJungmaintainsthattheOedipuscomplexisnot"specific"enoughfortheetiologyoftheneuroses,andascribedthisspecificitytolaziness,thatis,tothemostuniversalqualityofanimateandinanimatebodies!Moreover,itistoberemarkedthatthe"Oedipuscomplex"onlyrepresentsacapacityonwhichthepsychicforcesoftheindividualmeasurethemselves,andisnotinitselfaforce,likethe"psychiclaziness。"Thestudyoftheindividualmanhasshownandalwayswillshowthatthesexualcomplexesarealiveinhimintheiroriginalsense。Thatiswhythestudyoftheindividualwas[p。55]pushedbackbyJungandreplacedbythejudgmentoftheessentialfactsfromthestudyoftheraces。Asthestudyoftheearlychildhoodofeverymanexposedonetothedangerofstrikingagainsttheoriginalandundisguisedmeaningofthesemisinterpretedcomplexes,itwas,therefore,thoughtbesttomakeitaruletotarryaslittleaspossibleatthispastandtoplacethegreatestemphasisonthereturntotheconflict。Here,moreover,theessentialthingsarenotatalltheincidentalandpersonal,butratherthegeneral,thatistosay,the"non—fulfilmentofthelife—task。"Nevertheless,weknowthattheactualconflictoftheneuroticbecomescomprehensibleandsolvableonlyifitcanbetracedbackintothepatient’spasthistory,onlybyfollowingalongthewaythathislibidotookwhenhismaladybegan。
HowtheNewZü;richtherapyhasshapeditselfundersuchtendenciesIcanconveybymeansofreportsofapatientwhowashimselfobligedtoexperienceit。
"Nottheslightesteffortwasmadetoconsiderthepastorthetransferences。
WheneverIthoughtthatthelatterweretouched,theywereexplainedasameresymbolofthelibido。ThemoralinstructionswereverybeautifulandIfollowedthemfaithfully,butIdidnotadvanceonestep。Thiswasmoredistressingtomethantothephysician,buthowcouldIhelpit?
——Insteadoffreeingmeanalytically,eachsessionmadenewandtremendousdemandsonme,onthefulfilmentofwhichtheovercomingoftheneurosiswassupposedtodepend。Someofthesedemandswere:innerconcentrationbymeansofintroversion,religiousmeditation,livingtogetherwithmywifeinlovingdevotion,etc。Itwasalmostbeyondmypower,sinceitreallyamountedtoaradicaltransformationofthewholespiritualman。Ilefttheanalysisasapoorsinnerwiththestrongestfeelingsofcontritionandtheverybestresolutions,butatthesametimewiththedeepestdiscouragement。
Allthatthisphysicianrecommendedanypastorwouldhaveadvised,butwherewasItogetthestrength?"
Itistruethatthepatienthadalsoheardthatananalysisofthepastandofthetransferenceshouldprecedetheprocess。He,however,wastoldthathehadenoughofit。Butasithadnothelped[p。56]him,itseemstomethatitisjusttoconcludethatthepatienthadnothadenoughofthisfirstsortofanalysis。Notinanycasehasthesuperimposedtreatmentwhichnolongerhastheslightestclaimtocallitselfpsychoanalysis,helped。ItisamatterofwonderthatthemenofZü;richhadneedtomakethelongdetourviaViennatoreachBern,soclosetothem,whereDuboiscuresneurosesbyethicalencouragementinthemostindulgentfashion。[19]
Theutterdisagreementofthisnewmovementwithpsychoanalysisnaturallyshowsitselfalsoinitsattitudetowardsrepression,whichishardlymentionedanymoreinthewritingsofJung;intheuttermisconstructionofthedreamwhichAdler,ignoringthedream—psychology,confuseswiththelatentdream—thoughts,andalsointhelackofunderstandingoftheunconscious。Infactthisdisagreementcanbeseeninalltheessentialpointsofpsychoanalysis。
