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What Are Dreams
All of us dream, several times a night. It is believed by some that we sleep in order that we may
dream. It is during REM (rapid eye movement) sleep that we do most of our dreaming. If we are
deprived of sleep, REM sleep increases on sebsequent nights. Sleep deprivation prevents us from
completing our dreams and we sebsequently enagage in dream-like thinking during our waking states
of consciousness. Such is the power of the dream.
The act of dream is physiological (physical), whereas the content of the dream is psychological.
The images, emotions and activities of the dream are a product of the individual's unconscious mind,
having to do with the total make-up of one's human condition (conscious and unconscious). Most
images (symbols) in dreams are personal representations of the individual (dealing with events and
emotions in our waking lives), but also found within the dream are representations (symbols) that
have nothing to do with the individual's personal knowledge. These are what Carl Jung called the
archetypal images, images that are from the collective knowledge of all mankind (actually predate
mankind itself). Their images symbolize the tendencies of the human mind that form representations of
mythological motifs - representations that can vary a great deal without losing their basic
patterns. An archetype is not a specific image or motif but variations of the images and motifs
that are found in mythology. The archetype is a predisposition (previous inclinations) to an image,
a common psychic structure that parallels the common human structure (patterns in life). The
archetype itself cannot be experienced; all we can know of it is its effect on dreams, emotions,
actions and other mental contents.....more
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A motif as a main element, idea or feature of art, literature and music {the Muse}. In dreams the motif is the main theme, with the possibility of one or more motifs within it. The symbols point to the motif(s), which describe the events, emotions, activities of the dreamer's psychological life. Motif(s) are the main theme(s) contained within the dream....
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