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272.19 '''young Sigmund Freud'''<br /> | 272.19 '''young Sigmund Freud'''<br /> | ||
Refers to Freud’s rejection of the "seduction theory." Freud originally believed that many of his women patients suffered from neurotic behavior due to sexual abuse as children. He came to reject that belief as improbable and began to hypothesize the workings of the unconscious as a result. See Edwin Treacle’s musings at [[#Page 277|277.03-05]]. | Refers to Freud’s rejection of the "seduction theory." Freud originally believed that many of his women patients suffered from neurotic behavior due to sexual abuse as children. He came to reject that belief as improbable and began to hypothesize the workings of the unconscious as a result. See Edwin Treacle’s musings at [[#Page 277|277.03-05]]. | ||
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+ | Tarot card X; in its multiple meanings random change is the core element (cf. the references to Gödel's theorem and Murphy's law in lines 275.25-26). | ||
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This page-by-page annotation is organized by sections, as delineated by the seven squares (sprockets) which separate each section. The page numbers for this page-by-page annotation are for the original Viking edition (760 pages). Editions by other publishers vary in pagination the newer Penguin editions are 776 pages; the Bantam edition is 886 pages.
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269.35 White Lotos Day pilgrimage 19 Avenue Road, St. John's Wood
The address was the one-time home of Annie Besant which became headquarters for Blavatsky (HPB) and the TS(!) -- Theosophical Society-- once Besant joined the group. HPB died on May 8th, 1891, and May 8th became White Lotos Day, commemorating the anniversary of HPB shedding her mortal coil. May 8th, 1945 was V-E Day, of course. May 8th interestingly enough was also the death day (different years) of Oswald Spengler and Gustave Flaubert.
Oh, and as every school boy knows, May 8th is Pynchon's birthday!
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270.16 Floyd Perdoo
From the French "perdue": "lost."
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272.19 young Sigmund Freud
Refers to Freud’s rejection of the "seduction theory." Freud originally believed that many of his women patients suffered from neurotic behavior due to sexual abuse as children. He came to reject that belief as improbable and began to hypothesize the workings of the unconscious as a result. See Edwin Treacle’s musings at 277.03-05.
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275.1 Wheel of Fortune
Tarot card X; in its multiple meanings random change is the core element (cf. the references to Gödel's theorem and Murphy's law in lines 275.25-26).
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277.03-05 as the dead father who never slept with you, Penelope, returns night after night to your bed, trying to snuggle in behind you..."
From an interview with Freud biographer Peter D. Kramer [1]:
- Over time, Freud offered differing views on infantile sexuality, all of them problematic. The most dramatic mistake became associated with the phrase “seduction theory.” As he was turning forty, in a desperate attempt to achieve fame Freud gave a speech to his Viennese colleagues on the origins of hysteria. In it, he claimed to have analyzed a series of 18 patients suffering from hysteria or a combination of hysteria and obsessionality. In every case, he had uncovered evidence of an early sexual event. All the hysterics had experienced “coitus-like acts” between the ages of two and four—at the hands of parents, siblings, other relatives, or nannies and these events were the original cause of their disorder. The tale of Freud’s entry into and exit from this stance is complex, but his original presentation suggests not so much that Freud was misled by patients but that he misdirected them through making his expectations clear.
- Famously, Freud soon reversed the direction of infantile sexuality and claimed that what was pathogenic was children’s repressed desire for the parent of the opposite sex.
References
- ↑ "An Interview with Freud Biographer Peter D. Kramer, California Literary Review Website, Jan 29, 2007
1 Beyond the Zero |
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2 Un Perm' au Casino Herman Goering |
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3 In the Zone |
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4 The Counterforce |
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