By Andy Drymalski, EdD In last month’s article we examined how the animals that appear in our dreams sometimes function as symbols of the Self, Carl Jung’s term for the core of the psyche. The animals listed were: snakes, owls, ducks, geese, swans, frogs, turtles, whales, dolphins, porpoises, fish, bugs and bees. To that list we could also add the following: lions, tigers, and bears (for they are the “rulers” of their animal communities like the Self is meant to be the “ruler” of … [Read more...]

Jungian Dreamwork Series: Animals (Part I) By Andy Drymalski, EdD In last month’s article we examined the Self. The Self is the spiritual core and regulating center of the psyche. It is often symbolized in dreams by dream figures and images which evoke a sense of wholeness and the creative union of opposites. Examples include rare and enduring objects (e.g., gold, diamonds, a unique rock, a majestic tree), mandala figures such as a circle, square, cross, or maze, or individuals symbolic of … [Read more...]