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64 vague analogy." Pelletier also presupposes that for the origin of symbolic association there must be a deficiency in power of discrimination. Let us now apply these reflections to the dream.

At the onset of sleep there is the suggestive imperative, "you wish to sleep, you don't wish to be disturbed by anything." This is an absolute command for the ego-complex which subdues all associations. But the autonomous complexes as shown above are no more under the direct control of the ego-complex. They allow themselves to be pushed back quite far, and to be reduced, but not to be completely lulled to sleep. For they are like small secondary minds having their own affective roots in the body and by means of which they always remain awake. During sleep the complexes are perhaps just as inhibited as during the waking state, for the imperative call to sleep inhibits all side thoughts. Nevertheless, just as during the noises of the day and in the waking state, so they succeed from time to time in presenting to the sleeping-ego their pale, apparently senseless, by-associations. The complex thoughts themselves are unable to appear, as the inhibition of sleep-suggestion is especially directed against them. If they are able to break through the suggestion, that is, if they can come to the full possession of attention, of course sleep immediately ceases. We see this very frequently in the hypnosis of hysterics; the patients sleep a short time, then they suddenly