Bachelard classifies different types of water and their corresponding psychological states: Initial Thoughts on Gaston Bachelard's Water and Dreams
Explores "heavy waters" that symbolize the unconscious, secrets, or stagnant memories.
Water and Dreams is the second book in this tetralogy. While fire is aggressive and swift, water is deep, slow, and maternal. Bachelard posits that to dream of water is to submit to a force that is both gentle and terrifying. He moves beyond the metaphorical "water" in poetry to examine how the material substance of water—its viscosity, its transparency, its depth—informs the very structure of our psyche.
Bachelard classifies different types of water and their corresponding psychological states: Initial Thoughts on Gaston Bachelard's Water and Dreams
Explores "heavy waters" that symbolize the unconscious, secrets, or stagnant memories.
Water and Dreams is the second book in this tetralogy. While fire is aggressive and swift, water is deep, slow, and maternal. Bachelard posits that to dream of water is to submit to a force that is both gentle and terrifying. He moves beyond the metaphorical "water" in poetry to examine how the material substance of water—its viscosity, its transparency, its depth—informs the very structure of our psyche.