Dreams attempt
o solve problems
according to the
individual style
of life and they
are not to be
interpreted as
common sense.”
Alfred Adler theorised that dreams were pathways
to our real thoughts and that our unconscious and
conscious works together during dreaming.
Another dream theorist, Friedrich Perls, suggested
that dreams contain rejected parts of us, and that
they are specific to the dreamer, rejecting universal
symbols. He thought that the characters in our
dreams represented aspects of ourselves.
Dreams bring a certain mystery back into our lives.
We become aware and relearn the use of intuition
and instinctively begin to understand the dormant
language of nature and archetypes.
Although dreams may be confusing and unclear,
these images are the dream’s disguises. Dream
symbols are unique to the individual, although
I find universal meaning in some symbols to be
of great help in dream interpretation and during
therapy. Another important aspect of dreams are
their complexity; a dream can incorporate more
than one aspect of your being.