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► SDPC Introduction Valerie metaphor grief hospital death
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‘The appearance of the old house stands for our ordinary physical reality — but its high location and closed shutters prevent me from looking inside it, into another reality; the negligee represents my knowledge that Jane is in that new dimension. Our meeting is her message to me that she is well, rejuvenated, with her abilities and personality intact after her death. My reluctance to fully return her hugs is a sign that I’m not yet ready to join her. Her youth also stands for the plasticity of time.

► SDPC Part Two: Chapter 10 Mark Rob furniture arrangements bookcases
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[...] I was half reluctant to hold a session and half curious as to how Seth would handle other people. [...]