Dreams
were a way of communicating and acquainting
ourselves with the unconscious.
Dreams
were not attempts to conceal our true
feelings from the waking mind, but
rather they were a window to our unconscious.
They served to guide the waking self
to achieve wholeness. Dreams offered
a solution to a problem we are facing
in our waking life.
Jung viewed the ego as one's sense
of self and how we portray ourselves
to the world. Part of Jung's theory
was that all things can be viewed
as paired opposites (i.e. good/evil,
male/female, or love/hate). And thus
working in opposition to the ego,
is the "counter-ego" or
what he referred to as the shadow.
The shadow represents rejected aspects
of yourself that you do not wish to
acknowledge. It is considered an aspect
of yourself which is somewhat more
primitive, uncultured, and awkward.
Dreams
Are The Main Source Of All Of Our
Knowledge About Symbolism.
”He
said, “Dreams are the main source
of all of our knowledge about symbolism."
This means that the messages you receive
from your dreams are expressed symbolically
and must be interpreted to find their
true meanings. Jung says that rarely
do the symbols in dreams have just
one meaning. And when interpreting
the messages in your dreams, he suggests
going with your first hunch, relying
on your intuitive abilities, before
applying more rational methods of
dream interpretation.
Perhaps one of the most fascinating
dream theorists might be Edgar Cayce.
Today, we would call him a psychic.
When he was alive, he was a fascinating
individual who, it appeared, could
speak with the dead, make predictions
about the future, and provide insight
into areas where the normal person
couldn’t go.
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