ABSTRACT
The surface fantasies within the psychic continuum of progressive neutralization are motivated by those deeplying wish constructions acquired in childhood which remain the fountainhead for many of psychoanalyst's adult passions, predilections, and goals. These fantasies from childhood are not opposed by a barrier of defenses, and lead to nontransference repetitions in a neutralized, reality-adapted way. Analysts usually have little opportunity to observe their patients' creative activities during the process of analysis. There were rolling meadows of a warm and dark green and winding brooks filled with gaily moving water which reflected the blue of the cloudless sky. The ego may prevent or permit and even encourage the intrusion. The chapter deals with two problems: how to define the nature of the unconscious fantasy, and how to distinguish it from other related psychological phenomena. There are two approaches to this problem: experimental and theoretical.
