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April 23, 20260 citationsOpen Access

From dreams to the psychology of the pre-animist

PGPierre Ruyneau de Saint George

Key Points

  • The paper aims to explore the relationship between the Oneiric-I in dreams and the mental processes of the pre-animist as described by Lévy-Bruhl.
  • Comparison of Oneiric-I functioning with Lévy-Bruhl's pre-animist psychology
  • Theoretical analysis based on previous research and literature reviews
  • Suggests that Oneiric-I might reflect a historical mental state similar to that of the pre-animist
  • Indicates that the Oneiric-I serves as a modern imprint of ancient cognitive processes

Abstract

The author draws a striking parallel between the functioning of the Oneiric-I (the real “I” who reappears in dreams as the main protagonist), as presented in his previous publications, and the mental functioning of the pre-animist, as presented by Lévy-Bruhl (1922). He proposes the hypothesis that our Oneiric-I could be the imprint of the “I” that once governed the pre-animist mind.

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Pierre Ruyneau de Saint George (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69e9b80e85696592c86eb7a4https://doi.org/10.11588/ijodr.2026.1.113053
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