Characters Dreams

• Fathers
  Adults frequently experience their own father in a dream as a helpful figure. He reminds the dreamer of things he has taught him which are now forgotten, and embodies that aspect of the dreamer's personality which is formed by the father. As a rule, the father is a symbol of traditional order and of that natural authority which is vitally necessary. The father appears particularly frequently in the dreams of younger people. Here, he becomes the dreamer's opponent. With this image, the dream is broaching the question of the so-called generation gap. It is necessary, however, for young people to rebel against the guidelines established by the father in order to develop their own, independent personality. The dream is seeking to help the dreamer overcome his childish image of his father and to see him as the person he really is in real life.
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• Eve
  Eve with the apple is generally taken as an image of seduction. This is not so in dreams, however. Here, she indicates woman's emotional capabilities and motherliness.
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• Dwarfs
  In mythology, dwarfs are earth-spirits which belong to the great goddess of nature. In fairytales, they appear as spirits which help humans. They can also have a sexual significance, particularly when dwarfs with hoods appear.
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• Doctors
  The doctor is an important symbolic figure. His appearance signals a threat to spiritual equilibrium. As a rule, he shows the dreamer which problem needs treatment. It is possible that the doctor appears purely as a warning signal. The diagnoses of dream doctors often seem nonsensical; their healing methods are reminiscent of magic. Experience has shown, however, that the dream doctor often signals psychic conflict — and also the outbreak of physical illness — long before the first symptoms can be determined.
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• Devils
  The Devil appears in dreams when the dreamer has suppressed religious problems from his consciousness without seriously considering them. Some consideration of the question of the purpose of life is an absolute necessity for psychic equilibrium.
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