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Dream Analysis



Dream analysis is a therapy that works on the theory that dreams can give us insight into ourselves, encourage us to become more involved in our own self-awareness and growth, and allow us to explore our psychic unconscious world. Sigmund Freud, who first pioneered psychoanalysis in the earlier twentieth century, placed heavy emphasis on dream analysis as part of his work, as a way to see our repressions. Carl Jung also placed heavy importance on the meaning of dreams, although he saw them more as a connection between conscious and subconscious, showing our potential for change. Dream analysis is usually led by a therapist, whereas dreamwork is a more individual study of dreams with a broader array of tools for exploration.

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The Undiscovered Self: With Symbols and the Interpretation of Dreams

These two essays, written late in Jung's life, reflect his responses to the shattering experience of World War II and the dawn of mass society.

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On Dreams

Among the first of Sigmund Freud's many contributions to psychology and psychoanalysis was The Interpretation of Dreams, published in 1900, and considered his greatest work — even by Freud himself.

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How to Start a Dream Journal for Jungian Dream Analysis

In this video, I cover some basic tips for starting your dream journal so that you can begin to do a Jungian dream analysis on your dreams. Dreams are the direct expression of unconscious activity in the psyche.

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Contemporary Jungian Analysis: Post-Jungian Perspectives from the Society of Analytical Psychology

Essential reading for anyone interested in contemporary psychotherapy, Contemporary Jungian Analysis, written by members of the Society of Analytical Psychology in London, covers the key concepts of Jungian analysis and therapy as it is practised today.

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Jungian Dream Interpretation - Marcus West

My particular interest is in the way that dreams show us the patterns which govern the way we relate to others, structure and live our lives, and influence what we believe – what psychotherapy calls our implicit, internal working models.

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The Basic Writings of Sigmund Freud

This classic edition of The Basic Writings of Sigmund Freud includes complete texts of six works that have profoundly influenced our understanding of human behavior. Psychopathology of Everyday Life is perhaps the most accessible of Freud's books.

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Initiation Dreams, Part I: Big Dreams That Change Our Lives

Have you ever had a dream so powerful it changed your life? You are not alone.

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Carl Jung's 9 Rules of Dream Interpretation

In this video, I explore Carl Jung's ideas around dream analysis and dream interpretation. Jung was very open and flexible in approaching the mysterious nature of dreams in his psychiatric sessions with patients.

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The Bible as Dream: A Jungian Interpretation

Recognized as a winner in the Applied Category of the American Board & Academy of Psychoanalysis' 2019 Book Awards.

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Soulwork: What Makes Jungian Analysis Different

One of Carl Jung’s great gifts to depth psychology was his recognition that mind and body are one and that our symptoms, psychological and physical, can be viewed as manifestations of some part of us that “wants to be known.”

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