TAPPING INTO THE UNCONSCIOUS | Dreams

Many of my images have been directly inspired by dreams, a rich and uninhibited reserve of images, symbols, and themes emerging directly from the unconscious mind. I have always been fascinated by the interpretation of dreams. In many ancient societies, dreams were considered a supernatural communication or divine intervention with messages that could be translated by people with certain powers.

Jung believed that archetypes manifested themselves in dreams as symbols or figures, each representing an unconscious attitude largely hidden to the conscious mind. In Jung’s view, acquaintance with the archetypes as manifested by these symbols increases your awareness of unconscious attitudes, integrating seemingly ...

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