But when at last we penetrate to its real meaning, we find ourselves deep in the dreamer's secrets and discover with astonishment that an apparently quite senseless dream is in the highest degree significant, and that in reality it speaks only of important and serious matters.
From the Collected works of C. G. Jung, Vol. 7
The lecture will provide a progressive introduction into understanding dreams and the role dream analysis plays in accomplishing the difficult tasks of bringing our unconscious into awareness. Beginning with historical inspirational roots of dreams, you will be enlightened with a greater understanding of psychoanalytic approaches to dream interpretation. Woven throughout will be some scientific data such as laboratory studies of sleep and dreams. We will finish with Jung’s endeavour to understand dreams as the “art and science”.
About the Presenter
Emanuela Mihailescu graduated as a Jungian Psychoanalyst from the International Training Program at the C.G.Jung Institute in Zurich, Switzerland, finalizing her training with a thesis titled: “Religious Quest-Individuation Process”. She chose to study at the C.G.Jung Institute of Zurich because it was founded in 1948 with C.G.Jung’s cooperation.
Originally from Romania, Emanuela holds a Master in Analytical Psychotherapy and a Bachelor of Psychology and Pedagogy, both from “Spiru Haret” University in Bucharest. Since 2006, Emanuela has been a Registered Psychologist and Jungian Psychoanalyst in Romania with the College of Romanian Psychologists.
Emanuela moved to Calgary with her family over 10 years ago, and her first job in Calgary was as an Addiction Counsellor for the Men’s Residential Program with the Salvation Army. In 2010, after she was registered as a Certified Canadian Counsellor, Emanuela opened her own practice as a Jungian Psychotherapist in SW Calgary.
Emanuela continues to practice in Calgary, and she also works with clients from Romania via Skype. Additionally, she holds individual couple and group analyses, as well as seminars and workshops about dreams, fairy tales, and active imagination.