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29 February 1912, Vienna, IX. Berggasse 19
Dear friend,
I am surprised to hear that all is not well with Pfister. In his last letter which came shortly before yours, he was overjoyed at having finally found a woman for whose sake it would be worthwhile to put up with the drawbacks of marriage; nothing seemed amiss. I haven't heard from him since. If he is in trouble, we must do everything in our power to help him.
A provisional report on the dream experiments will appear in the Zentralblatt, but not in the next few issues. Your news of your student lecture and the new lay organization is most gratifying; I have nothing comparable to offer.
What you say about my resentment of your tendency to neglect our correspondence warrants more thorough ΨA elucidation. There can be no doubt that I was a demanding correspondent, nor can I deny that I awaited your letters with great impatience and answered them promptly. I disregarded your earlier signs of reluctance. This time it struck me as more serious; my suspicion was aroused by your refusal to inform me of the state of your health after the dog bite and by the C—- episode. I took myself in hand and quickly turned off my excess libido. I was sorry to do so, yet glad to see how quickly I managed it. Since then I have become undemanding and not to be feared. As we know, irresponsibility is not a concept compatible with depth psychology.1
But it would be a severe blow to all of us if you were to draw the libido you require for your work from the Association. I have the impression that the organization is not functioning properly at present. The groups know nothing of each other, there is no contact between them. The reason is that the organ designed to promote