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Dr. Mannis presented this analysis to the Jung Society of Washington on May 21, 2021. A synopsis of this presentation is in development and will be available soon.
A visual interpretation of C.G. Jung’s Green Dream as conceived by Mark Ford
Jung had this dream shortly after Christmas of 1912. He was 37 years old. He was personally reeling from his collapsing friendship with Freud. Jung referred to this time of his life as “a period of inner uncertainty.” Arguably this “Green Dream” may be the most important dream of Jung’s life. I believe this dream has great significance for all of us, as it began a journey of introspection that Jung aptly named, the individuation process.
I think this dream is best approached from three distinct directions. The first is an aesthetic appreciation of the exquisite beauty of this dream. The second is an analysis/interpretation of the dream, using Jung’s own symbolic methodology. The final involves an investigation into what this dream meant for Jung, personally, and the life altering choices he made subsequent to this “Green Dream.”
– Robert F. Mannis