Symbolic meanings of island in dreams.
H Takao
Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences February 1, 1998 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1819.1998.tb00973.x (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Case study Case report Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 6 |
| Population | Neurotic patients in Jungian analysis |
| Intervention | Jungian analysis |
| Keywords | Humans Ego Dreams Jungian theory Neurotic disorders Psychoanalytic interpretation Psychoanalytic therapy Symbolism Adult Female Unconscious, psychology |
| Key findings | The authors propose that the island symbol in dreams carries three meanings: the entrance point into Jungian analysis, a complex the dreamer is involved in, and the beginning of a newly organized ego consciousness. They suggest these multiple meanings originate from several levels of the unconscious that produce the same island symbol. |
Abstract
Six dreams reported from neurotic patients in the therapy of Jungian analysis are presented to illustrate the symbolic meanings of islands in dreams. The island in dreams symbolizes (i) the entrance point into Jungian analysis, (ii) a complex in which a dreamer has got involved and (iii) the beginning of the newly organized ego consciousness. The multiple meanings of islands are suggested to originate from several levels of the unconscious from which the identical symbol of island comes from.