dreams

In The Out-of-Body Experience I suggested a perceptual model of reality whereby human beings, and probably all conscious animals, exist in two states of awareness. There is the “waking state” – that is, the perceptual world shared by other consciousnesses and proven to be consistent and real by the simple fact that other consciousnesses seem to see

It is for this reason that sleep paralysis is also known as a “night-mare”. The word mare comes from the same root as the German Mahr and the Old Norse mara, referring to a supernatural being that lies on peoples’ chests at night. It is thought that the original source of the word mare is the Indo-European word mar which means to pound, bruise or c

dreams present a fresh perspective. The dream maker’s views can differ radically from our conscious mind’s opinions and values. Jung said dreams are “invariably seeking to express something that the ego does not know and does not understand.”

the “I” in the dream is usually the least trustworthy part. Often at night our dream ego—the “I” in the dream—is confronted by figures that frighten, denigrate, or frustrate. Upon awakening, we tend to side with our dream ego and assume that the figures that have crossed us in the dream are mistaken or threatening. Usually, however, the new attitud

Finally, dreams are usually about the inner world. The dream maker is mostly interested in us. In waking life, the external world demands our attention; we turn our faces outward to interact with others, accomplish tasks, and achieve goals. However, the dream maker remarks primarily on things happening in the interior. We are often tempted to see d

Dreams try to introduce us to our own massa confusa, to “relativize” the ego. Dreams are the main way our souls attempt to speak to us (aside from disease).