An extract from
L’Homme à la découverte de son âme (The man discovering his soul), pp. 226-227
Préface et adaptation du Dr Roland Cahen, Albin Michel, 1928-1987
Translated in english by Sebastian Marx
“Willy-nilly, we need to furthermore recognize that the telepathic phenomenon
ranks as a possible determinant of dreams. Nowadays, one can’t deny the
general reality of this phenomenon. In refusing to examine the material that
is testifying it, it’s very easy to deny its existence; but this is hardly
a scientific approach and doesn’t deserve any consideration. I’ve
had the occasion to note that telepathic phenomena exert an influence on dreams
as well; our ancestors had affirmed this ever since long ago. Some people are
particularly receptive and often have dreams of a distinct telepathic quality.
To recognize the telepathic phenomenon in fact doesn’t mean that we unconditionally
recognize the common theoretical notions in the nature of actions from a distance.
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The phenomenon exists beyond any doubt, but his theory seems to me to be exceptionally
complicated.
In any case we need to remind ourselves of the possibility of corroborating associations of the development of psychic parallels that, as we have shown, play a large role, especially within the same family where they manifest themselves by a similarity or narrow resemblance of ways of being, among other things.
All the same, we need to remind ourselves of cryptomnesis, a factor that Flournoy had, for his part, accentuated and who is susceptible to cause in a failing case the most surprising and strange phenomenon. The subliminal material manifests itself in a dream, nothing surprising except that the cryptomnesis often arise in a sovereign way.
I’ve often had the occasion to analyze telepathic dreams; the telepathic significance of a certain few being unknown at the time of analysis. One of which radiated subjective material, as in all other dreams, and therefore had a harmonious significance with the momentary situation of the subject. The analysis came to the sole conclusion that the dream was telepathic. Up until now, I have never encountered a dream in which the telepathic content resided with certainty in the associative material gathered during the analysis (in other words in the latent content of the dream). It always resided in the manifested form of the dream.
The literature regarding telepathic dreams only cites those in which a particularly affective event is found anticipating time or space in a telepathic way. So, only those in which the event possesses a kind of human repercussion (a death for example) explains or at least helps to understand the premonition, or the long distance perception. The telepathic dreams which I have been able to observe correspond, for the most part, to this type.
A few, on the other hand, are distinguished by an evident content of the dream where the telepathic observation had traits of things totally devoid of interest. For example, the face of an unknown and indifferent character, the layout of furniture in specific place and in indifferent conditions, the arrival of a banal letter etc. While observing here the lack of interest, I want to state that; neither by habitual examinations nor by analysis have I encountered an element in which the importance has “justified” the telepathic phenomenon. When confronted by these cases (as in the cases noted above), we are even more likely to consider it to be so-called chance. Unfortunately these hypothetic strokes of luck appear each time like an asylum ignotantiae; covering up the truth. Nobody would consider denying the existence of infinitely surprising coincidences. But if the calculation of probabilities anticipated their return, we wouldn’t comprehend the nature of these so-called coincidences anymore.
This is what I certainly won’t profess that the laws that regulate these situations are “supernatural.” I’m only saying that they are inaccessible to our fledgling knowledge.
In this way, the often talked-about telepathic terms posses a realistic character that challenges all other common sense expectations. While not embracing any theoretical conception regarding these phenomenons, I believe that it is good to recognize and highlight the reality. As for the oneiric research, these considerations represent enrichment".
27 Mai 2006