We imagine the unconscious as something inside us ... But the unconscious can equally well be imagined outside of our bodies, out in the world, like a dark, wild forest through which we roam. There are equal measures of mystery in dreams and wilderness.
— Bill Plotkin, Soulcraft
Theatwitter.comWe imagine the unconscious as something inside us ... But the unconscious can equally well be imagined outside of our bodies, out in the world, like a dark, wild forest through which we roam. There are equal measures of mystery in dreams and wilderness. — Bill Plotkin, Soulcraft
Beyond involuntary and compulsive behaviour, there are two ways the unconscious bridges the gap to speak to the conscious mind: dreams and imagination .
How Ignoring the Unconscious Keeps You Trapped in a Limiting Identity: A Jungian Perspective
As Jung put it, would you not wish to converse with a two-million-year-old sage who knocked at your door, who knows what nature knows and perhaps the dreamer has forgotten? So each night, then, this source of natural sagacity comes to us and invites a conversation. Seen this way, how could we not pay some respectful attention to such a summons?
Joseph Lee LCSW • Dream Wise: Unlocking the Meaning of Your Dreams
waking and dreaming as an ongoing conversation between two worlds,