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Page 49
... images of dream , these images still play a large part and often resume their sway with frightening compulsiveness ; so that neurotics , in losing grip on reality , are thrown back on the disordered contents of their own minds . These ...
... images of dream , these images still play a large part and often resume their sway with frightening compulsiveness ; so that neurotics , in losing grip on reality , are thrown back on the disordered contents of their own minds . These ...
Page 118
... image remains and continues to enhance other lives . The greater part of paleolithic art was preserved in caves ; and in ... images , under the most difficult conditions , undeterred by the rough surfaces , sometimes taking advantage of ...
... image remains and continues to enhance other lives . The greater part of paleolithic art was preserved in caves ; and in ... images , under the most difficult conditions , undeterred by the rough surfaces , sometimes taking advantage of ...
Page 120
... images and signs that the cave artists were endeavoring to formulate their new religious perspectives , based on the polarity of male and female principles . Surely , these images transcended any practical effort to promote the ...
... images and signs that the cave artists were endeavoring to formulate their new religious perspectives , based on the polarity of male and female principles . Surely , these images transcended any practical effort to promote the ...
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PROLOGUE | 3 |
IN THE DREAMTIME LONG AGO | 48 |
THE GIFT OF TONGUES | 72 |
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