Jungian Dream Concepts Flashcards
Anima
unknown women in a man’s psyche
- inner aspect feminine
animus
unknown men in a womans psyche
- inner aspect masculine
Unknown people
aspects of yourself
shadow
slightly inferior aspects of yourself that you dont want to acknowledge
- usually same sex as dreamer
the collective unconscious
- the unconscious collective in a society information - symbols avaliable to all
- often symbolized in dreams as the Ocean
archetype
common pattern
- something that comes up over and over again can be in dreams, films, etc,
ex. wise old creature, heroic journey
the Self
- part of us that is connected to the collective unconsious, spirtual world and universal symbols
associations
analyst asks the patient for these about certain symbols in his/her dreams
ex horse
resistance
to therapy, therapist
projection
projecting aspects of yourself onto some else
- often/always occours in male/female relationships
transference
in analysis: transfer negative or positive feelings for our Mother or Father onto the analyst
self
concrete self, ego self
labyrinth
a spiral “maze” that always get people into the centre
big dream
could be describing present day or future, usually about society or maybe the world
can be hinting about something
mandela
an image that goes around (circular images)