The Shell Renewals of and Psychoanalysis the Kernel Volume f Nicolas Abraham and Maria Torok Edited, Translated, and with, an Introduction by ‘Nicholas T. Rand nayNINE Notes on the Phantom: A Complement to Freud’s Metapsychology 1 Abraham, 1975 ble tha th pints ofthe dal can return to haut the ving ce citer ara aceped leet ora tga eosition i ‘Slchatony, ancient or oder, Mor often than no the ead 4 not rer to vjon the lving ut abort lot thom ito some ‘reife sare, esting them ith detour consoquenes. To be Sarl the departed tay cer, bt sme sre deste o bunt the ‘kd wo were sated ding the etme o thre who tock unspeal ‘Sic see tothe gave, From the bros, the ements fous {nance Groce, t th ght of Hamlet wenger, and on dan {0 the rapping spite of modem tines, the theme ofthe dead—eho, ‘Being ered pression by Sey or soy. cannot ey, een in det, ate of antec appeas to be empresa (thether ‘ety exrested or gun) on tbe ages of eligi nd fling that Inatond stems tia fat hat the “photon,” whatever form, ‘thing but as vention ofthe Ing. Yes, an invention the ese tha the photon meat o object eens onder te ge of nda collective Halacnations, the gap prodced in ws by the concealment Some part of love objects "The phantom (stherlore alt a tetapecologel face what sunt are aot tho dad, bu the gap let ‘thin by the sort of oes ‘Sic the ptm at rlated to the Ln of an objet of love canot be consdered tefl neuen mosming a woul be he niin nena a biphusteerptes r aemso [ge fas aay nd Pango ober ef) Tie Pa of Poca Spee ne reco Shorussincig) m172 1 Secrets and Postrity case wth melancholia the who cyto themes, I i the children's or descendants’ lotto objec then buried tombe douse species of ghosts, What comes bak to haunt ae the tombs of eters. The phantoms of fllone merely objet a maapr sete in the unconscious: She bal of an nspesable ft thin the Here wear he ran of nal pychosnabs and til shrouded In obscura absurty, however, hat the nota belg of phantone ech nb mpeg se) epee, cd open toe ‘roo ad etait og et i ld wih emery for hi wor tcp yf land misc of inn sperm. Durng hs egy ar «woman, be ‘Sands nt boby ri artist be ego eg tol nidienak hiya rat. enc lage cde, Econ rege te myer gas te pretigns rn: Whoa ara ea sn ot OF ua he tml td se aS of pectin ms Oto bi dep seta th oy: Boe felis Stine, I ww nl coping pins eying om te ‘hyper nle tony gener de Tae ‘Eth eloowm an pine ned rn eng to rym sb clit «we i thon my own, A “rms, Tee nd wet peg elev mean wha had ol eee, He er Srafcosntr eh goals Aan rh wt {rm rom. Why ee nh paste weed ot Soph Eider fom manyng an ict hd pao? "Wel be ded ng ng Wor why ar aa al od tric sly ed tho Sh Ded my can ahr ny er, tho ma heed The oe my chile St ee Ibow Thre mort hav ben sg en Hy ere ony bp al ol tn besa pri Do I Taoe ent Nor neve mt Shem of) th yun wa al macnn yrs ‘eis "te ny om i de ded ws tol the at iy aun sae my fate’ ie nae fc. a ot Fae tn eran ne mae oe a ae iy ami hr wonder nas vey eee {See From tine tne ml pea oh jl wh aac sy ‘ili sna tm: Rede eral ot a indy “ove oy nA trying wet sn bent. {Slr tho hg wich me me worn fds ‘std poi fed oad ta ee hd th ed ae ‘Notes on the Phentom 1273 ith her preg lle The cae ey au nde et Ny pres? Thy vy fd ofeach eer ny mre gh. Tey Jala tery fir very by ln Hep Ral ce int aight pclogs tng he mae of vse et Conant He ten nella vats chien = "toca ef to grap is spec at ur soja does set asd ma beer se of mony te Ua ier i tard no wr ess men nas. An gt ft nile hd Wo lel 0 toe pn nef ee Scns an er iy oman st rea ign ‘rch se eset peed I ings toward shore ate “he fates uo fue on tne ough iy moter hd bot emexaed the eae tous or hes a wold tot te ide the edge tha 1 pnt ld. How ‘oul ths agian he fer wontons, ese taser Into te unconcos of sel om, oes fed eas {>actne hr tt prove fl Yor wove fn ya ere tg the puter ppean pee natty hs or uncom tet yes thet The ers iy romans wr ¢ wed tay aly ‘esnined an ay dno psc he pate emt ob ‘ecto big hy panos ni dn th ted ence ‘tn his aes phe Th patent cu ees sea sags the veil ining ft ssc bul nef he ars This sone ce song sore dna thes Ihe cme o no ua Thegn to eran ing dove Kesh come The goed ‘yates fs ld wl toa Peg fam ich tte. Tipton sos fe enero tat as never bm