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Carl
Jung
 Like
his mentor Sigmund Freud, Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1960) also believes in the existence of the unconscious. However, he
does not see the unconscious as animalistic, instinctual, or sexual; he
sees it
as more spiritual. Eventually, Jung split with Freud due to their differing views on dreams.
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According
to Jung, dreams are a way of communicating and acquainting yourself with the unconscious. Dreams
are not attempts to conceal
your true feelings from the waking mind, but rather
they are a window to your unconscious. They serve to
guide the waking self to achieve wholeness and offer a
solution to a problem you are facing in your waking life.
Jung
views the ego as your sense of self and how you portray yourself to the
world. Part of Jung's theory is that all things can be viewed as paired
opposites: good/evil, male/female, or love/hate. So working in opposition to the ego,
is the "counterego" or what he refers to as the shadow. The shadow
represents the rejected aspects of
yourself that you do
not wish to acknowledge. The shadow is more primitive, somewhat uncultured, and
a little awkward.
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