A student of Freud who later branched off, Jung viewed dreams not as disguises, but as natural expressions of the psyche. He believed dreams help us achieve "individuation" (wholeness). Jung introduced the idea of the collective unconscious —a shared pool of ancestral memories and "archetypes" (like the Hero, the Shadow, or the Wise Old Man) that appear in dreams across all cultures. Common Symbols and Their Meanings

Dream interpretation is the ancient and modern practice of assigning meaning to the images, emotions, and narratives experienced during sleep. While science views dreams as biological processes for memory consolidation and emotional regulation, many psychological and spiritual traditions see them as a profound "royal road" to the unconscious mind.

This classic dream points toward feelings of vulnerability, shame, or the fear of being "exposed" for who you truly are. The Biological Perspective: Activation-Synthesis