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Dreamscape
Carl Gustav Jung was a deviant from Sigmund Freuds school of
thought. Between the years of
190 until 191! he colla"orated with Freud# in disagreement with
him a"out the nature of the unconscious
mind. $e "elieved that Freuds theories were limited# that there
was more to a %ersons unconscious then
the ego# su%er ego# and id. &n Jungs o%inion# the
unconscious mind also contained a collection of
archety%al images# and that these images could "e inherited "y
%eo%le from the same grou%. Jung insists
that 'the great myths in any given culture are nothing more than
e(%ressions of the archety%es of heroes
or actions that are stored in the unconscious# elucidated for
the individual and society. $e im%lies that
along with each %ersons conscious mind comes what he calls the
'collective unconscious# where the
%erson can receive images that are not from %ersonal
e(%eriences# usually in the form of dreams. )he
dreams that are caused "y the collective unconscious can send
many messages* underta+ing a ,ourney#
hidden fears# and secret desires are "ut a few of many such
dreams. S%ea+ing from my own stand%oint as
an author# & will analy-e the dreams and e(%eriences &
have had to give a clearer image of Jungs theory.
)he largest %ool of dreams & have to draw u%on are those in
which & am e(%loring or ,ourneying.
sually a mi( of things & +now from this life# the dreams
re%resent my desire to +now what is over the
ne(t mountain and to loo+ at life with "oth eyes o%en# so to
s%ea+. But# scattered a"out in these dreams
are things that ,ust do not "elong there# whether is "e a
%erson# a %lace# or an o",ect. )hese figments might
re%resent Jungs 'collective unconscious. &t is always
%ossi"le that & am receiving images from an outside
influence# or %erha%s & am sim%ly remem"ering %ast lives.
From these dreams & get a sense of
contentment and %eace# and sometimes %er%le(ity# "ut & am
never "othered "y the dreams. /ne the one
hand# Jungs view%oint# these dreams may "e inter%reted as my
over -ealous need for e(%loration. /n the
other hand# these dream fragments could have really ha%%ened# in
some %revious life# or %erha%s#
e(istence.
e(t is the %ool of dreams that & la"el fears and an(ieties.
)hose dreams in which & will wa+e u%
in sudden heart %ounding fright fall into this category. &
will admit that these dreams are very few and far
"etween# for & do not often allow my mind to "e so deviant.
$owever# from time to time# & do e(%erience
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such dreams# and they tend to stic+ out in my mind. /ne of the
worst and most realistic dreams &ve
e(%erienced was one where & was loo+ing u% at a silhouette
figure standing a"ove my "ed. y slee%ing
mind told me that the figure should not "e there# so naturally
my mind got angry at the "eing and tried to
%ush it away with my hand. But it felt as is & was trying to
move a mountain. )hen & o%ened my eyes# to
the e(act same scene# minus the figure. & drew a single
shuddered "reath and my hand shot u% as if in
refle(# still trying to %ush away the non2e(istent figure. 3
living nightmare# this could "e seen as an evil
force trying to do me harm# to invade my mind. /r# from the
collective unconscious view%oint# this might
"e the e4uivalent of a modern day devil# a re%resentation of the
tem%tations and evils we face in our lives.
)he last %ool of dreams falls into a category & call
'daydreams# or secret desires. )hese consist
%rimarily of an all2%owerful "eing that underta+es various
trials. $e either con4uers the o%%osition# or
solves the dilemma at hand. & am fond of "elieving that this
"eing is actually myself# "ut in alternate states
of reality# se%arated "y factors of dimensional relativity.
5uantum %hysics aside# this form of 'dream can
"e inter%reted# in the Jung view%oint# as my wish to hel%
others. &t is indicative of the a%%arent aggression
in humanity# and of mans desire for immortality. 3s such# this
man is almost always ca%a"le of things that
are sim%ly ama-ing. )o "e in any one %lace instantly# or amass
the energy of a star# or even twea+ as%ects
of reality are "ut some of the feats that this "eing is a"le to
accom%lish.
&n short# the dreams within our minds may or may not "e
formed "y a collective unconscious.
)here is evidence su%%orting that theory# "ut there is also
evidence of %ast lives. 6hat to "elieve7 8erha%s
our dreams are a little "it of "oth %ast lives and a collective
unconscious# with a scattering of %ersonal
e(%eriences mi(ed in. 6hatever they may "e# dreams will continue
to mystify even the smartest humans
for a long time to come.
