(1) A fish is a common symbol of fertility, which in psychological terms means (a promise of) personal growth. (2) If the fish are in the sea, the sea may...

Jung studied under the tutelage of Sigmund Freud. Their differing views on dreams and dream interpretations led to a permanent rift that led them to go their separate ways. Like...

According to Jung, alchemical practice is a tangible display of the process of individuation—the balancing between the conscious and unconscious sides in the individual—which aims to produce a psychic equilibrium,...

A symbol of wholeness, according to Jung.The four seasons, the phases of the moon, the four directions on a compass, particularly also the four elements—fire, air, earth, and water—the four...

While the notion of archetypes is at least as old as Plato, it is most familiar to the modern world through the work of Carl Jung, the prominent Swiss psychotherapist....

According to Carl Gustav Jung, incest symbolizes the desire for union with the essence of oneself. This is why some gods of ancient mythologies were conceived in this way. In...

For the psychologist Carl Jung, building a house was a symbol of building a self. In his autobiographical Memories, Dreams and Reflections, Jung described the gradual evolution of his home...

According to Jungians our current interest in UFOs (unidentified flying objects) suggests a need for wholeness. In A Modern Myth of Things in the Sky (1958), Jung showed that his...

Son of a pastor, his paternal grandfather and great grandfather were physicians. He took a degree in medicine at the University of Basle, then specialised in psychiatry. In early papers...

A slander to the reputation (Gypsies). A phallic symbol (Jung, Freud).

Jung, Hadfield and several other dream researchers believe the dream process is linked with homoeostasis or self regulation (see Man and His Sym­bols, Jung; Dreams and Nightmares, Hadfield; Mind and...

Dissensions, disputes and quarrels with one’s sweetheart (Gypsy); an erotic dream (Jung).

Stands for young people and children.See Food.According to Jung, usually a reference to eroticism.

Jung himself apparently went through a difficult separation from his mother in early childhood that had repercussions for his social health later in life. Jung’s mother was said to have...

Just as dreamers in earlier historical times took dream instruction seriously, we also expect wise and useful counsel from them. Jung (1970a) aptly described the special ability of dreams to...

Jung believed that the psyche is composed of opposing structures, values, and viewpoints. Some examples of these opposites include: Good vs. evil Male vs. female Light vs. dark Honesty vs....

Contact and communication, erotic kissing and relationships.According to Freud and Jung, it represents the female sexual organ.

If a woman dreams about women, it is almost always about her shadow and seldom about herself.If a man dreams about a woman, he is dreaming about his emotional side,...

A matter of social status and the way that you portray yourself to the outside world. According to Freud, the upright human body. According to Jung, that which, in society,...

If your life is particularly difficult, you may have a dream in which you feel blissfully carefree and happy.If you are feeling lonely and unloved, you may have a dream...

Points to the necessity of becoming more grounded, but at the same time it is what separates us from the “naked” earth.According to Jung, it expresses darkness, as in Forest.

See Ball, Wreath.A symbol of wholeness, a magic defense against danger: whatever takes place within the circle has special meaning. Ghosts and demons always move in a straight line, meaning...

The Oedipus complex is one of Freud’s best-known and most influential theories in the realm of dream interpretation. The term refers to a group of largely unconscious ideas and feelings...

Images of grenades, as well as bombs and accidents, according to Jung, appear only where the dream represents an actual experience.It is the attempt of the unconscious to integrate the...

A sexual image, nothingness, triviality, less often also death, quiet, and completion.See Circle, Mandala, which, according to Jung, represent the Self as the anchor (center) of a person.See Fool.

According to Jung, herbs are always connected to healing.The herb is the alchemist’s elixir, the universal medicine.

See Attic, House.Awareness and perspective.A frequent symbol when your life is too one-sided and you are engaged intellectually either too much or too little. According to Jung, the intellectual area...

Any such person, or a runaway horse or rogue elephant, may symbolize what Jung called a ‘complex5 - that is, a part of you that is out of control, has...

Jung describes this as the inherited potentialities of human imagination.It is the all controlling deposit of ancestral experiences from untold millions of years, the echo of prehistoric world events to...

A dream forecasting marriage to a young girl, but very evil for a married woman (Gypsy). An erotic dream (Jung).

A magical water spirit who has much in common with the spirits of the forest, but who lures young men into the depths, where they drown.The dreamer will recognize in...

Importunity, excitement (Gypsy). “This dream is a sign of great excitement in the unconscious, especially in persons outwardly calm.” (Jung).

Foretells death and suffering, unless you dream of grasping it firmly, when it augurs success. Jung interprets the dagger as a phallic symbol.

