COVER; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; PREFACE; PREFACE TO THE SPANISH EDITION; Introduction: the aesthetic dimension of the mind and becoming oneself; CHAPTER ONE The psychic birth of emotional experience: the mental equipment for making contact and understanding the psychic reality; CHAPTER TWO Dreams and lies: the discovery of psychic reality and the aesthetic dimension of the mind; CHAPTER THREE Prenatal aspects of the mind: science and fiction in the psychoanalytical game; CHAPTER FOUR Approaching truth and catastrophic change
'This work constitutes an outstanding piece of Bion scholarship and interpretation. One comes away from it with a deep appreciation for the authors dreaming of Bion's work and for the light she has shined on many of Bions more recondite themes.'- James Grotstein MD, Professor of Psychiatry, UCLA School of Medicine
