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
The unconscious is a universal aspect of the psyche shared by all of us. It connects us with the origins of our being and intimately binds us together in our families, nations, and with all of creation.
Sandra Easter • Jung and the Ancestors: Beyond Biography, Mending the Ancestral Web
Though the unconscious remains distant from ego awareness, we do have the symptom, or the dream, that is conscious, and each visitant has one foot in the dual realms. By respecting and tending this manifestation of the unconscious, we can finally begin to discern the direction of the psyche’s desire for us.
Joseph Lee LCSW • Dream Wise: Unlocking the Meaning of Your Dreams
waking and dreaming as an ongoing conversation between two worlds,