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Core Quality 2
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ABSTRACT
A prerequisite for all dream interpretation is an understanding that dreams live in a world of symbols where wind and weather, plants, animals and objects can all be expressions of qualities of the soul. In Pharaoh’s dream from the Bible, “fat and lean cows” refer to future years of abundance and starvation, respectively. The separate elements in a dream were then traced back to their sources and Freud could assemble them into an interpretation. Based on his experience, Sigmund Freud developed a whole catalogue of sexual dream symbols. Weapons, tools and oblong objects, for instance, referred to male sexuality, while hollow things and objects being wrought were interpreted as feminine. Most dream theorists with clinical experience recognize that sexual interpretations are relevant at times. Calvin Hall developed his own cognitive theory of dream symbolism. C. G. Jung, who did experimental research on associations at the beginning of his career, was critical of Freud’s use of free association in dreams.