The thesis of this article is that the essence of analytic change lies not in what the analyst offers, but in what the patient creates from the analyst's provisions, whether these offerings are interpretations, functions, or an emotional impact. This concept of analytic change implies a clinical strategy in which interpretations are viewed as necessary preparations. The analyst's role is not only to understand, but also to facilitate the patient's creative use of interpretation by opening a therapeutic space. The inclusion of the patient's creation of new meaning in the theory of therapeutic action implies a clinical strategy in which the analyst facilitates the patient's creation. In such an analytic stance, the analyst opens therapeutic space for the patient to create new possiblities. A clinical illustration demonstrates a strategy that combines discovery and the promotion of the patient's creation of new meaning.