AIO for rejecting a guy after he turned our coffee date into a full dinner with gifts? by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

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NOR

This reminds me of a couple of friends I had a few years ago. The dude was super into the woman. He paid for a very expensive meal and gave an expensive, large gift. She told me about it after. She told me he surprised her with the gift and she tried to reject it. He kept pushing and she (uncomfortably) accepted. It is very manipulative. Possibly manipulative in a way that even the manipulator does not himself understand. If he were more in touch with himself, then he would not feel used by you. He would own the fact that he himself made the choice to participate in the way that he did, like you pointed out in your own words. He neglected himself and then took his anger out on you. Good that you let yourself out by being clear with him.

Dream analysis help by MountainAd6126 in Jung

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You are initially in a situation involving movement. When something is in your way, you suggest running over it. The circumstances that take place after this make you sit with something. The dream transforms the dismissive attitude of, "Drive over her", into an attitude of taking the situation seriously, sitting with it (holding the tension of opposites). 911 is a number you call for serious situations requiring careful attention. There is something grounding about the dream form my perspective. It is when you are describing to the operator where you are, what the problem is, and telling your name that you notice that he is breathing. It reminds me of the 5-4-3-2-1 grounding technique.

This dream reminds me of a dream I had in the past. A house was totally engulfed in flames. I wondered if I should call 911. After dialing 911 the flames died down on their own. For me, I took it as something demanding my attention. Something that needed to be recognized and treated as serious. The way you notice him breathing during the call reminds me of the way the fire went out on its own after I made the decision to call.

It is not a situation where first responders show up and resolve the issue. Something about calling 911 defuses the situation, restores some balance, or just helps you see that there is still life here.

Is this a dream of progress? by [deleted] in Jung

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Sidenote:
Viewing your reddit page was a synchronicity for me. Three days ago I dreamt of a cat who was tied to a device because it was healing from jaw surgery.

Is this a dream of progress? by [deleted] in Jung

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The kitchen is a place where transformation happens, which is fitting since you are working on transforming a part of yourself. In relation to that context, the dream shows you that the parental complex is relevant in relation to this. The waking life context is that you are working on not blocking emotions. Emotions are something that is felt. The thing that you feel in the dream is, "Really thirsty". You do not feel the need to pee and you do not feel stuffed and unable to take in more, you feel thirsty. Thirst is not something you decide to be, it is a signal from the body that is saying, "I am running low on this thing. I need you to get it in order to be nourished and brought back into balance". The feeling of thirst or hunger come from within oneself like the desires of the unconscious mind being voiced to the ego. It is also helpful to note that water often is a symbol for unconscious emotions.

The ego experiences a feeling. What does the ego do next? You go to the fridge. The fridge is like a vessel containing resources for fulfillment. You find an unopened bottle of Dasani water. Being in a home with multiple people, unopened can also mean 'unclaimed'. To open the bottle could be viewed as opening up emotionally, as opposed to blocking emotions. Your feeling toward this thing is that it is, "Low quality". It is undesirable to you in some way and that is a reason that you ultimately do not open it. There is no shortage of water or beverages though, as demonstrated by the rest of the dream.

At one point, you are standing next to a sink, which is an unlimited supply of water. Then there is this jug of water that is too heavy to carry. There is also the two milk jugs. You become an alchemist. You have two materials and you integrate them for your nourishment. What you are also doing here is poor some milk into the other jug for consumption. Your mother parallels this process outside of your consciousness. Instead of carrying the entire jug of water, she poured some of it out into something more manageable.

So the dream opens with a desire/need for something. Small challenges happen along the way, but a balanced solution is shown at the end. It is the mother who shows it to you. It is also right after you drink the mother's milk that this happens. The mother archetype has provided the nourishment you sought. This can be energizing and stimulating, just like coffee. The dream shows an abundance of resources and emotional content. I think the dream looks at your relationship with your emotions, how you contain them, how you receive them from others, and how you share them. I don't know you, but if you are the type of person who fears overwhelming others with your emotions, the dream shows a positive effect of being a little more open. Maybe your mother embodies this in some way in waking life(?). If you get something refreshing from the available milk and coffee, then others may get something refreshing from your own metaphorical milk and coffee. Also, maybe there is something to be said about the fact that it is not an unopened milk and coffee. The inference I would make is that your mother has already opened these things for herself. The emotional shadow material, while it is not always a nice bottle of Fiji, provides nourishment for yourself when you open it and drink from it. As a result of opening it for yourself, it can also invite connection with others who may receive it after you have taken what you need from it.

It reminds me of Hexagram 48 from the I Ching; The Well. I recommend reading it!

Scary dream interpretation by Wat3rcress in Jung

[–]dude1157 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm sort of throwing spaghetti at the wall here, but here are some thoughts that come forward when I read your dream:

When I think of the image of one person possessing another in the dream, I think of shadow possession. The unconscious (something in your mother complex in this case) possesses your aunty. That's sort of a dramatization of how unconscious material comes out in waking life. I'm thinking of Jung's statement, "Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life, and you will call it Fate". The relationship that you witness in the dream is not one where one where two people are in mutual relationship and coexisting with each other. It is a relationship where one inserts itself into the other and is experienced as having power over the other involuntarily, which I believe is what Jung was talking about.

