On animus : Jane Hollister Wheelwright, For Women Growing Older

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womengrowingolderReading a very interesting book on women growing older; here is an extract on the animus in dreams.

“[…] it is the relationship of the female ego to the animus in the woman’s psyche and in her dreams that matters. If she (her ego) is figuratively side by side with the male (the animus), and if it is in an accompanying or an enhancing supportive role, she, the female ego is strengthened. If the male is behind her it is even better. But if the male (animus) is standing in front of her, so that her vision and hearing are impaired, or if she has to look through him, she is in reality identified.”

“Ce qui importe, dans la psyché féminine et dans les rêves, c’est la relation entre l’ego et l’Animus. Si la femme (l’ego) se tient, métaphoriquement parlant, près de l’homme (l’animus) qui est dans un rôle d’accompagnement ou de soutien, le côté féminin de l’ego s’en trouve fortifié. Si l’homme est derrière elle, c’est encore mieux. Mais si l’homme (l’animus) se tient en face d’elle de telle sorte que sa vision et son écoute en sont altérées, ou si elle doit regarder à travers lui, elle est en réalité dans l’identification à l’animus.”

— Jane Hollister Wheelwright, For Women Growing Older: The Animus

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