TY - JOUR A1 - Igra, L. T1 - Myth or Delusion? An Exploration of Open and Closed States of Mind JF - International Forum of Psychoanalysis, Oslo (Scandinavian University Press) Vol. 6 (No. 1, April 1997), pp. 24-32. N2 - The relationship between myth and delusion and the difference between them is related to open and closed states of mind. While the myth has the creative potential of flexible and open symbolisations the delusion is marked by its symbolic poverty and rigid structure. These issues are discussed in relation to clinical material concerning a psychotic patient and his delusions. Countertransference played a crucial role in the development of the analyst's understanding of the process. The interchange between Oedipus and Teiresias in the Oedipus myth is used as a further illustration of how a personality can fall victim to a closed state of mind. The closed state of mind and the delusion are characterised by omnipotence and hatred of life. Finally an example of this universal conflict between destructive omnipotence on the one hand and love and joyful concern on the other is found in a dream of a less disturbed patient. This dream, like myth, articulates the conflict and invites further psychic work on the temptation of totalitarian states of mind. Y1 - 1997 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Igra, L. T1 - Concerning Respect JF - International Forum of Psychoanalysis, Oslo (Scandinavian University Press) Vol. 7 (No. 1, April 1998), pp. 45-46. Y1 - 1998 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Igra, L. T1 - What Is It All About? JF - International Forum of Psychoanalysis, Oslo (Scandinavian University Press), Vol. 3 (No. 4. December 1994), pp. 239-241. Y1 - 1994 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Igra, L. T1 - Review Stewart, H.: Psychic Experience and Problems of Technique JF - International Forum of Psychoanalysis, Oslo (Scandinavian University Press), Vol. 2 (No. 1, March 1993), pp. 57-59. Y1 - 1993 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Igra, L. T1 - The Silent Kill. Male and Female Destructiveness in Psychoanalytic Practice1 JF - International Forum of Psychoanalysis Oslo (Scandinavian University Press), Vol. 1 (No. 3, December 1992), pp. 139-147. Y1 - 1992 ER -