Dreams from this episode:
\n\nThemes from this episode:
\n\nImportant Links:
\n\nRecommended dream interpretation books
\n\nDream interpretation subreddit
\n\nSend me a dream!
\nstuffofdreamspodcast@gmail.com
\n or
\nuse Send a Dream! tab in upper right corner
Dreams from this episode:
\n\nThemes from this episode:
\n\nAccording to Jung, the Self is "both the center and the circumference of the psyche." It’s the deepest center, but also the whole of us, conscious plus unconscious psyche.
"Our attitude must be like that of the mountain pine...It does not get annoyed when its growth is obstructed by a stone, nor does it make plans about how to overcome the obstacles. It merely tries to feel whether it should grow more toward the left of the right, toward the slope or away from it. Like the tree, we should give in to this almost imperceptible, yet powerfully dominating impulse—an impulse that comes from the urge toward unique, creative self-realization. And this is a process in which one must repeatedly seek out and find something that is not yet known to anyone. The guiding hints or impulses come, not from the ego, but from the totality of the psyche: the Self." –C.G. Jung
Images of the Self often show up when the ego is feeling depleted, as a form of encouragement and a message that there is an overall plan.
The Self can be symbolized in dreams by:
\n\nImportant Links:
\n\nRecommended dream interpretation books
\n\nDream interpretation subreddit
\n\nSend me a dream!
\nstuffofdreamspodcast@gmail.com
\n or
\nuse Send a Dream! tab in upper right corner
Dreams from this episode:
\n\nThemes from this episode:
\n\nImportant Links:
\n\nRecommended dream interpretation books
\n\nDream interpretation subreddit
\n\nSend me a dream!
\nstuffofdreamspodcast@gmail.com
\n or
\nuse Send a Dream! tab in upper right corner
Dreams from this episode:
\n\nThemes from this episode:
\n\nImportant Links:
\n\nRecommended dream interpretation books
\n\nDream interpretation subreddit
\n\nSend me a dream!
\nstuffofdreamspodcast@gmail.com
\n or
\nuse Send a Dream! tab in upper right corner
Although dreams can be intensely personal, they can also be powerful when shared. In this minisode I’ll describe the dream group I attend, as well as some other styles of group dream work, and I’ll tell you about insights I’ve gained from the group that I didn’t see on my own.
\n\nImportant Links:
\n\nIdeas for safely running a dream group by Montague Ullman
\n\nStephen Aizenstat's dreamtending webpage
\n\nRecommended dream interpretation books
\n\nDream interpretation subreddit
\n\nSend me a dream!
\nstuffofdreamspodcast@gmail.com
\n or
\nuse Send a Dream! tab in upper right corner
Dreams from this episode:
\n\nThemes from this episode:
\n\nImportant Links:
\n\nRecommended dream interpretation books
\n\nDream interpretation subreddit
\n\nSend me a dream!
\nstuffofdreamspodcast@gmail.com
\n or
\nuse Send a Dream! tab in upper right corner
I hold dreams in high regard and try to treat them ethically, which continues to surprise some people, even those on reddit whose dreams I’m interpreting. In this minisode I’ll tell you more about my attitude toward dreams.
\n\nImportant Links:
\n\nRecommended dream interpretation books
\n\nDream interpretation subreddit
\n\nSend me a dream!
\nstuffofdreamspodcast@gmail.com
\n or
\nuse Send a Dream! tab in upper right corner
Dreams from this episode:
\n\nThemes from this episode:
\n\nStephanie's website:
\nhttps://stephaniezphd.com
Mythology conference website:
\nhttps://myth2021.com
Important Links:
\n\nRecommended dream interpretation books
\n\nDream interpretation subreddit
\n\nSend me a dream!
\nstuffofdreamspodcast@gmail.com
\n or
\nuse Send a Dream! tab in upper right corner
Fire, air, earth, and water: the four elements that make up the universe, according to the ancients. Fire is profoundly archetypal, speaking to us from deep, ancient layers of the psyche. In this minisode I’ll tell you about several different meanings for the symbols of fire and smoke.
\n\nImportant Links:
\n\nRecommended dream interpretation books
\n\nDream interpretation subreddit
\n\nSend me a dream!
