tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post1296002416827912981..comments2024-03-26T15:22:25.095-06:00Comments on The Earliad: The Jasper AnnexEarl J. Woodshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07963936256606285358noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post-20672606495671639522013-11-03T21:21:46.176-07:002013-11-03T21:21:46.176-07:00There's a two-bit psychoanalytical theory to y...There's a two-bit psychoanalytical theory to your dream state, if you're willing to sit still for it. <br /><br />Jung was a strong believer in dream imagery, and took Freud's symbolism as a template for certain dreams. This has been exploited both in psychoanalysis as well as in popular entertainment.<br /><br />Dreaming of structures like hotels and houses is very common. The various rooms refer to the compartmentalization of our lives. If we wander into a particular room, we usually end up engaged in some kind of thematic adventure. <br />The levels or floors are particularly telling. The main floor contains the ego and represents our most common mode of existence. Upper floors belong to the superego, where we contain our identity. Lower floors hold the id, where our base animal instincts and actions lie.<br /> <br />A strong popular (and flawed) example is Norman Bates' famous house in Psycho. Norman usually lives in the main floor, he goes upstairs to speak to the corpse of his mother, and in the basement is where he succumbs to his whackjob tendencies. <br /><br />Hitch frequently used psychoanalytic imagery in his films. Whether or not you believe in the stuff, it works as cinematic shorthand. After you've watched enough good movies, no doubt that sort of stuff will seep into your subconscious and your dreams, and in your case, your artwork. "Jeff Of The People"noreply@blogger.com