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。
[p。50]
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。