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The Universe is a dream dreamed by a single dreamer where all the dream characters dream too.<\/span><\/span><\/p>Arthur Schopenhauer, pioneering quantum physicist<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Dream characters: The actors in your nightly dramas<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dream characters are usually central to a dream’s story. They move the action<\/a> forward and enact the symbolism. They provide the drama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dream characters generally symbolize the dynamics of your life, especially your inner life emotions, feelings, and perceptions, though they can represent subjects, concepts, ideas, or structures of the psyche and mind. The outward appearance of the character is like mask that covers something deeper. Stop for a moment and absorb the implication that some of your dream characters look human but are actually walking, talking symbols.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think of dream characters as actors chosen for the roles they play. It’s like a casting director is in your mind with movie script and deciding who to cast in the roles. It can invent characters out of pure imagination, or model them after people you know and know of such as celebrities. Some dream characters are archetypal, modeled after figures from myth, legend, fable, and other sorts of stories. Those characters are independent of your ego, possess their own points of view and agendas, and the roots of their existence extend beyond the personal space you call your mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Absorb that implication!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Know your dream characters through their roles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Some dream characters are main actors, some are supporting actors, and some are like movie extras used to set the scene. Noting differences in how characters perform within the dream’s story is important for story analysis because it helps you to understand what’s behind the mask.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Main actors tend to represent the most important aspects of yourself such as archetypes and major structures within the psyche such as Shadow<\/a>, anima and animus. Supporting actors tend to represent aspects of yourself such as mental functions, thought processes, and emotional processes — not as major as main characters but still important. And extras, well, they tend to represent minor aspects of your subconscious mind. Your ego, which is the point of view through which you usually experience a dream, is but one of a huge cast of characters that exists in your psyche.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take note of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n