THIRD EYE DROPS

Dreams and the Hidden Realm of Soul with James Hillman and Carl Jung

Aug 4, 2023

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Dreams serve as a communication medium with nature, ancestors, and gods in various cultural contexts.

James Hillman's approach to dreams involves viewing them as divine archetypes, promoting fascination and depth over rational explanations.

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The Significance of Dreams Across Cultures and History

Dreams have played a critical role in various cultures and historical contexts. For animistic ancestors and ancient Greeks, dreams were considered as means of communication from nature, spirits, ancestors, and even gods. Practices like incubation in temples were believed to induce healing or prophetic dreams. Freud and Jung influenced modern dream interpretation, with Freud focusing on translating dreams for daily life and Jung emphasizing integrating unconscious material with conscious mind.

The Mythopoetic Nature of Dream Interpretation

01:23

Introduction

3min

The Mystery of Dreams

3min

The Importance of Dream Interpretation

3min

The Dream and the Underworld

3min

The History of Dreaming and the Underworld

4min

The Identity of Dreams

2min

The Power of Dreams

3min

The Mystery of Dreams

6min

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What are dreams? Where do they come from? Do they hold deep hidden meaning or are they neurological nonsense? Whatever your opinion, we've collectively struggled to make sense of dreams since time immemorial.

In this transmission, we'll investigate the phenomenon of dreams. We'll primarily look through the lens of mythopoetic psychologists like Carl Jung, and especially, James Hillman.

Hillman was a post-jungian depth psychologist, author, and founder of what he called archetypal psychology-- A philosophy that seeks to re-ensoul the psyche through a combination of mythology and psychology. If you're interested in exploring this one further, check out Hillman's The Dream and the Underworld and his A Blue Fire lecture series.

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