WhenJungtellsusthattheincest—complexisonly"symbolic,"thatithas"norealexistence,"thatthesavagefeelsnodesiretowardstheoldhagbutprefersayoungandprettywoman,thenoneistemptedtoassumeinordertodisposeofapparentcontradictionthat"symbolic"and"norealexistence"onlysignifywhatisdesignatedas"existingunconsciously。"
Ifonemaintainsthatthedreamissomethingdifferentfromthelatentdream—thoughts,whichitelaborates,onewillnotwonderthatthepatientsdreamofthosethingswithwhichtheirmindhasbeenfilledduringthetreatment,whetheritbethe"life—task"orbeing"above"or"below。"Certainlythedreamsofthoseanalyzedareguidableinasimilarmannerasdreamscanbeinfluencedbytheapplicationofexperimentalstimuli。Onemaydetermineapartofthematerialthatoccursinthedream,butthischangesnothinginthenatureandmechanismofthedream。NordoIbelievethattheso—called"biographical"dreamoccursoutsideoftheanalysis。On[p。57]theotherhand,ifweanalyzedreamsthatoccurredbeforethetreatmentbegan,orifattentionispaidtowhatthedreameraddstothestimulisuppliedtohimduringthetreatment,orifweavoidgivinghimanysuchtask,thenwecanconvinceourselveshowfarthedreamisfromofferingtentativesolutionsofthelife—task。Forthedreamisonlyanotherformofthinking;
theunderstandingofthisformcanneverbegainedfromthecontentofitsthoughts,onlytheconsiderationofthedream—workwillleadtoit。
TheeffectiverefutationofJung’smisconceptionsofpsychoanalysisandhisdeviationsfromitisnotdifficult。Anyanalysiscarriedoutinaccordancewiththerules,especiallyanyanalysisofachild,strengthenstheconvictionsonwhichthetheoryofpsychoanalysisrests,andrepudiatesthenewinterpretationsofAdler’sandJung’ssystems。Junghimself,beforehebecameenlightened,carriedoutsuchananalysisofachildandpublishedit。[20]Itremainstobeseenifhewillundertakeanewinterpretationofthiscasewiththehelpofanother"uniformnewtendencyofthefacts,"togiveAdler’sexpressionusedinthisconnection。
Theopinionthatthesexualrepresentationof"higher"ideasinthedreamandintheneurosisisnothingbutanarchaicmannerofexpression,isnaturallyirreconcilablewiththefactthatthesesexualcomplexesprovetobeintheneurosisthecarriersofthosequantitiesoflibidowhichhavebeenwithdrawnfromthereallife。Ifitwereonlyaquestionofsexualjargon,nothingcouldtherebybealteredintheeconomyofthelibidoitself。
Junghimselfadmitsthisinhis"DarstellungderpsychoanalytischenTheorie,"
andformulates,asatherapeutictask,thatthelibidoinvestingthecomplexesshouldbewithdrawnfromthem。Butthiscanneverbeaccomplishedbyrejectingthecomplexesandforcingthemtowardssublimation,butonlybythemostexhaustiveoccupationwiththem,andbymakingthemfullyconscious。Thefirstbitofrealitywithwhichthepatienthastodealishismaladyitself。
Anyefforttosparehimthistaskpointstoanincapacityofthephysiciantohelp[p。58]himinovercominghisresistances,ortoafearonthepartofthephysicianastotheresultsofthiswork。
IwouldliketosayinconclusionthatJung,byhis"modifications"
hasfurnishedpsychoanalysiswithacounterparttothefamousknifeofLichtenbergHehaschangedthehilt,hasinsertedintoitanewblade,andbecausethesametrademarkisengravedonitherequiresofusthatweregardtheinstrumentastheformerone。
