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Vienna, December 29, 1910
IX., Berggasse 19
Dear friend,
I returned from Munich yesterday morning.1 Since I had left in a very poor frame of mind, I had given myself a vacation day as a bonus during the two holidays. Bleuler arrived a quarter of an hour before me, and then we went for a walk and debated until evening, with interruptions, to be sure, from the marvelous meals at the Park Hotel. I arrived at a complete understanding and good personal relations with him; he, too, is only a poor devil like us and wants people to love him a little, which has perhaps been neglected from a decisive quarter. It is almost beyond doubt that he will join the Society in Zurich. With that, any schism there might be is rectified.
He left at 12:50, and Jung came at 5:15. In the meantime I slept, very exhausted by a bad night. Jung was again magnificent and did me a lot of good. I poured out my heart about many things, about the Adlerian movement, my own difficulties, and finally about my distress about thought transference. You should know that I had intended to write to the court astrologer, and had forgotten to take down her address, and in Munich I remembered only the street. I gave in to such signs of inner weakness and initiated Jung into the matter, told him about your findings, my confirmation through that prophecy, and my proposal of a latency period until 1913. He laughed and admitted that he had been convinced for a long time and had himself initiated very substantive experiments, praised my caution, and declared himself ready for an agreement with you, if it should come to that. He sees all the dangers just as we do, but he still wants to risk it with ΨA. I am glad he has such broad shoulders. I found this burden almost too heavy for me. Now, don't be jealous, but take Jung into your calculations. I am convinced more than ever that he is the man of the future.