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[[Lacan]] uses the term ''[[captation]]'' to describe the [[imaginary]] effects of the [[specular image]] on the [[subject]].<ref>{{E}} p.18</ref>
The double sense of the [[French]] term -- "[[captivation]]" and "[[capture]]" -- nicely indicates the ambiguous nature of the [[power]] of the [[specular image]].
===Captivation===
On the one hand, it has the sense of "[[captivation]]," thus expressing the fascinating, [[seduction|seductive power]] of the [[image]].
On the one hand, it conveys the sense of "[[captivation]].," In this sense, ''[[captation]]'' refers to thus expressing the [[power]] of the [[specular image]] to "[[captivate]]" -- to [[fascinate]] and/or to [[seduce]] -- the [[subject]].
===Capture===
On the other hand, the term also conveys the idea of "[[capture]]," which evokes the more sinister power of the [[image]] to imprison the [[subject]] in a disabling fixation.
On the other hand, the term also conveys the idea of "[[capture]].," In this sense, ''[[captation]]'' refers to which evokes the [[more sinister power]] of the [[specular image]] to "[[capture]]" -- to "imprison" and/or to "hold" -- the [[subject]] (in a disabling fixation).
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