Henry Kellerman - The Unconscious Domain

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The title of this book,The Unconscious Domain, refers to the unconscious mental system as a realm, that is, as a field of influence. The noun domain is derived from the Latin word dominus meaning master. And this is precisely what is meant here by separating the unconscious from all other metapsychological connectionsincluding the Freudian preconscious and conscious realms. Yet, the connection between the unconscious field of influence to the formulation of preconscious and conscious realms will herein also be considered.

In addition, the title of this book is actually meant to focus on the unconscious realm as a complete and absolute systemmeaning a system composed of several components as well as containing a communicational network. It is the intention here to enumerate the components of this unconscious realm (or domain) and to uncover the proposed communicational network in its operationa communicational network that is able to link the inherent participating components of this realm. Therefore, this putative communicational network is also considered here as subject to an analysis of that which constitutes such a networkthat is to say, to see how it all works within this domain, especially with respect to its components.

A domain also contains a function that provides an output or value for each constituent of the domain. This output value is referred to as a range. Therefore, the unconscious domain is also seen as a realm that has a range; that is, a beginning, all the way to an end pointan end point that may also be considered a trajectory toward an objective and not necessarily solely defined as an end point as in a solid end-barrier. Further, the function of such a domain also contains input values upon which the entire domain can be defined. In other words, the aggregate of components of a domain defines the domainalong with the idea that as such an aggregate of components combine, the result can be different than solely the simple additional value or simple sum of such an aggregate.

In this sense and in this volume, the unfolding of analyses and discussion of the unconscious domain is seen as containingprimary constituentsorissuesregarding such variables. These top-tier constituents or variables are identified as the core variables that can be considered as involved in the genesis of it allthat is, in the gradual evolutionary formation of an unconscious arena.

Assuming that such a reciprocal communicational language exists between the unconscious and consciousness, then the questions become: What precisely is this language between the unconscious and consciousness, and, exactly how is such language communicated?