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(The usual session time of 9 PM came and passed while Jane and I talked. Finally we used her pendulum to learn that her overly conscientious self did not want a session this evening. Her spontaneous self did.

Now I strongly suggest, Joseph, one or two hypnotic sessions for a few weeks. You must yourself be cautious, and write down the impressions you intend to give the suggestions. You will de-hypnotize him, you see, to the effect that he is good, his basic instincts can be trusted, and he can therefore be free to move and act in a spontaneous manner.

He should work on the dream book each day, whenever possible, but not all day. The spontaneous self dislikes the spelling chores and the bare typing, and the overly conscientious self fears the books success. Two, at the most three, hours daily is sufficient for now. Possibly two hours unless he feels like more. When he does, this is fine. The rest of the time for poetry. This is the most reasonable and attainable goal for the present. The book will be finished, but not too many demands will be made of either portion of the self on a daily basis.

A very small point, but interesting: he resents ironing, this because his mother was overly particular. This resentment is on the part of the spontaneous self in the main.

You did indeed. Again, the spontaneous self opens and warms to affection, colors, movement, you see. The overly conscientious self is overly orderly.

(“Can the same be said for the spontaneous self?”)