Dreamwork in Holistic Psychotherapy of Depression

With the prevalence of depression reaching epidemic proportions it's urgent to find effective, holistic treatment modalities. This book presents examples illustrating how Jungian dreamwork can be an effective approach to the psychotherapy of depression, and how dreams reveal paths beyond depression. The author explains how dream imagery sheds light on issues contributing to depressed mood and symptoms, including alcohol abuse, divorce, death and bereavement, conflicts about sexuality, parenting, marital estrangement, workplace stress and burnout, career maintenance and retirement, transgenerational trauma, and estrangement from one's ancestry and ethnic identity. Dream symbolism helps move us through points of developmental trauma or fixation and shows how our challenges in life are mythic, sacred, and meaningful. Dream images generate appreciation for the emotional nuances of our present situation, illuminating pathways to change. In an era when millions seek relief in the use of psychotropic medications, the author contends that each person can find an individual solution to the problem of depression by coming to terms with specific existential problems and conditions, which are clearly depicted, and commented upon, in dreams. This book will interest anyone who suffers from depression, and those who love and support them.