This Jungian Life Blog of Dreams
Here is our Dream Blog — a place to learn more about understanding dreams. You can read a transcript of the dream portion of our episodes, along with a brief discussion about the main themes.
Dreams of Destruction
Dream from Episode 226 Images of great destruction are common in dreams. These scenes often recall the tarot card of "The Tower." What once stood tall and sturdy is laid waste in a scene of destruction and chaos. Dreams such as these can be tremendously frightening....
In the Bath with Putin
Dream from episode 224 Have you ever had a dream about a political figure? Maybe someone you admire and revere, or possibly someone you find odious and detestable. Political figures can carry powerful suggestions of split off or denied parts of ourselves. Sometimes we...
The North Pole
Images of snow and ice abound in dreams, sometimes speaking to us of emotional coldness or frozen feelings. In this dream, the inhospitable blizzard raging outside contrasts with the warm, safe space of the cabin.
My Parents, the Sea Monsters
From around the cliff, two sea monsters appear swimming, nearing my house on the water. I wasn’t afraid of them, but watched them calmly. As they approach, they begin to rock the walls of the house, and I continue to watch powerlessly as they wrest it from its dock and tear it out to sea.
Dreams Of God: A Jungian Philosophy of Theophany
When a dream presents God (personally or symbolically), it typically signifies a constellation of the Self, the regulating center and totality of your Psyche. We experience this as other, and it evokes a religious feeling. It often brings a question: “Who is the maker of dreams, what is the status of that superior intelligence, and how does it relate to my religion, ethics, and matter itself?”
The Wedding and the Rabbi
Dreams that feature images of weddings are common. They allude to the potential for the joining of opposites — what the alchemists referred to as the coniunctio oppositorum. Therefore, they whisper to us of our capacity for wholeness.
Joining the Dance
Dreams that take place in a school or classroom are very common. The dream might be directing our attention back to students days, alluding to unfinished business. Or the dream may be reminding us that we are yet students of life and have much to learn, even though we think we graduated many years ago.
