Visions in the Night : Jungian and Ancient Dream Interpretation

by Covitz, Joel

• ISBN13: 9780919123922
• ISBN10: 0919123929
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-06-01
• Publisher: Inner City Books

Summary

Thousands of years before Freud and Jung, the role of dream interpreter was an established profession. Visions in the Night examines both ancient and modern literature for insights into the nature of dreams, citing both biblical figures like Daniel and Joseph as well as the work of Jung. The author shows that the ancients had very positive methods for studying dreams as a tool of psychological transformation and healing, prefiguring the insights of modern scholars. This title is number 91 in the Studies in Jungian Psychology by Jungian Analysts series.

Author Biography

Joel Covitz, D.D., is an ordained rabbi and licensed clinical psychologist in Brookline, MA.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 7
Acknowledgments	p. 9
Translation Note	p. 10
Dreams in Ancient Tradition	p. 11
A Jewish Theory of Dream Interpretation	p. 13
The Dream As Personal Prophecy	p. 15
Gabriel: The Master of Dreams	p. 16
Ordinary Dreams	p. 20
Individual Destiny	p. 22
In Search of the Miraculous	p. 26
Which Dreams Should Be Interpreted	p. 28
The Concerns of Dreams	p. 28
The Moral Instinct in Dreams	p. 31
The Inner Child in Dreams	p. 32
The Symbolic Language of Dreams	p. 33
The Dream Interpreter	p. 39
Who Interprets?	p. 40
A Joint Effort	p. 42
The Dream Interpreter As Advisor	p. 43
The Luck Factor	p. 45
The Wounded Healer	p. 45
Qualifications of the Healer	p. 47
Vocational Hazards	p. 49
The Question of the Fee	p. 52
The Art of Positive Dream Interpretation	p. 54
The Danger of Negative Forecasting	p. 55
A Two-Step Process	p. 59
The Next Step: The Action Plan	p. 62
A Sense of the Future	p. 64
The Inner Advisor	p. 65
Looking for Love	p. 66
Mirroring the Self	p. 68
The Voice of Conscience	p. 71
Reversal of Fortune	p. 73
Dream Incubation	p. 76
A Jewish Theory of Dream Interpretation	p. 83
Pitron Chalomot (The Interpretation of Dreams)	p. 86
Glossary of Jewish Terms	p. 120
Bibliography	p. 122
Index	p. 124
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