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My name is Simon Lindfors. I’m from Sweden and have been interested in dreams and Jungian psychology throughout my life. Shortly after discovering Jung as a nineteen-year-old, I was fortunate enough to get a job at a Jung center, where I worked for several years in an editorial capacity; we were publishing Jungian literature, had a newsletter I wrote for, organized lectures and courses by Jungian analysts, and so on. A lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then, but Jungian psychology has always been a companion.

A few months prior to writing this, I had both an inner and an outer experience that, together, inspired me to create this blog. I dreamt of a woman who urged me to “write about my dreams” and share them with others. I thought that was strange. Shortly afterward, I happened to write a post on an open Jung forum, which, to my surprise, received an overwhelmingly positive response. Many people asked if I had a blog or something similar, as they wanted to read more. The coincidence of this inner dream and the external response made me realize that perhaps it was time for me to start sharing my knowledge, experiences, and thoughts on dreams and Jungian psychology.

My goal is to approach these topics from a personal perspective while grounding the content in classic Jungian literature. Once I got started, I found that creativity flowed back to me after a period of absence. I take great pleasure in writing these texts and am grateful to have this platform as a vessel for my creativity, allowing interested individuals to engage with it.

The texts are divided into three categories: Reflections, Dream Analysis, and Dream Image.

The first category, Reflections, is where I share otherwise unsorted thoughts on Jungian psychology, often connected to my own experiences viewed from a Jungian perspective. Many of the texts are inspired by questions I’ve come across on Reddit; some are responses I’ve written there but in expanded form.

As mentioned, I’ve always been fascinated by dreams and have become quite skilled over time at interpreting them. Under the category Dream Analysis, I provide interpretations of selected dreams from a Jungian perspective. I find dream interpretation both exciting to write about and to read. However, it’s rare to come across exhaustive interpretations of individual dreams in “the literature,” as dreams are typically used to highlight or illustrate a specific point. The dream as a whole is seldom analyzed. So I believe that people interested in the field may find these "holistic interpretations" engaging. Studying such analyses can teach one a lot about dreams.

The third category is Dream Image. You could call it a dream lexicon. Anyone who has read serious Jungian literature knows that this concept is met with skepticism, to say the least. After all, you can’t definitively say that one thing means another; the symbols in our dreams are contradictory and can only be understood in their context—particularly in relation to the dreamer’s unique psychology.

At the same time, there are commonalities. I can’t just as easily dream about a fly as I would a horse—they are simply two different images with distinct general meanings. Similarly, there are typical ways to understand symbols such as flying, crashing, eating, clothing, cars, dogs, graves, and so on.

Dream Images is a “lexicon” I’ve worked on—or, at least, tinkered with from time to time—for at least fifteen years while studying Jungian literature. Practically everything included is based on the works of Jung, von Franz, Edinger, and other prominent Jungian analysts. No article claims to explain what something means in a reader’s dream; rather, the collection aims to inspire reflection and can be especially useful when the dreamer feels stuck in forming his or her own associations. I often use this lexicon myself when working with my dreams.

Since I occasionally "tinker" with the Dream Images articles, they should all be considered "works in progress." Repetitions occur, some sections are of rather low stylistic quality, and so on. However, I believe their content is valuable enough to publish them in their unfinished state at a given point in time.

I hope my texts across these three categories serve as inspiration and encourage reflection in the reader. You can contact me at The Cabeiri Experience, written as one word, followed by @gmail.com.

That reminds me – why do I call my blog "The Cabeiri Experience"? The very first dreams I remember—when I was about four or five years old—can be understood as an encounter with the Cabeiri archetype. I will probably write about this on the blog someday.

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