Dreams
A dream is a series of thoughts, images or emotions occurring during sleep. So why do we have dreams? Is it because, as Marie Louise Von Franz states, “Dreams show us how to find a meaning in our lives, how to fulfill our own destiny, how to realize the greater potential life within us.” (Tanner P 1) Or is it simply because, “Dreams help us solve our problems”, as Wilda B. Tanner once said. (P 1) Dreams themselves evoke a reaction: either negative, in the form of resistance; or positive, often in the form of over-idealizing them; but rarely neutral. Dreams can contain very important messages from our unconscious mind, and always tell the truth. “Although it arises out of the conscious mind, the dream’s content is specified by the conscious situation of the dreamer: the event’s, emotions, thoughts, fears, hopes and conflicts of the dreamer’s waking life.” (Matoon P 75) The clear thing about dreams is that they have meaning; they are not simply randomly arranged images. Dreams are a symbolic language; they are pictures, images, not thoughts. Everyone dreams, but of what, well that is what distinguishes us whether we can recall our dreams or not. We have come to regard our awakening state as the state of exis
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Approximate Word count = 2430
Approximate Pages = 10 (250 words per page double spaced)
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