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Analysis of Oneiric Symbols

The symbol analysis is a basic component of Jung's analytical method. He devoted this subject a great number of works among which we mention: Psychology and Alchemy.

The symbols often appear in dreams and this is why they request the analyst's contribution to their decrypting.(1) Unlike Freud, who reduces almost all oneiric symbols to sexuality, Jung claims that the symbols are indications of the collective unconscious archetypes and especially of the Self (the archetype of the center).(2)

An example of oneiric symbol analysis is also the following... [To be continued]

Notes:
1. Jung introduces the notion of amplification in the effort of dream interpretation. The analyst participates with his vast knowledge to the deciphering of the oneiric symbols' psychological signification. This knowledge is extracted from astrology, alchemy, mythology, history of religions, etc.
2. An article dealing with Freud and Jung approach of symbols may be found at http://essays.freudfile.org.

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