This archetype was described as Carl Jung as a person with great judgment and wisdom. The wise old man is sometimes referred to as the Sage. This archetype is characterized by being old, bearded, father-figure type who uses his great personal knowledge of the world and offer guidance through stories and may impress upon his [...]
Dreams are part of our life in a way that mirrors are part of the vehicles you are driving – they tell you where you are and where you ought to go. In psychotherapy, dreams have always held the center stage, especially with psychodynamic approaches and traditional wisdom. In group therapies too, dreams are semantically important. In fact, in therapies like psychodrama, dreams are one of the important therapeutic tools used by the therapist to help the patient get over his anxiety/fears.
Recently, in an interview with psychotherapist and psychodrama trainer Daniel J. Tomasulo’s, author of Confessions of a Former Child (Graywolf Press, 2008), Dr. Tomasulo told that dreams give us a clue about how the unconscious part of our mind has come to understand information in our lives. It will often give a clue about our current struggle, and perhaps a way to perceive it in a helpful way. When dreams are repetitive, we should give them our attention. They indicate that our psyche is desperately trying to tell us something.
