Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Dream Reflection: The importance of expanding one's conscious awareness

A recently published article about dreaming, a class discussion and a dream I had last night, all have prompted me to post something about dreaming today.

I don't have any groundbreaking news to share but want to pose a question and some thoughts.

Question: Do you lack psychic equilibrium between your conscious mind and your unconscious mind? Translation: Are the thoughts, desires and self-expression of your dreams in communication (in a positive way) with your conscious mind? Or is there a disconnect?

Why?
Because Carl Jung believes that the consious mind (our thinking mind) acts as a censoring mechanism that limits access to our unconscious thoughts. Jung says that in the long-run, if this censoring continues, internal stress can build up and sickness will develop. Translation: If there is an inability to bridge the unconscious to the conscious part of ourselves, we will get sick and we will never fully understand ourselves.

What might this mean for you?
Maybe you should pay more attention to your dreams and see what happens in your life. Does your stress reduce? Does it lead you to self-discovery?

How might this be done?
Most experts suggest, as you go to sleep, repeat to yourself that you will remember your dreams and promise yourself that when you wake up you will spend time lying in bed recalling the dreams.

For more info on dreams, check out some of these links:
* The art of dreaming
* International Association for the Study of Dreams Go to: About Dreams
* The Dreams Foundation
* 6 observations Jung made about dreams

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