This structure becomes contained….   (back to Chapter 7)  

This structure becomes enclosed within….   (back to Chapter 7)

(back to chapter 7)

This structure becomes enclosed within….   (back to Chapter 7)

Though Stevie’s manner of functioning may be simpler than that of Steven, the structure of Stevie’s identity is actually more complex. Whereas the ego of Steven is centered in a unitary core, Stevie possesses an alter ego: the presence of “another” is found in his midst. Such a dimorphic feature is to be expected of […]

A very large snake becomes coiled around my neck, turned in a double loop. Having determined that the creature is not dangerous, I let it stay in this position. Someone nervously observing me asks whether the serpent is a “c,” meaning cobra. At some point, my mother appears across the street and sees me with […]

My closest friends are visiting me. Something terrible then happens: My friends are all slaughtered by a group of wild animals (lions, tigers, etc.). The creatures are led by a mysterious black woman. She wears an African-style robe and holds a staff. I am utterly grief-stricken and weep inconsolably. There’s a feeling of profound loss: […]

Throughout this numinous dream, I am trying to tell a dream. But it isn’t clear what the dream is, or who I want to tell it to. The dreamscape has a static quality. There is a sense of formal patterning, as if each of the figures has been set in its proper place for a […]