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Dream Work

"An unanalyzed dream is like a letter unopened." 

--Babylonian sage, Rabbi Hisda in the Talmud

Every night, each one of us is gifted with dreams.

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The Jungian approach to dream theory teaches that these dreams are given to us by the Dream Maker, a wise and autonomous intelligence within the unconscious mind. The Dream Maker creates dreams to guide our lives and support our healing, speaking in a language of symbols whose meaning is both personal and multi-dimensional.

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The Dream Maker draws on symbols familiar from our daily lives, as well as archetypal symbols from across time and culture. Because of this, it can be difficult to analyze our dreams objectively on our own, and it is often helpful to work with another person to deepen our understanding.

Remembering Your Dreams

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You might think you don’t dream at all. In fact, everyone dreams four to six times a night, but not everyone remembers their dreams. With time, intention, and attention, you can train yourself to remember them.

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The first step is simply to hold the intention to remember. When you go to bed at night, ask the Dream Maker to send you a dream while you sleep.

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When you wake, write your dream down in a notebook dedicated to this purpose. Record any sliver of a dream you remember, no matter how insignificant it may seem.

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Do you need to wake in the middle of the night to record your dreams?

 

You certainly can, but it isn’t necessary. The dreams we have just before waking are often the easiest to capture.

The more attention you give to your dream world, the more the unconscious can gift you with solutions to the problems you face in waking life and guide you toward wholeness and actualization.

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Mandala by Julia Whiting-Bryant

Learn More

If you would like to explore your dreams and the Jungian approach further, you may enjoy these resources:

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