Historical reported dream · English · original published report
A small boy holds the rope above the cliff
Anonymous historical dreamer
Dream Psychology (1917) · Printed p. 91
Dreamer identified by the source: Anonymous historical male patient; not the physician/compiler
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I was hanging by a rope a short way down a precipice. Above me on the top of the cliff was a small boy who held the rope. I was not alarmed, because I knew I had only to tell the boy to pull, and I would get to the top safely.
Source & context
A historical published reported dream quoted in Nicoll’s original1917 clinical/interpretive work. The compiler’s interpretations are personal historical views, not current diagnoses, evidence of treatment efficacy, or scientific/Matrix-Net findings. A complete printed quotation is not independent authentication of the original memory or an untouched manuscript. No modern community submission or distinct-person count is asserted.
Anonymous historical reported dream, in Maurice Nicoll (compiler/physician), Dream Psychology (London: Henry Frowde, Hodder & Stoughton, 1917), Printed p. 91. Original English published quotation via Cornell University Library/Internet Archive. Editorial title, descriptive summary and navigation metadata added by Synastry; source wording and ending retained after scan-confirmed OCR repair.
1917 is the original English publication year, not an inferred dream date. No precise date, present-day identity or real dreamer location is inferred.
Public domain in the United States (original 1917 English edition) ↗
Original English historical reported dream printed in Dream Psychology (London: Henry Frowde, Hodder & Stoughton, 1917). Original publication term expired in the United States. Nicoll is the compiler/physician, not asserted to be the anonymous quoted dreamer. Public archive access is not a new licence; no blanket worldwide rights warranty, modern translation rights or modern scan-asset licence is asserted.
Source locator and text provenance
Printed p. 91
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Content notes
- Injury or peril
Notes from the historical editor
These words belong to the book’s historical editor. They are separate from the original narrative.
Short descriptive English reading (editorial): Hanging below a cliff, the dreamer feels safe because a small boy above can pull him up.
Connections in the Loom
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