DISCUSSION: Dr. Charles Feigelson felt that the castration theme should not be overlooked in a discussion of crucifixion fantasies. He questioned whether the introduction of 'primal scene schema', clarified the phenomenon under study—the tendency of the mind to make double or alternating identifications.

Dr. Walter Stewart emphasized the difficulty of attributing crucifixion fantasies to one particular determinant. The libido theory, which is represented in the child's psyche by a variety of primal fantasies, might better serve as a framework for the polymorphous sexual orientation of childhood than the 'primal scene schema' as suggested by Dr. Edelheit.