the division of oedipal desire
8.12 It is at this juncture that speaking subjects divide
naturally into Oedipal Prims and Primes as a consequence
of either a female or male driven turning of Circuit Mu8.122 A female driven turning produces an Oedipal Prim Subject
through the effect of a female "(m)Other" introducing their
offspring to their desire for a male "(f)Other"8.123 Similarly a male driven turning produces an Oedipal Prime
Subject through the effect of a male "(m)Other" introducing
their offspring to their desire for a female "(f)Other"8.124 Either effect proves crucial in the psychological sexing
of any individual speaking subject given that the first step
in this process begins with their initial identification
with the desire of the (m)Other for the (f)Other8.125 Thus every Oedipal position accommodates
one of two possible kinds of speaking subject8.126 Take the subject occupying [ Position : (1') ]
they can exist in either of the above positionsd-anatmoi ' - the Prime position
d-anatmoi "- the Prim position8.127 Their position can be established easily
by asking the following set of questionsIn Infancy Who was the One
that introduced you to their
desire for the Other first?Was it Mum for Dad or Dad for Mum?
Who wanted the Other more
than the Other wanted them?Mum for Dad or Dad for Mum?