Zadius Sky: Discovery of the Unseen

Dreams are mysterious and very unpredictable nature. Dreams may come from the realm of the unknown or beyond our reality or from our very own subconsciousness. There are many theories for where do dreams come from.  But, dreams do indeed teach us a great deal, in small ways or in profound ways. We do not know how do dreams work every night, and we cannot foresee what the next dream will be like. Every night is a new adventure into the unknown.  And, dreams are full of possibilities and opportunities.

Laura Knight-Jadczyk once addressed the nature of dreams in her article, Dreams and Disinformation:

There are over 500 references to the word "dream" and its permutations in the Cassiopaean text, as I have just discovered, and a brief overview shows that dreams, like everything else, can be of a dual nature. We can have those that are communications with the higher self, other selves, the universal mind and so on; and we can have dreams that are a direct result of an idea that is being implanted to lead us astray; and we can have dreams that are "memories" of "abductions," or the screen memories implanted to cover the real activities of abduction, AND we can have prophetic dreams not to mention dreams of past life experiences and maybe even future life experiences! So, it seems that, like everything else, we have to use our minds, our experiences and our instincts to choose what interpretation is appropriate. As the Cassiopaeans have said, nobody said this was gonna be easy and "no pain, no gain." We have to exercise our thinking, our judgment and our conscious will to make them all strong and the best way to do this is to ask questions! The C’s made a remark in answer to a question that was not exactly about dreams, but the answer was so appropriate, I think that it applies in all situations:

A: These are the questions that prompt reflection, reflection prompts analysis, analysis prompts conclusions, which builds knowledge, which fosters protection!!!

Dreams have true meanings only to the dreamer. If one relates a dream to another, one might get a different interpretation than what was actually being conveyed by the dream. Using others’ interpretations of one’s dream might go in a wrong direction. What is important here is that dreams are both impersonal and personal natures, and only the dreamer can interpret the meanings behind the dreams if one has an appropriate knowledge about the dream in general.  So, first a dreamer needs a key, and that key is an asking of a question to which will open a door to one’s psyche.  When one awakes from the dream, one needs to have a question to which will lead to an understanding of the dream.

But, before one starts to understand or interpret a dream, one needs to look at the context of the dream itself. Carl Jung once said in his "Dream" that:

When we take up an obscure dream, our first task is not to understand and interpret, but to establish the context with minute care. By this I do not mean unlimited "free association" starting from any and every image in the dream, but a careful and conscious illumination of the interconnected associations objectively grouped round particular images. (96)

Above is important for dream as well in life.  Context in dreams and in any given situation is relevant.  Without taking the context in mind, it is like trying to understand the meaning of a story without hearing it.  When establishing a context in dream, one needs to discover if a certain object or individual in one’s dream have a subjective or an objective significance.  Jung pointed out:

For just as the image of an object is composed subjectively on the one side, it is conditioned objectively on the other side. When I reproduce it in myself, I am producing something that is determined as much subjectively as objectively. In order to decide which side predominates in any given case, it must first be shown whether the image is reproduced for its subjective or for its objective significance.  If, therefore, I dream of a person with whom I am connected by a vital interest, the interpretation on the objective level will certainly be nearer to the truth than the other.  But, if I dream of a person who is not important to me in reality, then interpretation on the subjective level will be nearer to the truth. (53)

If a dream contains a subjective significance, it is the unknown or unimportant.  That unknown would be considered to be part of the dreamer-self.  This unknown would reveal its action in the dream, and this action would reveal a hidden part of the dreamer.  This would be important for those who desire to understand about oneself or seek to resolve certain issues.

There are many meanings as well interpretations for dreams, as such works of Freud and Jung.  But, Jung’s objective/subjective significance is important to be part of one’s working knowledge in the search of the hidden meaning of the dreams.  Perhaps, one would discover the unseen parts of themselves, and these parts would be revealed as an utter shock or may come as a simple pleasant surprise.

When one is in search of self, a study of dreams will reveal many interesting and horrifying aspects of oneself than never been known before.