Compensatory Dreams have Mythological Motifs

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If, in addition to this, we bear in mind that the unconscious contains everything that is lacking to consciousness, that the unconscious therefore has a compensatory tendency, then we can begin to draw conclusions–provided, of course, that the dream does not come from to deep a psychic level. If it . . . → Read More: Compensatory Dreams have Mythological Motifs

When the Dream has Collective Meaning

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As individuals we are not completely unique, but are like all other men. Hence the dream with a collective meaning is valid in the first place for the dreamer, but it expresses at the same time the fact that his . . . → Read More: When the Dream has Collective Meaning

Jung: The Who of Dreams

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One should never forget that one dreams in the first place, and almost to the exclusion of all else, of oneself.

Carl Jung (CW 10: Civilization in Transition, “The Meaning of Psychology for Modern Man,” 321)

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Jung on Dream Interpretation

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It is obvious that in handling “big” dreams intuitive guesswork will lead nowhere. Wide knowledge is required, such as a specialist ought to possess. But no dream can be interpreted with knowledge alone. This knowledge, furthermore, should not be dead material that has been memorized; it must possess a living quality, and . . . → Read More: Jung on Dream Interpretation

Jung: How to Treat Dreams

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One would do well to treat every dream as though it were a totally unknown object. Look at it from all sides, take it in your hand, carry it about with you, let your imagination play round it, and talk about it with other people. Primitives tell each other impressive dreams, in . . . → Read More: Jung: How to Treat Dreams

Jung: Dreams Show Us Our True Nature

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Dreams are impartial, spontaneous products of the unconscious psyche, outside the control of the will. They are pure nature; they show us the unvarnished, natural truth, and are therefore fitted, as nothing else is, to give us back an attitude that accords with our basic human . . . → Read More: Jung: Dreams Show Us Our True Nature

Dream as Hidden Door of the Soul

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The dream is a little hidden door in the innermost and most secret recesses of the soul, opening into the cosmic night which was psyche long before there was any ego-consciousness, and which will remain psyche no matter how far our ego-consciousness extends. For all ego-consciousness is isolated; because it separates and . . . → Read More: Dream as Hidden Door of the Soul