ABSTRACT
A frequently encountered dream report involves fleeing or attempting to find a safe haven from enemies, or trying to protect the location from “outsiders” or other visuospatial threats – these threats are themselves likely to be still more symbolic characters, animals, or situations. Carl Jung equated dream environments that were more natural as representing a more “primitive” state. Natural events such as sunsets, storms, clouds, darkness, and fire, all long recognized universal symbols that shape dream imagery and mythic storytelling, have been shown to evoke emotions that arrest the senses in preparation for what is to come, and have obvious survival advantages for hominids navigating the ancestral environment. The fundamental division of day and night is likely a part of the makeup of all animals, since feeding, resting, and exploring all vary on the basis of available light in the environment.