\nstuffofdreamspodcast@gmail.com
\n or
\nuse Send a Dream! tab in upper right corner
Dreams from this episode:
\n\nThemes from this episode:
\n\nThe unconscious constantly uses the masculine/feminine dichotomy to symbolize opposite forces inside us, because it’s such a well-known pair of opposites that we see in external relationships where people balance and complete each other.
Feminine/yin/lunar characteristics:
\n\nMasculine/yang/solar characteristics:
\n\nImportant Links:
\n\nRecommended dream interpretation books
\n\nDream interpretation subreddit
\n\n\n\nSend me a dream!
\nstuffofdreamspodcast@gmail.com
\n or
\nuse Send a Dream! tab in upper right corner
Carl Jung used the word “synchronicity” to describe meaningful coincidences, events that are connected by meaning but not by cause-and-effect. In this minisode, I’ll use events from my life to show how synchronicities and archetypes have shaped my path, so that you can begin to look for where synchronicity is active in your life.
\n\nImportant Links:
\n\nRecommended dream interpretation books
\n\nDream interpretation subreddit
\n\n\n\nSend me a dream!
\nstuffofdreamspodcast@gmail.com
\n or
\nuse Send a Dream! tab in upper right corner
The mythical story of Psyche and Eros, read as a bedtime story for grownups.
\nImportant Links:
Recommended dream interpretation books
\n\nDream interpretation subreddit
\n\nSend me a dream!
\nstuffofdreamspodcast@gmail.com
\n or
\nuse Send a Dream! tab in upper right corner
The mythical story of Psyche and Eros, read as a bedtime story for grownups.
\nImportant Links:
Recommended dream interpretation books
\n\nDream interpretation subreddit
\n\nSend me a dream!
\nstuffofdreamspodcast@gmail.com
\n or
\nuse Send a Dream! tab in upper right corner
The mythical story of Psyche and Eros, read as a bedtime story for grownups.
\nImportant Links:
Recommended dream interpretation books
\n\nDream interpretation subreddit
\n\nSend me a dream!
\nstuffofdreamspodcast@gmail.com
\n or
\nuse Send a Dream! tab in upper right corner
The mythical story of Psyche and Eros, read as a bedtime story for grownups.
\nImportant Links:
Recommended dream interpretation books
\n\nDream interpretation subreddit
\n\nSend me a dream!
\nstuffofdreamspodcast@gmail.com
\n or
\nuse Send a Dream! tab in upper right corner
The mythical story of Psyche and Eros, read as a bedtime story for grownups.
\nImportant Links:
Recommended dream interpretation books
\n\nDream interpretation subreddit
\n\nSend me a dream!
\nstuffofdreamspodcast@gmail.com
\n or
\nuse Send a Dream! tab in upper right corner
Dreams from this episode:
\n\nThemes from this episode:
\n\nDreams often give you a snapshot of what’s going on for you, internally, right now. They describe your inner dynamics—which parts of you are getting along, which parts are in conflict, which areas are feeling strong or weak, etc.
Wave dreams usually symbolize an upsurge of unconscious contents, of “stuff” that you need to do some inner work around.
Important Links:
\n\nRecommended dream interpretation books
\n\nDream interpretation subreddit
\n\n\n\nSend me a dream!
\nstuffofdreamspodcast@gmail.com
\n or
\nuse Send a Dream! tab in upper right corner
Themes from this episode:
\nJust like dreams, movies speak in images and symbols. So it’s possible to add layers of meaning to a film by interpreting it just like you would a dream, which is something we do commonly in depth psychology. In this minisode, I’ll show you how to see a movie as a dream, using The Wizard of Oz as an example.
Important Links:
\n\nRecommended dream interpretation books
\n\nDream interpretation subreddit
\n\n\n\nSend me a dream!
\nstuffofdreamspodcast@gmail.com
\n or
\nuse Send a Dream! tab in upper right corner
Dreams from this episode:
\n\nThemes from this episode:
\n\nThe unconscious often sends us dreams in order to change our perspective somehow. These shifts in perspective can transform our lives as we allow the dreams to work on us and through us.
Lighthouses can represent places at the border of conscious and unconscious (land and sea) where we can gain perspective and do inner work.
Plants sprouting from wounds represent times of fertility and growth.
Sometimes we must stop saving others in order to save ourselves.