See Can, Container. According to Freud, female sexual symbol. According to Jung, symbol of mystery (“Pandoras Box,” which when opened will set loose all the troubles of the world).

Controlled (reigned-in) eroticism and energy, power, and movement.According to Jung, a symbol for intercourse, especially in women’s dreams.

Jung thought that dreams tell us things about ourselves that we might not already know, giving us information that contrasts with our conscious understanding of our feelings, thoughts and desires....

If you know the animal the fur is from, it refers to the animals character.If you don’t know the fur’s origin, then it means a longing for coziness and warmth.According...

This image refers either to the actual son, or to future ideas, creativity and something new.The son, according to Jung, is the absolute substitute for the father, guaranteeing the immortality...

An erotic symbol. Relaxing after the troubles of the day, wanderlust, or memories of travel. According to Jung, it is the place that has water in the ground, which he...

According to Jung, riding on any form of public transport suggests that you are being too conformist in your waking life.If you have a dream of being on a bus,...

The sun of the soul and immortality, hut it also might point to blindness, Greed, and materialism.According to Freud, usually connected to feces. According to Jung and his successors, a...

Spaceships in a dream may indicate a spiritual journey into the realms of the mysterious and the unknown. Spaceships (or flying saucers), have become, according to Carl Jung, the technological...

A busy city, riches; a deserted city, plague (Gypsy). Maternal symbol of woman who fosters the inhabitants as children (Jung).

(see also Mandala, Sun)Perhaps the particular disc has particular associations for you. However, a disc may symbolize your (true) self; personal wholeness or completeness; what Jung called ‘the SelP, as...

Prolonged worries, to kill one is a lucky dream (Gypsy). Wild animals generally symbolize misfortune with gypsy interpreters; Freud and Jung, however, attach to them an erotic significance.

The opposites and contradictions that are in need of differentiation and balance. Your ambivalence is becoming known, which is a positive development.According to Jung, two identical symbols refer to the...

Three is tense, dynamic, rhythmic, and complete (the Holy Trinity). Three is a symbol of the spirit, since it is assigned to the third stage of human consciousness (after the...

Carl Jung several times described a technique for using imagination which allowed the spontane­ous expression of the unconscious. Jung described active imagination as a putting aside of conscious criticism while...

House.A scary place where, according to Jung, we lose our soul or rediscover it.It is the unconscious, the dark, the impenetrable, that which we repress.The foundation of your life.A longing...

A New York psychoanalyst, who stands be­tween Jung and Freud in his view of dreams. In his book about dreams, The Forgotten Language, he says they express both the wisdom...

A dream of trouble and tragedy (Raphael); an erotic dream (Jung); Christian symbol of martyrdom; Greek symbol of the god Mars.

See House. According to Freud, Jung, and some current dream analysts, a building always represents the dreamer.The condition of the building is important, as is the atmosphere in and around...

A dream of good fortune (Raphael). An erotic dream (Freud, Jung). Legends and tradition generally justify Raphael’s interpretation.

See Brother, Sister. All are different parts of self. According to Freud, this is very often a symbol for genitals. Older siblings, according to Jung, point to more developed parts...

Many dream analysts believe that when a specific stone, jewel, mineral, metal or rock is highlighted in your dream, it represents the self or the core, unique part of yourself...

A dream can be about a current situation, a persistent past concern, an emerging future issue—or a combination of these. For example, a dream may deal with anxiety regarding a...

If you dream of a chemist, this may be a reference to alchemy, which Jung related to the dreamer’s spiritual transformation. Dreams of scientists might be posing you the question...

Dream of wearing horns denotes dominion and grandeur (Artemidorus). Horns have ever been worn by priests and rulers of barbarous tribes as symbols of state and power. Jung and Freud...

The Profound Nature of Dreams: Freud and Jung's Perspectives ‘Dreams are often most profound when they seem the most crazy.’- Sigmund Freud Austrian psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud (1858-1939) opened the door...

Psychological / emotional perspective: Psychologically we are searching for purity in ourselves or in others. Equally we may be afraid of that purity within ourselves and need to come to...

See City. Security and protection, as in Dam. Sanctuary and positive femininity, as in Cave and Parents’ House. Memories of vacations, taking walks, and relaxation.According to Jung, the emphasis is...

(1) According to Jung, an elephant may be a symbol of the self (for self).(2) Particularly for anyone acquainted with Indian religious ideas or iconography, an elephant may represent some...

A holy number that connects the masculine with the feminine, since it is a rational number (masculine), which is needed to explain the irrational number Pi (female) as 2%According to...

Making use of your own abilities. Success and well-being, but also a place of adolescent sexuality.According to Jung, the barn is a place where demons and ghosts reside, but also...

