Black Spiral: Stigma and Shame in the Dreams of Luis Valle Goicochea

Abstract

In this article the author seeks, through the use of symbols and their interpretation, to link the content of the dreams  documented by Luis Valle Goicochea with his experience as a patient. For this purpose, she reviews the texts “Sueños de un poeta” (1949) and “Angustias y temores” (1949). In this sense, the author manages to identify strong manifestations of guilt and shame, affections that are compatible with the writer’s diagnosis.