Symbols of the Self in dreams include wise old men, divine children, circles, diamonds, cubes, or crystals.
Giving birth in a dream likely represents birth of a new project, direction, or part of yourself.
Important Links:
\n\nRecommended dream interpretation books
\n\nDream interpretation subreddit
\n\n\n\nSend me a dream!
\nstuffofdreamspodcast@gmail.com
\n or
\nuse Send a Dream! tab in upper right corner
Themes from this episode:
\nWhen I discovered the connection between ancient Greek physicians and dreams, it tied together the 2 major parts of my life—medicine and depth psychology—in a new way. I didn’t learn about this in medical school! In this minisode I’m going to tell you the story of Asclepius, Greek god of healing, and how patients were healed in his name through dreams.
Important Links:
\n\nRecommended dream interpretation books
\n\nDream interpretation subreddit
\n\n\n\nSend me a dream!
\nstuffofdreamspodcast@gmail.com
\n or
\nuse Send a Dream! tab in upper right corner
Dreams from this episode:
\n\nThemes from this episode:
\n\nAncient fertility goddess statues were often in the shape of women with large breasts and hips, so sex with obese women could symbolize a particularly fertile time in your life.
In dreams, rape can be about control or domination. It can also be a symbol that you are injuring the feminine aspects of yourself somehow.
Sex in dreams can symbolize many things:
\n\nImportant Links:
\n\nRecommended dream interpretation books
\n\nDream interpretation subreddit
\n\n\n\nSend me a dream!
\nstuffofdreamspodcast@gmail.com
\n or
\nuse Send a Dream! tab in upper right corner
Themes from this episode:
\nYou’ve probably heard me say I interpret dreams from a Jungian perspective. But who was Jung? Why isn’t he more popular? In this minisode I explain some of the reasons why Jung and depth psychology aren’t more mainstream (and why they should be).
Some major points:
\n\nImportant Links:
\n\nRecommended dream interpretation books
\n\nDream interpretation subreddit
\n\n\n\nSend me a dream!
\nstuffofdreamspodcast@gmail.com
\n or
\nuse Send a Dream! tab in upper right corner
Dreams from this episode:
\n\nThemes from this episode:
\n\nAnima figures are generally female figures in dreams who help us to explore more unconscious material and lead us more deeply into ourselves toward inner work and soul.
Showering in a dream can symbolize becoming clean, purification, or connecting with the unconscious.
Treehouses in dreams can mean we are too “up in our heads,” not grounded enough, or that we are trying to build structures in an unnatural place.
The progression of anima figures in dreams over time can show what kind of progress we are making with our inner work. For example, in the series of 6 dreams, this dreamer’s anima figures go from girls whose faces he can’t see, to females who are unkind or rejecting, to supportive friends to cry on, to women he is able to have a more equal connection with.
Important Links:
\n\nRecommended dream interpretation books
\n\nDream interpretation subreddit
\n\n\n\nSend me a dream!
\nstuffofdreamspodcast@gmail.com
\n or
\nuse Send a Dream! tab in upper right corner
Dreams from this episode:
\nThrowing basketballs out the front door and seeing them pop
Themes from this episode:
\n\nHouses often symbolize our entire psyche, with the separate rooms as different aspects of our minds or personalities.
Meanings to consider for the rooms in your dreams:
\n\nFinding new rooms in a dream signifies finding new parts of your psyche to explore, new aspects of your personality, new potentials or skills or hobbies, areas for growth
Important Links:
\n\nRecommended dream interpretation books
\n\nDream interpretation subreddit
\n\n\n\nSend me a dream!
\nstuffofdreamspodcast@gmail.com
\n or
\nuse Send a Dream! tab in upper right corner
Depth or archetypal psychology, a philosophy propagated largely by C.G. Jung in the early 20th century, accepts the reality of the unconscious and studies its effects on our conscious activities and attitudes. Today, we talk with Dr. Amy Lawson, MD, pediatrician, and soon-to-be PhD in Jungian and Archetypal Studies. She schools us on how to look more deeply into anything we watch on TV, read in a book, or witness in everyday life.
\n\nOriginally posted to Look, Just Tell Me What To Do , a podcast by Benjamin Russack, LMFT.
Special Guest: Ben Russack.
