
From a Jungian perspective, dreams are meaningful expressions from the greater, autonomous psyche seeking to achieve balance and wholeness within an individual’s personality. Dream analysis is the process of consciously tending to dreams as a method for psychological, emotional, and spiritual growth.
The Jungian model, as opposed to other developmental theories, does not assume that early childhood experiences determines future character, rather, we are all endowed with an archetypal structure which calls experiences and destinies into being. We must travel through and become conscious of our own personal mythology before we begin creating something new.

Telling the dream in a therapeutic relationship animates the soul. The psyche recognizes that attention has been dedicated towards its understanding, and, consequently, dream activity will become more pronounced. We will collaborate together analyzing in closer detail the personal associations connected to the dream images. When appropriate we will bring into the therapeutic dialogue collective, or mythic, layers of information to provide greater context and richer texture to the dream images. As the analysis unfolds, particular themes from the inner world will emerge eventually developing into a fuller psychological and spiritual picture of your deeper identity and potential. We are not meant to dwell on past imbalances or trauma, but to gaze forwards to meet the future with confidence, understanding, and grace.
The best knowledge base for working with dreams is familiarity with the humanities; literature, philosophy, history, mythology, and anthropology are far more relevant than clinical research studies. Soul resonates with soul, and soul is best understood individually. For this reason, the base of knowledge for working with dreams is best grounded in the humanities; literature, philosophy, comparative religion, mythology, etc. Clinical psychology with its emphasis on statistical analysis and establishing 'norms' does not have the capacity for entering the subjective, individualistic experience of what it means 'to be'.

I began my personal analysis while attending graduate school for depth psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute. The lecturer and author, Dr. Robert Johnson (He, We, Balancing Heaven and Earth), had agreed to meet me for tea one afternoon. Upon sharing an important dream with Robert, he offered to do my analysis. I was Robert's last analysis. Robert is considered by many to be a Christian mystic, he had interpreted the Arthurian legends, Greek and Native American mythology, and towards the end of his career, Vedic Hindu mythology into Jungian theory and practice. I also worked with Meredith Moon of Maui, Hawaii, Dr. Anita Chapman of Asheville, NC, and Father Gregory Santos, Trappist monk and scholar of Aquinas theology of Flagstaff AZ. The direction of my dreams reconnected me with the dignity of the contemplative life as well as serving as a bridge between Western and Eastern spirituality.

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