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May 22, 1951. THE BRIDGE, A STUDY IN SYMBOLISM. Paul Friedman, M.D.
Dr. Friedman quotes Ferenczi's four meanings in the symbol of the bridge: the penis; the vehicle between the 'beyond' and the 'here'; the symbol of the pathway to death; transition or change of condition in general.
Freud later stressed the last point, that the bridge in dreams may indicate transition or a change of condition of any sort. In reviewing bridge dreams from his practice, Dr. Friedman concluded that they are transference dreams, that