Counterdreamers

Counterdreaming'' is Donald Meltzer''s term for the psychoanalytic reverie that arises from the countertransference during the session, in response to the analysand''s own dreams and phantasies. He writes: ''It is difficult to explain the technique of counterdreaming... I compare it with waiting in the dark for the deer, grazing at night, seen by their flashing white tails.'' This nocturnal vigila...