","summary":"What unconscious motivation could these people possibly have in their desire to dominate big cats? Why is Joe Exotic so convinced that Carol’s second husband Is buried under a septic tank, of all places? How is Carol Baskin’s relationship to cats tied to her taking control of her own destiny? And how is that related to the strange photo of her husband on a leash…on their wedding day? \r\n\r\nDepth or archetypal psychology, a philosophy propagated largely by C.G. Jung in the early 20th century, accepts the reality of the unconscious and studies its effects on our conscious activities and attitudes. Today, we talk with Dr. Amy Lawson, MD, pediatrician, and soon-to-be PhD in Jungian and Archetypal Studies. She schools us on how to look more deeply into anything we watch on TV, read in a book, or witness in everyday life. ","date_published":"2020-06-26T18:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/080db3d1-522e-45af-a256-1cc7a6e1ca5f/d8e8fbdd-6926-4363-a7b9-6b5ae34f7050.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":41626271,"duration_in_seconds":2597}]},{"id":"4a428142-5e09-46da-b57d-7a7bda9b14d2","title":"Bonus: How Depth Psychology Changed Me as a Doctor","url":"https://stuffofdreams.fireside.fm/how-depth-psychology-changed-me-as-a-doctor","content_text":"Originally posted to Look, Just Tell Me What To Do , a podcast by Benjamin Russack, LMFT.Special Guest: Ben Russack.","content_html":"Originally posted to Look, Just Tell Me What To Do , a podcast by Benjamin Russack, LMFT.
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","summary":"Amy Lawson, MD, and Benjamin Russack, LMFT, (her former therapist and current friend) discuss her journey through depth psychology and how it has affected her life and career as a physician.","date_published":"2020-06-26T17:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/080db3d1-522e-45af-a256-1cc7a6e1ca5f/4a428142-5e09-46da-b57d-7a7bda9b14d2.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":54037987,"duration_in_seconds":3373}]},{"id":"a426b572-c43e-45f7-ab36-64e4e001c541","title":"9: Dreams of the Mother: Spiders, Cats, and Real Moms","url":"https://stuffofdreams.fireside.fm/dreams-of-the-mother","content_text":"Dreams from this episode:\n\n\nA black widow spider and her babies in the window\nDigging up a black cat’s grave to find his eyes are changed and he won’t enter the house\nA dusty black kitten with a big wound\nMom is moving into her mother’s house and it feels too small to me\nMy mother in the backseat of my car with words of appreciation\n\n\nThemes from this episode:\n\n\nSpiders can symbolize the negative feminine or the devouring mother, negative female energy. They can also be symbols of weaving, as in weaving your own life, or symbols of the Self.\nCats can symbolize the feminine or the body, so if you dream of cats, examine those parts of your life and your personality right now.\nWounded cats can mean wounding of the feminine or of the actual physical body. When the cat doesn’t seem to notice or feel the wound, that likely means the wound has been repressed in your life.\nDreaming of childhood places or of older family members such as grandmothers often means that the dream is speaking about the past or about an issue that originated in childhood.\n\n\nImportant Links:\n\nRecommended dream interpretation books\n\nDream interpretation subreddit\n\nInstagram\n\nSend me a dream! \nstuffofdreamspodcast@gmail.com\n or\nuse Send a Dream! tab in upper right corner","content_html":"Dreams from this episode:
\n\nThemes from this episode:
\n\nSpiders can symbolize the negative feminine or the devouring mother, negative female energy. They can also be symbols of weaving, as in weaving your own life, or symbols of the Self.
Cats can symbolize the feminine or the body, so if you dream of cats, examine those parts of your life and your personality right now.
Wounded cats can mean wounding of the feminine or of the actual physical body. When the cat doesn’t seem to notice or feel the wound, that likely means the wound has been repressed in your life.
Dreaming of childhood places or of older family members such as grandmothers often means that the dream is speaking about the past or about an issue that originated in childhood.
Important Links:
\n\nRecommended dream interpretation books
\n\nDream interpretation subreddit
\n\n\n\nSend me a dream!
\nstuffofdreamspodcast@gmail.com
\n or
\nuse Send a Dream! tab in upper right corner
Dreams from this episode:
\n\nA dream of a rainbow vortex
A black cat, a living room house, and a space heater beside an open window
Themes from this episode:
\n\nOur inner Self knows us better than we consciously know ourselves, so it can tell us about our potential or need for transformation.