eso pod ston pers wy pet tobe dtrmined fm proccss et cds Clay. th phason aration diet fom Sram eres, Th to porn nd compa sts fj tap ty fermaton'n the scl retmel te mpred wn eee oi he «soa nthe sj own ot tpeg The ‘aging ug fom de pecs a+ Srangr hee wen no ‘i ay say pag ey ether reer tpg ser to oor moore Sui it Ine, by tr ates eto tthe jes thy cnet npn of ele igs (ot olipe te a ast oe 1 owt Oma sion Rah = Waa Pl Ue) Pras ds Ura Tum op et eileen at174 Seorets and Posteri oe ergot eee pegeiep ig ae a ee ee ober iecerely mone ee ee edits trae Sierra gp doe See era See rece Mipeiecearemepett nem ere aes a rake ain phar 8 og Tete pile ce ht eaete seas eee Fa pare patelaiersber oped i ee va pms a hes See ceo dpe nl eng we cas Stan el Oe aoe ea es oe pet el eye ge Sins Seth eee pa eee ee cee cme ieee tate alee pete oe tenn See ores ee eee eee a a ieee bo pte ee cae Pier teerd edeprelpe intra ce Sep ellen Ee aes et ee eee Seca aa Saat ie ce ae te mel en ae es ee ean enrre aee Soo oo ec mgt meme Sl eid cn stn, fo cle) al Senn at by ibeglite prema. spat pe opens cnn abe een Geena tml ep ome ees td se pee ea) ‘Notet onthe Phantom 1175 sy diet reference In no way can the sbjot reli tothe phantom ft his or her own repressed exparence, ot even at ah eseace by Incorporation The pom which retura to ant Deas asf he exon ofthe deed bored iin the ater, ‘A suprising fact gradually erage: dhe work of he phantom ci ides in every respect ith Prous desertion f the death natin Fist Of al has 0 energy oft com; cant be abated,” mney deg "ated Sco pares tok of dss a aece: Lt ws pte tht the past sustained by secreted word vile goes whee im tetoweak hav, en with conscious inthe cree olga progression Fil. ghes se t endless repetion and, more oon than not eludes atonalation. ’At best, phat words ofthis nd canbe ested with ido and \ketermin the cole a habe, sue ates, pots paras (One carer of phantom bene amature oer on weed ing out the fate of his mothers Beloved. Th loved one had en deen by the grande an unspeakable and secret fac) and, having be sen to “hak roel [case lv coll = do forced bor Tran heater ied inthe ps chamber, What does cr man do on weekend? A Lver Of gelgy, he “breaks rocks,” etches buterfies, and proces to ll ‘hem ns can of ene ‘Case ike this arly prove sufient material to “sont” the phantom purely onthe bass of iaformaton gleaned frm the pen. At times, the patients saroundgs que acidnt roel the are of the Ising pte, Once lien fo the polity of detecting a pat, altering limited oho explanations ual posable fo orn Inte some ly, genera, hypothe. To tale the example ane, even without laodedge of the antoedents, one sods up ntcng tht the ‘bjt is pases hy 2 quesion of Yorced or” Ad though he sony ‘seni foregn to the sbjot hime dee inane hs habits and si hl ath sein ang nr i ee On ‘cough, patents need only el tht the ante conrneton dt ct danger tar ove they ead en sense, apr from ay fool transference, a allnce wth the cat in rer tect abr foreign body ad na the content of represtion Freud ele a fomdlor| ‘stranger: In this way, "the phantom eft ithe for of etn out ‘roll other space symptoma) wil gral fe: When the ans tiers «comment de “Somebody ir brekng k,” the patent po doubt ons ti bs oe sl al errs fom implicating the subject. The ana imply ge the emergence of the strange and tery maser - ‘Only sch eases an oe eject the ante ance hai pal, albeit here incogroouy, Banton tang the information receed to176 | Seats and Postrity sr te ep cm, hr ae pte menace aie Myra Sects tl lied du ce ame oe os to sect Era ka Tae ma selte alee lempeges tere Sve eae Cea ae te een emma chub gon one nk wen aie coerce mca Tasut ieee a pce tsetse ocean Sedan Satmneahgaee ies hereon ect Ts ual empath te wards ig stem 0 Be i ct imc 8 wes ete eo a hj shee ae mated sin estan tim at a tes pee tent ens nen eee SESS Sct es ESite oalpantioe ih Pagel cise sabia mamietscaiatZe cre cnt phony cts soe aan intigla tenes atop ae ti ny gorteee auspice TEN Story of Fear: The Symptoms of Phobia—the Return of the Repressed or the Return of the Phantom? 1M, Terk, 1078 tes cheep mate. The pans of ante ca dese one he cl se epson. 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