Dreaming the Dream Onwards

“One would do well to treat every dream as though it were a totally unknown object. Look at it from all sides, take it in your hand, carry it about with you, and let your imagination play around with it.”  (Jung, C. G., CW10, ¶320).

In this workshop, participants will deepen their relationship to the unconscious by exploring the nature and language of dreams. We will learn through Jung’s method of active imagination and modalities of the expressive arts how to “dream the dream onwards.” Jung’s four-fold schema of dream interpretation will be utilized as a model for participants to learn how to circumambulate the dream’s various meanings and uncover their deeper significance. Deepening our relationship to dreams and the embodied imagination help us connect with the personal, cultural, and spiritual dimensions of psyche as a path to healing and transformation. An experiential component using dreams, active imagination, and expressive arts will assist in further integrating the material.

Instructor Bio:

Lori Goldrich, Ph.D. is a Jungian analyst and clinical psychologist currently teaching and supervising in the Institute’s analytic training program. She’s an expressive arts and music therapist, and has written and presented on the subjects of dreams, creativity, complex theory, the transcendent function, and active imagination. Her article “Psychic Pregnancy, Birth & Transformation” (2018) offers insights into subtleties of the process of sandplay and active imagination. She has a private practice in Oakland.