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The Dream - Introduction Into The Psychology Of Dreams
''The Dream – Introduction into the Psychology of Dreams'' () is a book by the Austrians, Austrian Psychoanalysis, psychoanalyst Herbert Silberer, written 1918 in Vienna and published 1919 by Ferdinand Enke in Stuttgart. His main intention was to provide a short, comprehensible guide on how to read and understand more sophisticated literature on dreams, as well as giving an appreciation of fundamental dream phenomena, because he considered both of them as lacking at this time. Silberer himself called this book the ''preamble for more sophisticated and complicated works'', which could then build up on his own work. Background ''The Dream'' was written in 1918, a time in which Europe had suffered from World War I for nearly four years already when it was finally about to come to an end. Furthermore, it originates from a period in which the field of psychology was greatly influenced by Psychoanalysis, psychoanalytic theories of Sigmund Freud and like-minded psychologists. Especi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Silberer
Herbert Silberer (; February 28, 1882 – January 12, 1923) was an Austrian psychoanalyst involved with the professional circle surrounding Sigmund Freud which included other pioneers of psychological study as Carl Gustav Jung, Alfred Adler and others. He had a background in athletics and sports journalism. Biography Silberer was very interested in dreams, and in 1909 published a paper detailing his research into the hypnagogic state (the mental state in which the individual is between waking and sleeping). Silberer's contention was that the hypnagogic state is ''autosymbolic'', meaning that the images and symbols perceived in the hypnagogic state are representative (i.e. symbolic) of the physical or mental state of the perceiver. He concluded that two "antagonistic elements" were required for autosymbolic phenomena to manifest: drowsiness and an effort to think. In 1914, Silberer published a book on the relationship between modern psychology, mysticism and esoteric traditions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |