What Is Jung's Philosophies?

Carl Jung has influenced modern dream studies more than anyone else, except for Sigmund Freud. Jung and Freud were friends and agreed on a lot, however, they had different views on dream interpretation. Jung saw dreams as having a structure of a play or a story of sorts. He saw parallels between dreams and myths, saying that sometimes they used the same symbols to express their themes. Jung referred to the whole personality (mind/body/feelings) as the “psyche”. He believed that different kinds of dreams came from different levels of the “psyche”. He saw dreams as the “psyche’s” attempt at communicating important things to a person. Freud believed our dreams expressed forbidden wishes that we had to keep hidden and disguised. Like our dreams
These symbols are believed to occur in all cultures throughout all of history. These symbols are known as archetypes. Jung refers to this phenomenon as the “collective unconscious”. The collective unconscious is the deepest level of the “psyche”. “It consists of hundreds of archetypes, in-born predispositions to think or act in certain ways. Archetypes are image patterns with energy charges built into them; archetypes need to be expressed and integrated with each other; archetypes are expressed in dreams, myths, mystical practices, beliefs about aliens and flying saucers. The collective unconscious is the product of the repeated experiences of the human species.”
It sounds exactly as it is. This person in your dreams plays jokes constantly to keep you from taking yourself too seriously. When you are uncertain about decisions or where you want to go in life is when the trickster appears. The trickster will often make you feel uncomfortable or embarrassed. They will mock you and expose you to your vulnerabilities. Sometimes even change shape during your dream. The wise old man/woman is another major archetypal character. They are the helper in your dreams. Typically this appears as a teacher, doctor, priest, or some other unknown authority figure. They appear in your dreams to offer you guidance and words of wisdom. These figures are there to keep you on the right track and guide you in the right direction if you get lost. The next archetypal character is the divine child. This is your true self in its absolute purest form. It symbolizes things such as your innocence, sense of vulnerability, and your helplessness. However, it also represents your full potential. In our dreams this is usually symbolized as a baby or younger