Scanned from the PUF complete edition of the works of Freud, translation under the direction of André and Pierre Bourguignon Cotet. PDF, about 5M. [Civilization and its discontents]

From data collected at the Library of Congress. [Zur Psychoanalyse der Kriegsneurosen]

Translation: Eric Legroux, Christine Toutin-Thélier, Mayette Viltard, in the UNEBEVUE, Spring / Summer 1997: ”A relationship between a symbol and a symptom” , Free supplement to No. 8/9). Transciption areas established by Lacan. NOTE: version Bilingue every man a français, face to face. [Eine Beziehung Zwischen einem Symbol und einem Symptom]

526 Iron

Potato, the 31 December 1914

Dear Professor,

Or donc, pay tribute to the ancient magic of thinking and we want to each other a happy new year. One, in addition métapsychique, use this magical substance had a metaphysical or physical, then the collective desire of so many millions of unhappy and dissatisfied should, this time, condense into a formidable power which would eliminate all obstacles on the path to peace. Hope, even without the help of such occult (that, unfortunately, not occur anywhere), material and mental exhaustion of all parties to the agreement will soon lead. Retrospectively, I must point out as the most precious personal events from the past year a few weeks in your analysis. Despite its incompleteness, I notice every day she was able to change, to some extent, my neurotic disposition significantly in recent years. This personal factor increases again – if possible - the gratitude I owe anyway the creator of psychoanalysis.

At our last meeting in addition to the force of your mind and fertility, my own behavior, also, I was pleased ; spontaneity and lack of discomfort in my relationship with you is surely a success mode analytical expression.

You are probably more exposed to external events than me ahead. Is that you must ensure that the work of your life and your family ; for my part, I still have not reached the final options * - Despite my age – and am still deeply caught up in the juvenile - not to mention the child. Perhaps this chronic juvenility she retains a bit premature aging ; it prevents certainly fulfill its duty personal and social.

Let these ruminations ! I take the spells and wishes to all those who are dear to you all the best for the coming year.

Receive cordial greetings and appreciative of

Your affectionately dedicated, Ferenczi

I will send the manuscript² when the position is less busy. I received the new theory sex.[ow] and thank you.

1. The 20 and 21 December, Ferenczi visited Freud, Vienna (Freud to Abraham, 21 XII 1914, unpublished letter, Freud Museum in London [henceforth : FM]).
2. This is perhaps the article on "The dream of a pillar of salt" mentioned in previous letters.

* Vienna IX, Berggasse 19

30.12.14.

Cher ami,

I am very sorry to hear that you are not yet restored and your wife through the same ordeal. We live in a time where we should be at least health. Epidemic in our family ended, Ernst but must keep the bed in Klagenfurt with severe angina which he probably never recovered slowly. We obviously can not do anything for him. According to today's letter, although still feverish, he returned to the barracks.

Impotence and misery have always been what I hated most, and I fear that both did threaten us now.

Deuticke me that he did not publish in Jahrbuch 1915, since he could not send even one of 1914- He said that all his activity is reduced, and he claims the example of German publishers known that many suspended publication during the entire duration of the war. That's what I thought when I heard your intentions in your last letter.

The Heller, we do not know yet; Moreover, we have nothing to expect.

When you come here - I'm glad you do not have renounced - you can, of course, to talk at length with D. I reserve for this opportunity all my information on the discoveries made by Homer about Rank. My own work is stopped. I was not able to overcome difficulties and, because of my mood, discoveries I've made so far do not give me as much pleasure. As a result of this alienation I often wonder in bewilderment how I can be very good. The first remedy to be applied is that of course we now recommend to all : wait and take good.

Jones writes tirelessly in the same tone; I do not know if my answers reach the.

Perhaps you will receive the Theory of Sexuality before this letter.

I wish you all a very speedy recovery.

Your cordially dedicated

Freud.