Onthecontrary,IbelieveIhaveshownthatthenewtheorywhichdesirestosubstitutepsychoanalysissignifiesanabandonmentofanalysisandasecessionfromit。Somemaybeinclinedtofearthatthisdefectionmaybemoreunfortunateforthefateofpsychoanalysisthananyotherbecauseitemanatesfrompersonswhoonceplayedsogreatapartinthepsychoanalyticmovementanddidsomuchtofurtherit。Idonotsharethisapprehension。
Menarestrongsolongastheyrepresentastrongidea。Theybecomepowerlesswhentheyopposeit。Psychoanalysiswillbeabletobearthislossandwillgainnewadherentsforthoselost。
Icanonlyconcludewiththewishthatthefatesmayprepareeasyascensionforthosewhofoundtheirsojournintheunderworldofpsychoanalysisuncomfortable。
Mayitbevouchsafedtotheotherstobringtoahappyconclusiontheirworksinthedeep。Footnotes[1]"OnPsychoanalysis。"FivelecturesgivenontheoccasionofthetwentiethanniversaryofClarkUniversity,Worcester,Mass。,dedicatedtoStanleyHall。Secondedition,1912。PublishedsimultaneouslyinEnglishintheAmericanJournalofPsychology,March,1910;translatedintoDutch,Hungarian,PolishandRussian。
[2]BreuerandFreud,"Studienü;berHysterie,"
p。15,Deuticke,1895。
[3]Zentralblattfü;rPsychoanalyse,1911,Vol。
I,p。69。
[4]TheClinicofPsychiatry,Zü;rich。
[5]HavelockEllis,"TheDoctrinesoftheFreudianSchool。"
[6]G。Greve,"SobrePsicologiayPsicoterapiadeciertosEstadosangustiosos。"SeeZentralblattfü;rPsychoanalyse,Vol。I,p。594·;
[7]Thecollectedpublicationsofthesetwoauthorshaveappearedinbookform:Brill,"Psychoanalysis,itsTheoriesandPracticalApplications,"1912,2dedition,1914,Saunders,Philadelphia,andE。Jones’s"PapersonPsychoanalysis,"1913,WoodandCompany,NewYork。
[8]ThefirstofficialrecognitionthatpsychoanalysisanddreaminterpretationreceivedwasextendedtothembythePsychiatristJelgersma,rectoroftheUniversityofLeyden,inhisrectorshipaddressFebruary1,1914。
[9]AnEnglishtranslationhasjustappearedintheNervousandMentalDiseaseMonographSeries,No。23。
[10]Cf。"DerWahnunddieTrä;ume"inW。Jensen’s"Gradiva。"
[11]Rank,"DerKü;nstler,"analysesofpoetsbySadger,Reik,andothers,mylittlemonographonaKindheitserinnerungdesLeonardodaVinci;alsoAbraham’s"AnalysesvonSegantini。"
[12]Atranslationisinpreparation。
[13]WitandItsRelationtotheUnconscious,translatedbyA。A。Brill,Moffat,Yard&;Co。,NewYork。
[14]"DiePsychoanalytischeMethode,"1913,Vol。I
ofthePedagogium,MeumannandMessner。EnglishTranslationbyDr。C。R。
Payne。Moffat,Yard&;Co。,N。Y。
[15]Cf。mytwoessaysinScientia,Vol。XIV,1913,"DasInteresseanderPsychoanalyse。"
[15a]DreamsandMyths,Wish—fulfillmentandFairyTales,MythoftheBirthoftheHero,inthisseriesaretranslatedintheMonographSeries。
[15b]Adler’sInferiorityofOrgans,translatedbyJelliffe,appearsasMonograph24。His,"NervousCharacter,"translatedbyGlueckandLind,publishedbyMoffat,Yard&;Co。,N。Y。
[16]Cf。TheInterpretationofDreams,p。389,translatedbyA。A。Brill,TheMacmillanCo。,NewYork,andAlien,London。
[17]Zentalbl。,Vol。I,p。122。See"AnalyticalPsychology,"
Moffat,Yard&;Co。,N。Y。
[18]Korrespondenzbl。,No。5,Zurich,April,1911。
[19]Iknowtheobjectionswhichstandinthewayofusingapatient’sstatements,andI,therefore,expresslystatethatmyinformantisasworthyofcredenceasheiscapableofjudgingthismatter。Hegavemethisinformationwithoutmyrequest,andImakeuseofhiscommunicationwithoutaskinghisconsent,becauseIcannotadmitthatanypsychoanalyticaltechniqueshouldlayclaimtotheprotectionofdiscretion。
[20]ExperiencesConcerningthePsychicLifeoftheChild,translatedbyA。A。Brill,AmericanJournalofPsychology,April,1910。