Handwritten psychological free word association exercise on an off-white 8.5 x 11 sheet. Clift lists eight different words, each followed by several quick free associations. In full:
“Bats—Belfry—flight—kill—speed—devour
Chicken—dead—no head—running around with noise—flutter
Sheep—jum—wool—gambol—tip toes—delicate
Rat—long tail—scurry—hole—food
Fish—swim—glide—incessant breathing with mouth—lungs—a good life
Man—superman—work—woman—baby—time
Giants—club—fairy tale—large footprints—Charles Adams
Woman—breast—care—flesh—baby skin—delicate—she is full of warmth—has to be had”
Signed in full, “Montgomery Clift,” at the conclusion. In fine condition.
Originally part of the papers of Dr. Lewis Wolberg, the foremost pioneer of psychoanalytic hypnosis. His multi-volume book The Technique of Psychotherapy was considered a standard and his renowned 1945 work Hypo-Analysis may very well have made the revival of clinical hypnosis possible. Wolberg removed many of the stigmas formerly attached to this technique, finally bringing hypnosis into the realm of serious medical science. He became the authority on Hypo-Analysis, and the Wolberg Arm Levitation is named in his honor. His fame gained him many celebrity friends and patients, among them Alfred Hitchcock, Aldous Huxley, Fred Asatire, and Montgomery Clift.
Accompanied by a photocopy of a Rorschach report on Clift, done under Wolberg’s instruction and interpreted by psychologist Doris Amatniek, referencing these associations. In the report, Amatniek makes some remarkable conclusions. The report states in part, “He is, at present suppressing libidinal drives but is constantly pressured by a great sensuality…He has much sexual preoccupation but probably great difficulty in adequate relationships, he is likely to phantasy concerning sex more than actively participate…He probably is more comfortable with masculine authoritative figures but at the same time a fear of being taken over (possibly threat of homosexual attack).” Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RRAuction COA.
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