The Stuff of Dreams Amy Lawson

Dreams from this episode:



Boyfriend pees in the living room of girlfriend’s parents
Trying to find a clean bathroom
Toilets clogged with diapers or objects
Knowing where the safe bathroom is
Dreams of doing pull-ups
Dreams of finding new rooms or spaces in houses


Themes from this episode:



Bathroom dreams generally symbolize us needing to get rid of symbolic waste, wanting to eliminate embarrassing or worthless parts of us in private so that no one else can see.


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Dreams from this episode:



An engagement ring needs repair, but a new ring appears
A bright white light offers advice
I’m unable to find backstage access in a round theater on the 31st floor


Themes from this episode:



According 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:



Circle or mandala
Square or diamond
The number 4
A couple (male + female, king + queen, yin + yang)
A flower



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Dreams from this episode:



Bald eagles threatening children whose parents tell them to stop screaming about it
House and world being consumed by a lake of fire
A child expected to give herself chemotherapy treatments


Themes from this episode:



Physical violence in dreams usually symbolizes damage being done to the psyche.
Look for places where people’s actions or emotions in dreams are different than what you would expect in real life. The discrepancy points to something important, usually an imbalance or suppression of emotions.


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Dreams from this episode:



Bloody children outside my house, ready to kill me
My father abusing and possibly killing my mother
Murdering a girl in my backyard
Meeting and befriending the figure of Death


Themes from this episode:



Violent images carry a lot of energy and emotional weight, so the unconscious can use them to get our attention.
Death or physical harm in dreams usually symbolizes emotional harm or the death of certain parts of our psyche.
The unconscious simply wants balance. It wants us to individuate, to move toward wholeness by integrating as many parts of ourselves into consciousness as possible. So if we become too one-sided in some way (whether it’s too masculine, too flighty and ungrounded, too passive, or some other extreme), our dream images will nudge us in the other direction so that we can move toward balance.


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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.


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Ideas for safely running a dream group by Montague Ullman


Stephen Aizenstat's dreamtending webpage


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Dreams from this episode:



A plane crash, a helicopter crash, and a toy helicopter
Crashing her boyfriend’s car after the road is blocked by hazmat suits
Multiple dreams of attempting to get to China
A blocked tunnel means I have to go deeper, then a woman helps me back out so I can get home


Themes from this episode:



Modes of transportation in dreams can be important details.
Airplanes can mean flying high, feeling inflated, or taking a broad bird’s-eye view of what’s going on.
Cars often represent our egos, showing how we usually get around in the world.
If a path is blocked for the vehicle you’re in, it probably means you’re feeling stuck in your real life in some way.


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