In this episode we unpack several essays from Swiss psychologist Carl Jung's Collected Works on Dreams. These Essays Explore... The Differences between Freudian and Jungian Dream Interpretation Why Common Symbols and Themes Show up in our Dreams The Benefits of Making Dream Material Conscious Links to Reading & Articles mentioned Dreams (excepts from collected works) by Carl Jung Memories, Dreams, and Reflections by Carl Jung Man and His Symbols by Carl Jung The Interpretation of Dreams by Sigmund Freud A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens *note* reading is not required to enjoy this episode! Host: Zach Stehura  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UnpackingIdeas.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Guest: Aiden Moore ⁠*For one-on-one dream interpretation sessions with Aiden visit AidenMoore.com Music: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Polyenso⁠⁠⁠ Time Stamps 00:00:00 Introduction 00:03:19 Differences Between Freudian & Jungian Dream Interpretation 00:05:09 Beginner's Mind 00:08:14 Assimilation vs. Accommodation 00:12:30 Taking up the Context of the Dream 00:19:45 The Dream as Repressed Wish-Fulfillment 00:24:11 The Language of the Unconscious 00:29:47 Causal vs. Final Explanations of Dreams 00:35:05 Compensatory Dreams 00:37:31 Prospective Dreams 00:41:39 Little Dreams vs. Big Dreams 00:44:07 Archetypes/The Collective Unconscious  00:49:07 The Objective vs. Subjective Interpretation of Dreams 00:55:30 Practical Application to Dream Interpretation 00:56:56 The "Punny" Character of Dream Images 01:00:12 Resisting the "Correct" Interpretation of a Dream 01:03:43 Slowing Integrating Unconscious Material 01:06:03 Repressed Material Will Follow You Until You Face It 01:08:46 The Empathy & Tact needed to Interpret Dreams 01:10:26 Resisting the "Correct" Interpretation of a Dream 01:13:38 The Consequences of Ignoring Recurring Dreams 01:18:10 Wrapping Up/Outro