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(1999). Contemporary Psychoanalysis, 35:507-521
Awe and the Transforming of Awarenesses
Jeffry J. Andresen, M.D. Author Information

On the Oceanic Experience Related Papers
Irving B. Harrison, M.D. Author Information
February 11, 1988

Werman (1986) regards "merging" as an experience unique to the oceanic feeling, and conducive to a "pantheistic world view" toward which, he states, the oceanic feeling directs one; he seems to endorse this as a goal in life stating that "the oceanic experience can play an incisive role in creative activity" (p. 136), that Freud's "regression model omits several crucial elements" (p. 37), and that Romain Rolland's "reality-focused achievements were actually enhanced by his oceanic experiences, which by their very nature brought Rolland into greater connection with humanity" (1986).

(1977). Psychoanalytic Quarterly, 46:547
American Imago. XXXIII, 1976: Sigmund Freud and Romain Rolland: The Terrestrial Animal and His Great Oceanic Friend. James Fisher. Pp. 1-59.

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