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In the history of psychoanalysis, theoretical and technical development have not been always coincided. There were many changes in the theory and viewpoint about transference and countertransference. Really in the pioneer days of psychoanalysis, a number of the distinguished pioneers, themselves, had many trial and errors. Their agony and weak point as a human also have been involved in such changes. But the transference and countertransference experiences of psychoanalytic masters are very suggestive now to us. Needless to say, their successful practices are important, but their clinical failure is more valuable and instructive to us. To err is human! The genius or masters also have many conflicts and weakness as a human. In my viewpoint, rather excessive our mystification of them seems to be neurotic attitude. Even though Breuer, freud, lung, Ferenczi and Wilhelm Reich were the most eminent pioneers in the history of psychoanalysis, but they also have been become the target of many controversial disputes. After hundred years war of psychoanalysis, our updated attitude is desirable to be more neutralized. The issue I presented here is not their theoretical aspects, but their countertransference experiences in analytic settings, and I have no intention of defaming their honor at all. We rather should bear in mind that nothing great is easy.
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