Attitudes in dreams are important. For example, the dreamer was willing to sit down at a picnic table with strangers, which means she is open to getting to know new parts of herself.
Cats often represent the feminine and/or the body. All cats, but especially black cats, carry the connotation of witch, of ancient feminine wisdom that can be used in positive or negative ways.
Pay attention to the strangest details in your dream. For example, in dream #2 the house was only a living room. The absence of bedroom and bathroom means there are few private areas in the house; the dreamer’s psyche has been oriented toward public spaces and public opinion.
Representations of energy can be important. The fact that the space heater was next to an open window signified energy loss, needing to generate far more energy just to heat the house, metaphorically speaking.
Important Links:
\n\nRecommended dream interpretation books
\n\nDream interpretation subreddit
\n\n\n\nSend me a dream!
\nstuffofdreamspodcast@gmail.com
\n or
\nuse Send a Dream! tab in upper right corner
Dreams from this episode:
\n\nThemes from this episode:
\n\nEven the smallest details in dreams can have significant meanings. If a detail sticks out for you, cast your mind around for possible associations. Google search for ideas and follow the energy. Think about similar images from your everyday life. Any of these may give you a clue to the detail’s meaning.
If a dream’s emotion seems out of proportion or doesn’t seem to match the circumstances, like the metal ball on beige carpet dream, pay special attention to that. For example, under what circumstances might a child find the unbridled freedom of a rolling ball to be scary? Answer: when he isn’t feeling like he has enough structure or protection in his life.
When you remember specific words or phrases from a dream, they are probably important. Ad remember, dreams can speak in puns and jokes, too. For example, in my “bring your notes” dream, “notes” had 2 meanings: written notes on paper, and musical notes.
Children’s dreams can give you information about their situations. For example, if children take it for granted in their dreams that parents will always be there to rescue them, that shows a stable environment where they feel protected.
Important Links:
\n\nRecommended dream interpretation books
\n\nDream interpretation subreddit
\n\n\n\nSend me a dream!
\nstuffofdreamspodcast@gmail.com
\n or
\nuse Send a Dream! tab in upper right corner
Dreams from this episode:
\n\nThemes from this episode:
\n\nWhen you’re trying to determine what an animal means in a dream, think about the animal’s main qualities. What part of you might that represent? What are those details telling you about your situation right now?
Cranes live near wetlands (water=unconscious). They fly with necks outstretched (symbol of courage and openness). They can represent goddesses, omens, longevity, or good fortune, among many other things.
If a dream repeats itself, pay attention to any changing details. Those likely mark areas of progress or transformation. For example, in the series of thief dreams, first the bodyguard killed the thief, then the dreamer’s boyfriend, and finally the dreamer herself was able to kill him and protect herself.
Beluga whales can be symbols of support, intelligence, or communication, as well as figures that can move between conscious and unconscious (air and water).
Snakes can be symbols of transformation (shedding their skin), healing, or instinct.
Important Links:
\n\nRecommended dream interpretation books
\n\nDream interpretation subreddit
\n\nSend me a dream!
\nstuffofdreamspodcast@gmail.com
\n or
\nuse Send a Dream! tab in upper right corner
Dreams from this episode:
\n\nThemes from this episode:
\n\nRecurring dreams are important:
\n\nPeople frequently dream of being back in high school, I think because it was a very formative time in our lives--a time of growing independence, developing more real relationships with other people, and having many new experiences. Because of all that, it provides the unconscious with many options for people and symbols to draw from to describe our inner dynamics to ourselves.
If you dream of a specific person from high school, consider what they meant to you, what were their most important qualities. They are probably symbolizing a part of yourself.
Because our unconscious exists from birth, along with the archetypes within it, even children’s dreams can be interpreted in a symbolic way.
The setting is important in the log cabin dream. The cabin is set in the woods, so it feels remote, disconnected, lonely. The dreamer is located in the attic, representing the head, the brain, the conscious self, and there are 3 of her, 2 of which are keeping guard at the window and the stairs. She feels like she needs to be on her guard all the time, but she has the inner resources to do this.
