Gespräche im Zwischenreich des Träumens

Thomas H. Ogden discusses how he thinks and works as a psychoanalyst, how he enhances his ability to perceive the "living" moments of a session, and how he captures the intersubjective construction created by the patient and the analyst through close attention to the nuances of language, gestures, and actions. He refers to daydreams as a process in which metaphors are created to convey a sense of unconscious experience.

However, such intersubjective constructions are not only found in analytical conversations but are also created in poetry and even in analytical literature between the author and the reader. Ogden illustrates this with numerous examples, providing new insights for creatively reading both analytical and non-analytical literature.