Conversation

"In conventional analysis there comes that well-known moment of inflation of the ego, in which one feels the power of release, the sheer power of being able to advance, to move, to act, to decide, to desire, and to realize. But the inflation cannot last. The analyst here, in his role of god or devil, has released a power without properly hinging it, canalizing it. Thus, without the support of the positive creation awaiting the released one, as it were, we find the lamentable man who is dispersing his newborn energies, and only experiences a momentary joy in movement."

-- #OttoRank quoted by #AnaisNin

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