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The world of dreams both fascinates and disorients, effortlessly capturing our attention to the point of clouding our judgment and intuition.
In this article, I invite you to explore the heart of this intriguing astral realm.

My Personal Experience
I am someone who dreams vividly. I’ve experienced numerous prophetic visions, touching on my personal life, the lives of those around me (near or far) and, more recently, even the future of humanity.

These experiences have varied: sometimes extraordinary and striking, sometimes painful, plunging me into a near-catatonic state for a few minutes. Despite the gift of speech we all possess, some realities remain ineffable, experienced only in this journey of the soul.

Since I began viewing an unexamined dream as an unopened letter, my life has taken a radical turn.

The Dream as an Expression of the Subconscious Mind

The subconscious is a subtle, discreet layer of our mind, distinct from rational consciousness. When we’re awake, it remains hidden, like a secret reservoir influencing our behaviors, decisions, and reactions. It’s in deeper states (like sleep, meditation, or trance) that this part of us becomes more accessible.

We can think of it as an “emotional brain,” a matrix that records everything we experience: images, words, emotions, wounds, as well as beliefs and conditioning passed down from childhood. Unlike the conscious mind, which filters and analyzes, the subconscious records without judgment, preserving the invisible foundations of our inner programming.

Dreams are one of the primary ways the subconscious communicates. During sleep, the barriers of rationality soften, allowing this space to express itself through symbolic images, fragmented narratives, or scenes charged with intense emotions. Dreams act as a mirror of our inner world, revealing buried desires, deep aspirations, but also lingering fears and unhealed wounds.

Thus, each dream is a staged performance where the subconscious, through metaphors and symbols, unveils the state of our buried personal memories.

Learning to decode this language isn’t about finding a universal key but observing how this mirror reflects our personal history, wounds, and untapped potential. Dreams become an exceptional space for exploration, where the subtle mind reveals what the waking consciousness cannot yet see or refuses to acknowledge.

The Dream as a Facilitator of Shadow Integration

According to Carl Jung, dreams go beyond a mere succession of random images: they provide a unique space where the shadow (all that we reject, repress, or deny within ourselves) finds a way to express itself. This shadow encompasses our anger, jealousy, impulses, instincts, but also our untapped potential, stifled creative urges, and inner truths deemed unacceptable or indigestible by our waking consciousness.

Dreams act as a catalyst for integrating this shadow because they bypass the mental barriers that seek to rationalize everything, especially pain.
During sleep, these filters loosen, and the subconscious stages what we avoid or ignore through symbols, characters (what Jung calls archetypes), and situations. A threatening figure, an adversary, a hostile environment, or recurring accidents and disasters often represent fragments of ourselves we refuse to embrace.

By observing these scenes with detachment, without self-judgment, we begin the process of integration. Dreams invite us to dialogue with our shadows, to see them as messengers or even teachers rather than enemies. This encounter makes possible the work of individuation described by Jung: uniting opposites, mending what was torn, to become whole.

Integrating the shadow doesn’t mean giving in to impulses but simply acknowledging and not minimizing their existence and role.

Dreams confront us with the paradox of the human condition: what we flee is precisely what demands to be seen. Thus, nightmares and disturbing dreams are not mere disruptions but genuine opportunities for inner transformation.

In this sense, dreams are powerful accelerators of consciousness. They create a symbolic space to explore our shadows without experiencing them directly in the external world. Each dream becomes an inner laboratory: by embracing what manifests within it, we expand our identity, reconciling light and darkness, moving toward a more integrated and authentic version of ourselves.

The Dream as Illusion

Dreams, as illusions, reveal another facet: that of an intermediary space, often linked to the astral plane in many traditions.
In this realm, the forms we perceive are not concrete realities but projections shaped by our imagination, memories, and wounds. Dreams become a malleable stage where everything can be amplified, distorted, or inverted.

In lucid dreaming, for example, this malleability is striking: consciousness takes control, shaping the environment like a painter creating and manipulating symbols with their mind and “body.”

Without this awareness, unresolved wounds, traumas, and unconscious desires dictate the “script.” We may find ourselves immersed in intense, sometimes oppressive scenarios, unaware that their source is internal …ourselves.

We suggest viewing this world as a fluid space where it’s easy to be trapped by illusion: the enemy, savior, lover, drama, or victory are often just amplified reflections of our psyche.

Recognizing this illusory nature doesn’t diminish the dream experience but calls for vigilance and discernment. It urges us to distinguish between symbolic messages meant for integration and mere projections of our unhealed shadows.

In this way, dreams are both a playground for exploration and a warning: they reveal our capacity to create worlds but also how easily we can be swayed by illusions forged by our own minds.

Conclusion

In closing, please don’t let your dreams torment you. Instead, record them all, regardless of their nature.
What steps will you take right now to elevate yourself through the power of your dreams?
How will you make your dreams true allies for your growth?

Take good care of yourself!

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