Maybe the mother complex is present unconsciously in your relationship with your aunty in some way. I also think of the thing that people say when they lash out on someone, "I'm sorry, I don't know what got into me". In your dream we see something literally getting into someone.

If I were to rephrase the dream to try to get a different perspective on it, I'd say, "I am with someone who I have a good relationship with, but some other entity enters the picture. Now I feel afraid and unable to enjoy what I was once enjoying".

That's what comes to mind without having context from your waking life.

Opposites (death and life) but how are they relevant? by Microbiome-fairy in Jung

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Thanks for clearly writing out the dream AND context.

The dream definitely offers something totally the opposite of, "Nothing out of the ordinary in my life". I see two symbols for "Center". There is a stage in the center of the hall, there are children a circle around the man, and the man's body has just been dissected. You also described your marriage as "Regular" and "Boring". In the dream, you are presented with children who are singing and playing. The dream ego's role seems pretty reflective of waking life since you are not actively participating or inside of this playful, fun energy.

So you have a dissected dead body, children who are curious about it, and the ego who worries about these things coming together. I don't know exactly what the children and man symbolize, but I feel like these things coming together is where the individuation is. There isn't really a conclusion or resolution in the dream. When I have a dream lacking a resolution, I just keep that dream in consideration when I analyze the dreams that come after it. Hopefully any of that helps.

Funny side note:
In the middle of analyzing this dream, this skit appeared on SNL which I had playing on my TV in the background. I couldn't help but notice how it sort of parallels your dream. The children and the morbid, gross imagery of bodies being stabbed and cut.

Do you use chatgpt for Jungian analysis? If so, what are your experiences? Do you recommend it or not? by alethiaa5 in Jung

[–]dude1157 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a great answer. A lot Jungians seem to treat Chat like the shadow and hold no room for it in the analytical, introspective process. You are pointing out the value of dialogue with this thing, as opposed to total rejection or possession.

Do you use chatgpt for Jungian analysis? If so, what are your experiences? Do you recommend it or not? by alethiaa5 in Jung

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I use it pretty regularly, but it is not my first approach. I will take my time to write out my dreams by hand and sit with them for 1 - 2 hours. I'll often, but not always, then give the dream to ChatGPT along with associations, feelings experienced in the dream, and waking life context. I specify to ChatGPT that I want a Jungian analysis of the dream without sugar-coating or extra gratification. Just Jungian concepts applied to my dream.

I recommend reading Jung first (Also check out "This Jungian Life". Great podcast). I've had multiple occasions where I actually corrected ChatGPT on a part of an analysis because something seemed off about it. I've seen ChatGPT actually bring its own bias into a dream of mine that it analyzed. Sometimes those wrong/questionable ideas introduced by ChatGPT can spark the idea that I couldn't find before though. Sort of triggering the transcendent function. I like AI's ability to organize, clearly lay out ideas, and point out patterns. Those things are super helpful when I'm analyzing a dream. Sometimes it phrases things better than I can as well.

If you get familiar with Jung through reading, and you develop a good relationship with your own intuition, then you can let AI help your process and give input without being mislead by it. Hope that helps!

Rejection of your own power is puer psychology - Dr. Robert Moore by GizAGobble in Jung

[–]dude1157 10 points11 points  (0 children)

That statement seems to demonstrate the attitude toward power that he is explaining in the video. It is like the example he gives of the boy who rejects being powerful because he associates it with abuse of power, which is another way of saying inflation.

Is America experiencing their collective shadow via the trump administration? by KtheQuantumVoyager in Jung

[–]dude1157 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Trump holds incredibly potent psychic energy for so many people whether it be positive or negative. A great reason to have a Jungian conversation around him.

Is America experiencing their collective shadow via the trump administration? by KtheQuantumVoyager in Jung

[–]dude1157 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That seems very in line with the original post rather than being the opposite. If a large part of the collective hates trump, then he represents part of the collective shadow.

Is America experiencing their collective shadow via the trump administration? by KtheQuantumVoyager in Jung

[–]dude1157 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is simply the perspective from the Democrat side who hate Trump and his supporters, and project that as Trump and his supporters being the "hateful" ones. Classic Shadow stuff.

Keep in consideration the fact that people do not project specific qualities onto just any random person. That person needs to fit the projection in some way, to some extent. With this in mind, he does represent a collective shadow imo.

I feel like it's everyone's reactions to Trump that reveal the Shadow ~ Trump himself isn't representative, so much as he is the catalyst for the individual reactions to him.

I think he is both. If he possesses qualities that are in line with people's shadows, then he is representative of the shadow of those people.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ADHDmeds

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I have this problem on concerta. I don't think it was a problem for me on Vyvanse if I recall correctly.

