Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud had two very different views on dreams. Dreams to Freud were wish fulfilments. Jung’s view was more expansive. He didn’t lump dreams into one set category. To Jung dreams were alchemical catalysts, messages from the unconscious, and something that re-establishes psychic equilibrium. From the Jungian perspective you can think of dreams as parables.
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Interpreting dream messages correctly takes practice. It also requires some spiritual maturity. Our dreams are not interested in our egocentric agendas, but rather our authentic soul growth and maturity. It is a good idea to keep this in mind when we first attempt dream interpretation.
As interesting and meaningful as dreamwork can be, it can also be difficult. Dreams can point to our destructive tendencies and those things that we are avoiding. It can be unapologetic in its requirement for change around these things. But as a foundational principle, we should make sure that we are interpreting our dreams correctly.
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