Toothache often stimulates dreams of dentists. According to Jung, women’s dreams about dentists are associated with giving birth, whilst to Freud, men’s dreams of tooth extraction relate to a fear...

A dream of happiness, to dream of riding signifies success (Gypsy). Jung regards this as an erotic dream; courage and generosity are symbolized by the horse, while Swedenborg regards it...

The Snake is often called a worm, a symbol of the lowest stage of the animal kingdom, often indicating bad conscience or troubles, usually with a sexual connotation.According to Jung,...

Being open and refraining from pretense, as in Bareness, Naked. Enjoying fully the sensuous beauty of yourself or somebody else. Do you want, no matter what the subject, actually is,...

Energy that rises from the unconscious. As fuel, it points to passion.A well-known symbol for Money.According to Freud, the symbol of libido. According to Jung and the alchemists, a symbol...

These dreams may be hidden messages and experiences that are influenced by the culture in which the person lived.According to Freud, the personage is almost always the symbol for a...

The place of the emotional, spiritual, and libidi- nal work of creativity and production where energies are mobilized, where things are exchanged. You want to be served and choose the...

Material aspects: Becoming aware of other cultures and religious practices has the effect of opening our perception to what jung called the collective unconscious, a library available to all of...

Collective unconscious’ is the term Carl Jung used to describe the part of the unconscious that everyone has access to, a sort of psychic storehouse for all humankind.The contents of...

When people of antiquity had dreams of strange cosmic events, like fire raining down from heaven, comets, etc., they would report them to the Areopagus in Athens or to the...

See Grotto, Barn. Womb of the mother, uterus, and security, as in Family and Dam.According to Freud, a symbol for vagina; protection and femininity.The original dwellings in which human beings...

Freud believed that all dreams were wish-fulfillment dreams about sexual activity.According to Freud, virtually every dream topic—from the phallic symbolism of a clenched fist or a tall building to the...

When your dreaming mind conjures up fantasy images, you are being powerfully influenced by unconscious forces.According to Freud, fantasies develop in childhood in response to sexual desire and aggressive impulses....

A new beginning.See Gate. In ancient Egyptian dream interpretation, if the door is open, it is a sign that a favorite visitor is coming.According to Freud, symbol of the female...

This can indicate a mark of respect or a desire to arouse someone; and that someone might be yourself. According to Jung, the image of kissing in dreams is likely...

Carl Jung said that the wise old man is the “archetype of the spirit” and the “speaking fountainhead of the soul.” Dreaming about him may attempt to bring the dreamer...

Enormous event, severe emotional upset; often hinting at self-destructive energies. Sign of general insecurity.According to Jung, always a blow to one’s point of view or convictions. Something confronting you can...

Carl Jung said that all wild animals indicate latent affects (feelings and emotions that we do not readily deal with). They are also symbolic of dangers (hurtful and negative things)...

(1) A candle may be a phallic symbol.(2) A lighted candle might symbolize enlightenment, or a search for truth. The darkness illuminated by the candle might be what Jung called...

In the past, dreams about dead people were rather frequent; today they are relatively rare.The land of the dead is that of the unconscious where the Shadow resides.A dead person,...

Flying is a universal dream motif. Flying can reflect a sense that one is “flying high” or that one has “risen above” something. Flying also represents freedom and joy. Sigmund...

Desire for advice and help from the outside, as in Parents, Physician, and Pharmacist. Tendency toward childishness.The fairy is a being of the soul.According to Jung, it points to the...

When dreaming about numbers, pay attention to their symbolic meaning—often the sum of the digits is meaningful. Numbers always represent an ordering principle in the world of the dream. Jung...

See Cloister. Even though the abbey or cloister has no real meaning in today’s world, in a dream it points to the fact that the person is looking for something.The...

Depth Psychology: According to C. G. Jung, a library represents not only the place where you “store’” the experiences, knowledge, and wisdom acquired during a lifetime, but also the “collective...

Longing for domestic bliss and quiet, also erotic encounters. Often points to sexual problems; if that is the case, the type of bed points to the sexuality of the dreamer....

Dreams, it seems, have fascinated the entire human race from earliest times. And until quite recently, most cultures have set great store by dreams. For example, in ancient Egypt the...

You feel in need of help in times of emotional trouble. In rare cases, also a sign that you resent the type of help you get because it could be...

An archetypal symbol of an overpowering father figure, but also of the universal beings that usually appear in the plural (“they” have no individuality). They are the antithesis to the...

Carl Jung believed that UFOs were figures with a similar meaning to the resurrection of Christ: they represented hope in the age of technology. According to him, the form of...

See Car.A wagon symbolizes an important transitional stage in life. It also indicates the dreamer’s courage in steering his own course and making his own discoveries. According to Jung, although...