A circle encompasses many meanings in numerous areas: the wholeness of numbers in mathematics, the spiritual oneness depicted by the circle and the mandala, protection from evil by...
One of Carl Jung s most interesting areas of thought is that of individuation. In a nutshell the word refers to the processes involved in becoming a self-aware human being.The area...
As dreams apparently emerge from what has been named the unconscious, it is helpful to understand ideas regarding it, and something of its nature. In ancient cultures we occasional...
See Angel, Ocean. Living life from the depths of the soul and emotions, because fish live in the depths of the sea. Feeling like “a fish in water”—being in one’s element. O...
The rigid, conventional side. Initiation into manhood. Wanting to amount to something in life.The persona in the Jungian sense (that which is presented to the outside) in contrast ...
(see Abuse, Armor, Weapons)Conflict or clashes with social strictures, other’s ideals, or your own sense of right and wrong.Jungian: Self-conflict between what we wish to be and ...
(see Barefoot, Body, Shoes)Your sense of mobility and spiritual or emotional balance (e.g., “footing”). Taking a new step or direction with your life.Jungian: Our connection wi...
(see Abyss, Cliff, Underground)Freudian: A vaginal emblem.Jungian: The subconscious, or an opening to this realm. Aspects of the self that you’ve hidden or fear.Manholes represen...
A major symbolic analogy of mankind is the carriage in relation to humans. The driver is the Self in Jungian psychology; the carriage, the body and mind; horses are the vital force...
(see Animals, Birds, Wings)American: Freedoms and liberties in which everyone deserves to share Soaring with an eagle: A type of flying dream.Many solar gods are equated with this ...
(see Death, Seance)Residual feelings or uncertainties that you haven’t totally dealt with honestly or recognized.Esoterically, the disembodied spirit of a person who has returned...
(see Clothes, Costmnes)Facades. Tilings not being what they seem. Or, the image you present to the world being only a partial truth.Adapting to difficult circumstances: Ancient peo...
(see by type, Eating, Garden)If this is a play on words, your subconscious is saying that for some reason you have begun to feel as productive as an inanimate, uprooted vegetable. ...
(1) This may be a sexual symbol, representing male genitals. As such it would appear in a woman’s dreams and might express fear of sex, or an ambivalent fear-fascination feeling ...
They symbolize fecundity, the periodic renewal of nature. After a waiting period, a new horizon opens to us. This dream indicates wealth and prosperity, except when the eggs are br...
It is a solar symbol, early bird, emblem of vigilance and activity. During the Middle Ages, it was a Christian icon of great importance, as demonstrated by its massive presence in ...
(see Flood, Fountain, Ice, River, Rain, Snow)Changing tides: Among the Teutonic people, each tide carried different meanings that may apply to your dream.The tide occurring just be...
(1) The sea may represent the unconscious. Putting out to sea may, therefore, symbolize an exploring of the unconscious. Drowning may represent (the fear of) having vour conscious ...
This very powerful archetype has taken on new meaning in the past few decades because of the presence of the wizard in film, television, and video games.The wizard is the arbiter o...
In Jungian psychology, the persona—the side of ourselves that we present to the world—is portrayed as an actor. Unless we are somehow involved in actual acting or have unrealiz...