Dreams, Like Nature, Do not Deceive

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Nature is often obscure or impenetrable, but she is not, like men, deceitful. We must therefore take it that the dream is just what pretends to be, neither more nor less. If it shows something in a negative light, there is no reason for assuming . . . → Read More: Dreams, Like Nature, Do not Deceive

Jung: The Dream is a Natural Occurrence

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I take the dream for what it is. The dream is such a difficult and complicated thing but I do not dare to make any assumptions about its possible cunning or its tendency to deceive. The dream is a natural occurrence, and there is no earthly reason . . . → Read More: Jung: The Dream is a Natural Occurrence

Jung: There is No Dream Theory, per se

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Everyone who analyzes the dreams of others should constantly bear in mind that there is no simple and generally known theory of psychic phenomena, neither with regard to their nature, nor to their causes, nor to their purpose. We therefore possess no general criterion of judgment. We know that there are all . . . → Read More: Jung: There is No Dream Theory, per se

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

Mythological Imagery Propels You Into the Spiritual Realm

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All of the dogmatic talk about meanings and moral values and all that has nothing to do with any of that central mystery. It’s an is, and the way to experience one’s own isness in relation to the mystery of all mysteries it is through handling those elementary mythic images.

Basically, . . . → Read More: Mythological Imagery Propels You Into the Spiritual Realm

Bios and Mythos

In the second chapter, “Bios and Mythos,” which deals with the pedagogical (actually biological) function and necessity both of mythology and of the rites through which its images are displayed and psychologically assimilated, I have set forth my basic thesis–that myths are a function of nature as well as of culture, and as necessary to . . . → Read More: Bios and Mythos