Nightmare figures aren’t meant to only be frightening. They also give information about what is scary to us and how we might be able to change that. For example, in the dream of the black horned creature, when the dreamer accepts it and allows it to play, it becomes a friend. So accepting its aggression as a useful attribute, rather than something threatening, takes away the nightmare energy. Likely the dreamer needs more aggression and boundary-setting in her life.
If a dream figure seems dark or unpleasant or negative in some way, it might represent our shadow. The shadow is made up of unused parts of our personality, qualities that the ego has either failed to assimilate or has repressed. Sometimes these aspects of us seem embarrassing or primitive, but they can also be positive strengths that the ego doesn’t want to claim because it would mean too much responsibility or too much of a change to our self-image.
“If we have the courage to look with open minds at some of the instincts and energy systems within that we have been so ashamed of, we almost always find that they can also be positive strengths—and that they are merely normal parts of a total human character. As with all our inner contents, they need to be acknowledged, honored, and lived on an appropriate and constructive level. It takes courage to go to the “bad” side of ourselves, to acknowledge it as part of ourselves, to consider that it could have a constructive role to play in our lives.” Robert Johnson, Inner Work
Important Links:
\n\nRecommended dream interpretation books
\n\nDream interpretation subreddit
\n\n\n\nSend me a dream!
\nstuffofdreamspodcast@gmail.com
\n or
\nuse Send a Dream! tab in upper right corner
Dreams from this episode:
\n\nThemes from this episode:
\n\nThe unconscious constantly uses the masculine/feminine dichotomy to symbolize opposite forces inside us, because it’s such a well-known pair of opposites that we see in external relationships where people balance and complete each other.
Feminine/yin/lunar characteristics:
\n\nMasculine/yang/solar characteristics:
\n\nWhen a dream detail seems particularly strange or unexpected (like a deer in the forest seeming menacing, or expensive family heirloom jewelry that turns out to be superglued together), it is often a really important part of the dream to examine for hidden meanings, since the unconscious has gone out of its way to offer an image that seems wrong somehow in order to draw your attention to it.
Gold in dreams can symbolize:
\n\nElephants in dreams can symbolize the maternal, matriarchy, or feminine wisdom.
Important Links:
\n\nRecommended dream interpretation books
\n\nDream interpretation subreddit
\n\n\n\nSend me a dream!
\nstuffofdreamspodcast@gmail.com
\n or
\nuse Send a Dream! tab in upper right corner
Dreams from this episode:
\n\nThemes from this episode:
\n\nImportant Links:
\n\nRecommended dream interpretation books
\n\nDream interpretation subreddit
\n\n\n\nSend me a dream!
\nstuffofdreamspodcast@gmail.com
\n or
\nuse Send a Dream! tab in upper right corner
Dreams from this episode:
\n\nThemes from this episode:
\n\nOne important question to ask yourself about a dream is, “What conscious attitude is this dream compensating or balancing?” If your conscious self is becoming too one-sided in some way, your unconscious may send you a dream meant to counteract that.
\n\nPay attention to the emotions you feel in a dream, as that is one of our most basic languages.
\n\nDreams often choose extreme or exaggerated imagery in order to evoke as much emotion as possible from us so we will pay attention.
The geography or layout of a dream can tell you a lot.
\n\nCats in dreams can have many different meanings, depending on context and what’s going on in your life. They can represent the feminine side, or the physical/the body, or feminine wisdom (cats were the “familiars” of witches). Wild cats can represent the wild, aggressive aspect of the feminine.
Your logical, reasoning, thinking-mind interpretation of a dream may not “click” deep down. Listen to your gut about what resonates and what doesn’t in dream interpretations, because that’s important input from your unconscious.
Important Links:
\nTiger King podcast mentioned in the episode
Recommended dream interpretation books
\n\nDream interpretation subreddit
\n\n\n\nSend me a dream!
\nstuffofdreamspodcast@gmail.com
\n or
\nuse Send a Dream! tab in upper right corner
Special Guest: Ben Russack.