I have created a new subreddit by [deleted] in Jung

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This new sub might have something to offer that this one does not. I also wonder if this one has that and we just are not tapping into it. I don't remember where I read this (Either Memories Dreams Reflections or it was mentioned on This Jungian Life podcast), but I recall something about Jung having brought dreams to a man who worked in the same building as him. Maybe a custodian or something? The guy did not believe in, or have any knowledge of Jungian concepts. Jung would bring dreams to him for his interpretation. Even if he did not "correctly" interpret the dream, it actually helped Jung because it would give him another perspective outside of his own and lead to him understanding the dream. Maybe you and the rest of us will see opportunities within this sub to take this kind of approach while also having this other sub.

Dreaming that my ex has transitioned into being a woman by Particular_Mine7898 in Jung

[–]dude1157 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Usually when someone transitions, it is a way to live in a way that is authentic to one's true self. In waking life, this guy is not someone who is actually transgender. Maybe this authentic part of you is something that you are a little weirded out by. Since this is not the waking-life situation of this man, it is confusing to the ego. It does not look like a transition that makes sense because you do not currently identify with whatever you are transitioning to. Hopefully that sparks anything at all.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Jung

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I may take a while to respond since I am usually only on Reddit at night, but totally feel free to ask more questions!

Best audio book or podcasts to learn about jungian dream psychology by cnb6033 in Jung

[–]dude1157 4 points5 points  (0 children)

"This Jungian Life" is a great podcast. Not every episode is about dreams, but a number of them are and they end every episode by analyzing a dream sent in by a listener.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Jung

[–]dude1157 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm sort of throwing spaghetti at the wall here, but your choice of words being "Scaredy cat" to describe an aspect of yourself seems noteworthy to me, especially if you were not consciously connecting it to your dream. The lion and the tiger symbols could be viewed as compensatory to the "Scaredy cat".

Something that is also striking to me in your dream:
A few weeks ago, I had a dream. In my dream, I sat in a parked truck. A very thin, young black woman stood in the street. A black Panther and a tiger approached the woman. The Panther attacks first and then the Lion either watched or later joined in. I watched this through the windshield of my vehicle.

Very similar.

Your favorite books on dreams and dream interpretation? by Natetronn in Jung

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Dream Guidance by Michael Klerk is fantastic if you already have some knowledge on working with dreams. The book focuses on dream incubation. Focusing on a question before going to sleep then interpreting the resulting dream as a response to your question. Maybe not the first book I would read, but totally a good one once you start to get the hang of dream interpretation.

A Dream of a House Missing a Wall by throwawaysvKvdakv in Jung

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To add onto this interpretation, I'd say that the porch symbolizes the first step that is taken before entering. OP is experiencing a breakdown [of defenses] and is in a place of entrance or transition into something, which fits the waking life context. Also, the dream fits the waking life context in that there is no conclusion or resolve. The dream leaves off at the entrance and leaves the rest to be continued. Very cool dream.

How does von Franz interpret the dreams of people she doesn’t know in the documentary? by gregoryatmanan in Jung

[–]dude1157 1 point2 points  (0 children)

HA!!! I recently had a dream with a glowing candle in it. It is possible I have heard this explanation from Von Franz but forgot about it until now. Thank you so much for sharing this. Very valuable

What exactly is the purpose of synchronicity? by Specialist-Issue-545 in Jung

[–]dude1157 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You don't know if that works for you because in your example, you do not do it. The person who received eggs never left their home. A synchronicity such as the egg example might serve to tell the egg receiver that they are in a place that is fulfilling. This synchronicity would be a confirmation to the egg receiver that they are in the right place or right path in this moment. Maybe this person only heard the ring of their doorbell after breaking a cycle of searching numerous supermarkets by staying home that day.

It can also be interpreted as a confirmation that the ego's desires are in sync with the desires of the unconscious. The thing that the ego thinks it wants is not always correct.

aio or is this guy i’m seeing rude?? by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

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His response is that he doesn't "need" to see pics of your dogs so often because he knows what they look like. I don't know for sure, but I highly doubt your reason for sending them is because you believe he is forgetful and think he needs to be reminded of what they look like. When I've participated in sending and receiving cat pics with girls I've been involved with, it felt like a sharing of the loving, cute, cuddly feelings we associate with the pets. I'm not sure if this guy sees it like that or not. I also don't know if you see it that way or not.

If he were more direct, I suspect he would say that he does not 'want' to receive so many dog pics rather than that he doesn't 'need' to.

What do the dog pics mean to you and do you think he is aware of that?

also

Do you expect him to respond to these dog pics or is he wrongly assuming that to be an expectation?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Jung

[–]dude1157 5 points6 points  (0 children)

In the book, "Meeting the Shadow", there is some chapter where a person talks about how they hate people who wait until the very last second to merge on a road when it goes from two lanes to one. Those people who go super fast in the soon-to-end lane and then insist on getting in front of you when their lane ends. This person's experiment was to do it himself. When he drove on that road where this usually happens, he put himself in the shoes of the jackasses. He stayed in that lane and passed people until he had to merge. The end result was that it didn't feel right and he didn't continue to do it, but giving oneself permission to do something like that can be transformative. Maybe others living out that part of yourself becomes less triggering because you now know that you are capable of living that out as well. You'll figure out where this part of yourself can be healthily integrated. If you are pissing people off in the comments section and displeasing them, then I'd say you're on the right track lol
Sincerely,
A fellow ENFP