ABSTRACT
During the summer of 1928 in Taos, Mabel had received a visit from the Jungian psychoanalyst Frances Wickes, who convinced Mabel to return to New York and enter treatment with her. Frightened by Wickes's pronouncements, Mabel was further persuaded after two "dreadful dreams" the night the psychoanalyst left: In one there was a peach-tree growing in the patio of a convent place. Mabel's correspondence with her assistant Spud Johnson from this time confirms her whereabouts in New York, at One Fifth Avenue, and her analysis with Wickes. During the summer of 1929, Mabel realized that the analysis with Wickes had missed the signs of a physical disease. Brill seems miffed that Mabel was not in touch during her last stay in New York. His next letter provides more information about his feelings, as he refers to lost letters from Mabel about her "last analysis" with someone whose work he clearly does not endorse.
