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.
To say that one dreams about drowning may be an understatement. It would should probably mean a nightmare! To dream about drowning is never pleasant but dream interpreters see drowning as a sign from the subconscious that one is feeling overwhelmed in the waking world.
Drowning generally means that there is just too much of something in someone’s life. Maybe the dreamer is overworked? stressed? or maybe tired? It is the subconscious way of asking the dreamer to slow down, take stock and reevaluate perspectives.
Nobody likes being cold. A warm safe blanket is always a welcome cocoon especially on cold winter nights. But some of us have dreamt of being cold. We generally wake up feeling depressed, very cold and curled up in a ball. So what do “cold” dreams mean?
Interpreters see dreams of being cold as the subconscious’ signal that one is too isolated from everybody else. It is a signal that contact is needed from the constant isolation. It can also mean that you are isolating yourself too much from your peers.
Most people like to dream about flying. The feeling of weightlessness along with the sensation of being free is a good feeling to dream about. But what are some of the meanings behind dreams about flying?
Flying over a landscape or above something means that you have overcome some sort of trial and are now enjoying the feeling of flying free. Most interpreters see flying dreams as conquering dreams or gaining new perspectives. Generally flying dreams mean you are on top of everything.
The subconscious mind indeed works in mysterious ways. Sometimes it expresses itself by creating images possible only in dreams. It may pick up things from your waking hours, things that are easy enough to recognize, but there are also times when it only uses symbols and archetypal imagery to convey or form a statement. With that said, it’s only normal for us to be interested with archetypes and how the subconscious mind uses them in our dreams.
Dream interpretation has been an important factor in getting to know ourselves better. In psychology, patients who seek help are encouraged to slip in a sleep-like state to bring out what the subconscious mind holds. Dreams, as well as the subconscious mind, have always been the “keepers” of one’s uninhibited desires and emotions that are best kept hidden.
Dreams are occurrences which present a very special meaning to a person. Although the reason behind dreaming stays unclear, it clearly deserves our attention. They occur every night to almost all of us leaving feelings and emotions that seem too surreal to believe. Due to their very common nature paired with our own objective minds, it’s fairly easy for dreams to obscure their true meaning from seekers like us.
History has it that dreams are to be used for guidance and enlightenment, depending on one’s belief, culture and tradition. Due to this, dreams are deemed important in every aspect of one’s life particularly in their psychological, emotional and spiritual states. It was said that with every action comes a seed to be planted in your subconscious mind. This seed has an effect that is instantaneous and can even grow overtime, affecting even the decisions you make during your waking hours. With that said, it is safe to say that the subconscious mind is a roomful of accumulated perceptions, bound to affect a person psychologically. Dreams, on the other hand, provide the easiest way to reach your subconscious mind.
Dreams have indeed baffled us since the beginning of time hence the many—and sometimes conflicting—interpretations to it. People whose dreams stirred enough interest in them started studying dream patterns in relation to human behavior and even fate. Some of the prominent figures in dream psychology are Alfred Adler, Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung. Their interpretations garnered followers and believers the world over since theirs are, more or less, hitting the spot just right. They, too, were not spared from critics who have developed their own interpretation of dreaming but failed to withstand the test of time.
Modern science believes that there is something behind dreaming and that it will greatly benefit mankind if it can be figured. Freud, Jung and Adler, due to the extensiveness of their research, studies and tests made in the name of dream psychology stay, up to this day, as champions in the field. Their influence can still be felt and their studies are most sought after. Freud and Jung both believed that dreams have meaning. Freud strongly stood behind his findings that dreams are the road to one’s unconscious mind while Jung used symbols and archetypes which he later termed as collective unconscious. On the other hand, Adler raised the greatest contradiction for both Freud and Jung’s theories. Adler stated that dreams are generated by both the conscious and unconscious mind. Adler’s theory concluded that dreams are mere manifestations of our waking lives and can be used as a tool to detect problems, existing and potential ones, and ultimately arrive to a beneficial solution.
Pet owners and in this instance cat owners probably dream about their favorite pets most often than not. Pets are a part of life and most of us will probably have some sort of pet during our lifetime. For the cat lover, you might be wondering why your favorite feline features in your dreams from time to time, so here are some dream interpretations of cats in dreams.
Some interpreters see cats in dreams as omens of bad luck. Cats that attack you mean that there are enemies who are plotting your downfall. Cats are also seen as omens for property loss. Thin, dirty cats mean that there is fore coming bad news from absent family or friends. Angry, hissing cats mean that friends are backstabbing you or are no longer loyal to you.
People who dream about ice are usually repressed or need psychological help. According to dream interpreters, these people have lots of locked up emotions inside. Dreaming about ice is the unconscious’ signal that there is too much emotion stored that needs to be released. Interpreters say that this repression can be unintentional on the part of the dreamer or that the dreamer has denied these feelings for a long time. In a way it is the unconscious’ way of expressing itself.
Standing on cracking ice is an omen telling the dreamer not to get ahead at the expense of others. Ice also means that you do not care about others as much as they care for you.
It was said that great compositions come from great, imaginative minds. True enough, poets, story tellers and even musicians almost always pick up an idea or two to create magnificent compositions in their dreams. In fact, some claim to have written a whole masterpiece just by vivid dreaming.
It’s a known fact that the imaginative ability of one’s mind comes from the subconscious side of the brain. It’s the side where everyday important and trivial activities are conceived and catalogued accordingly. Your deepest desires are locked and guarded in the subconscious mind as well while the conscious mind holds the key. Meanwhile, dreaming gives the opportunity for the subconscious mind to unleash and reveal itself to heart’s content. This must be the reason why imagination flies high while in dreaming state.
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