","summary":"Dreams speak in the language of symbols, but they also speak through evoking emotions, and that’s one of the ways they convince us of their importance, even if we aren’t sure exactly what they mean. In this episode we’ll look at 4 dreams with important emotional components in order to learn dream interpretation by actually doing it. From dreams of musicians to birds in trees, munching on kittens to ice castles in the sky, I’ll show you how to make sense of the language of dreams.","date_published":"2020-05-13T12:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/080db3d1-522e-45af-a256-1cc7a6e1ca5f/1acdb0a3-58c4-458e-875a-01fa5ed8a9bc.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":29808475,"duration_in_seconds":1858}]},{"id":"fe2c70cd-9d42-4b98-af88-5923a6ec6a4a","title":"2: Dreams in the Time of Covid","url":"https://stuffofdreams.fireside.fm/dreams-in-the-time-of-covid","content_text":"Dreams from this episode:\n\n\nAnimated, surreal dream of a pigeon, a truck, a pelican/swan singing, “I like milkshakes and diabetes!”\nA dream of a husband in therapy and an emotional fight, and then he carves words into his chest and hugs his therapist instead of his wife\n\n\nThemes from this episode:\n\nThe pandemic seems to be causing:\n\n\nMore dreams (everyone is home and has more time to pay attention)\nMore anxiety dreams\nMore dreams about family dynamics\nMore positive dreams about transformation\nWhy would there be more feel-good dreams of transformation right now? Jung said dreams were compensatory, since the psyche is a self-regulating system that just wants balance. So if we are feeling particularly stuck or stagnant or depressed in quarantine, the unconscious sends us messages about the possibility of transformation to balance our more negative conscious state.\n\n\nSo sometimes, dreams are very different from our conscious views because the unconscious thinks we are too one-sided and is trying to provide balance. But sometimes dreams are in sync with our conscious views, which means the unconscious is supporting us.\nDreams can build us up or tear us down, depending on whether we are consciously feeling low or feeling inflated. \n\nBecause dreams aren’t logical, can be irrational and weird, some people think they are nonsense and dismiss them as stupid, meaningless, or worthless. But their weirdness is because they speak in symbols and metaphors as their native language. They aren’t TRYING to confuse us. They are coherent if we take the time to learn their language\nThe “you” in the dream usually represents your conscious ego, and the characters in the dream are other parts of you, parts that are less conscious or unconscious.\nDreams often pick symbols in order to elicit whatever emotion it is that the unconscious thinks we need to acknowledge.\n\n\nImportant Links:\n\nRecommended dream interpretation books\n\nDream interpretation subreddit\n\nInstagram\n\nSend me a dream! \nstuffofdreamspodcast@gmail.com\n or\nuse Send a Dream! tab in upper right cornerSpecial Guest: Beth Oller.","content_html":"Dreams from this episode:
\n\nThemes from this episode:
\n\nThe pandemic seems to be causing:
\n\nMore positive dreams about transformation
Why would there be more feel-good dreams of transformation right now? Jung said dreams were compensatory, since the psyche is a self-regulating system that just wants balance. So if we are feeling particularly stuck or stagnant or depressed in quarantine, the unconscious sends us messages about the possibility of transformation to balance our more negative conscious state.
\n\nBecause dreams aren’t logical, can be irrational and weird, some people think they are nonsense and dismiss them as stupid, meaningless, or worthless. But their weirdness is because they speak in symbols and metaphors as their native language. They aren’t TRYING to confuse us. They are coherent if we take the time to learn their language
The “you” in the dream usually represents your conscious ego, and the characters in the dream are other parts of you, parts that are less conscious or unconscious.
Dreams often pick symbols in order to elicit whatever emotion it is that the unconscious thinks we need to acknowledge.
Important Links:
\n\nRecommended dream interpretation books
\n\nDream interpretation subreddit
\n\n\n\nSend me a dream!
\nstuffofdreamspodcast@gmail.com
\n or
\nuse Send a Dream! tab in upper right corner
Special Guest: Beth Oller.
","summary":"How is the pandemic affecting you? It is certainly affecting the dreams I’m interpreting on reddit. In this episode we’ll look at one of the more entertaining and bizarre dreams I’ve heard lately, and then we’ll talk with Dr. Beth Oller about being a physician in the time of Covid, as well as analyzing one of her recent dreams.","date_published":"2020-05-13T12:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/080db3d1-522e-45af-a256-1cc7a6e1ca5f/fe2c70cd-9d42-4b98-af88-5923a6ec6a4a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":40216785,"duration_in_seconds":2377}]}]}