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Friday 16 November 2012

Dreams and Their Symbols Open Window Into the Psyche

Waking Times: The dream is the small hidden door in the deepest and most intimate sanctum of the soul, which opens to that primeval cosmic night that was soul long before there was conscious ego and will be soul far beyond what a conscious ego could ever reach.” –Carl Jung, The Meaning of Psychology for Modern Man

During recent years, dreams have been subjected to empirical research and scientific study to help researchers get insight into emotional disorders such as depression and anxiety. Much of this study has been based on the work of Carl Jung, a well-respected psychologist and psychiatrist, who believed that dreams are filled with symbols that stem from the unconscious, giving us a glimpse into the mind...read more>>>...