The crazed killer may be an archetype that unmasks a deep distrust the dreamer has of other people. Again, this can lead to deeper self-study and better self-understanding.
Jung and the Tarot
Carl Jung was the first psychoanalyst to attach importance to tarot symbolism. He regarded the tarot cards as representing archetypes. The concept that each of the cards represents the dynamics surrounding a person or situation is the foundation for Tarot reading. Since the cards represent the different archetypes within each individual, ideas of the subject's self-perception can be gained by asking clients to select a card that they 'identify with' and discuss what that card says to the individual. Equally, the subject can try to clarify the situation by imagining it in terms of the archetypal ideas associated with each card. For instance, someone rushing into a situation, like the Knight of Swords, or blindly keeping the world at bay like the Rider-Waite-Smith Two of Swords.
In modern tarot readings the cards are selected randomly. The situation or archetype represented by the card is explained by the reader. The client then applies the information to their current situation in an attempt to see the situation in a clearer, more precise light. The modern reading also brings in another Jungian concept, that of synchronicity into the activity. Synchronicity is the experience of two or