--- title: "Best Dreams Quotes by Carl Jung" description: "45 Dreams quotes by Carl Jung. Plus more from Carl Jung and more Dreams sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c2/carl-jung-274_buddhism_enlightenment-consists-not-merely-in-the_1230239.jpg" --- > [Enlightenment consists not merely in the seeing of luminous shapes and visions, but in making the darkness visible. The latter procedure is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-jung/enlightenment-consists-not-merely-in-the-seeing-of-luminous-shapes/) [Carl Jung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-jung/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c2/carl-jung-274_buddhism_enlightenment-consists-not-merely-in-the_1230239.jpg) > [The general function of dreams is to try to restore our psychological balance by producing dream material that re-establishes, in a subtle…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-jung/the-general-function-of-dreams-is-to-try-to-restore-our-psychological/) [Carl Jung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-jung/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/103/carl-jung-274_balance_the-general-function-of-dreams-is-to-try_399516.jpg) > [A dream that is not understood remains a mere occurrence; understood it becomes a living experience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-jung/a-dream-that-is-not-understood-remains-a-mere-occurrence-understood/) [Carl Jung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-jung/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52a/carl-jung-274_dream_a-dream-that-is-not-understood-remains-a_1901707.jpg) > [I have always said to my pupils: "Learn as much as you can about symbolism; then forget it when you are analyzing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-jung/i-have-always-said-to-my-pupils-learn-as-much-as-you-can-about/) [Carl Jung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-jung/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26e/carl-jung-274_analyzing_i-have-always-said-to-my-pupils-learn-as_2862488.jpg) > [“The infantile dream-state of the mass man is so unrealistic that he never thinks to ask who is paying for this paradise.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-jung/the-infantile-dream-state-of-the-mass-man-is-so-unrealistic-that-he/) [Carl Jung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-jung/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe9/carl-jung-274_dreams_the-infantile-dream-state-of-the-mass-ma_1751170.jpg) ## Other authors on Dreams - [Israelmore Ayivor 242 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dreams/israelmore-ayivor/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-paulo-coelho-74345.jpg) Paulo Coelho 222 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dreams/paulo-coelho/) - [Lailah Gifty Akita 154 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dreams/lailah-gifty-akita/) - [Jarod Kintz 116 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dreams/jarod-kintz/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-dranil-kr-sinha-102.jpg) DrAnil Kr Sinha 114 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dreams/dranil-kr-sinha/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-neil-gaiman-70689.jpg) Neil Gaiman 107 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dreams/neil-gaiman/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-anurag-prakash-ray-38.jpg) Anurag Prakash Ray 93 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dreams/anurag-prakash-ray/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-john-c-maxwell-51081.jpg) John C. Maxwell 92 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dreams/john-c-maxwell/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-ritu-ghatourey-5.jpg) Ritu Ghatourey 84 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dreams/ritu-ghatourey/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-frederick-lenz-36205.jpg) Frederick Lenz 82 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dreams/frederick-lenz/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-steve-maraboli-87325.jpg) Steve Maraboli 81 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dreams/steve-maraboli/) - [Mehmet Murat ildan 80 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dreams/mehmet-murat-ildan/) ## More by Carl Jung > [No man can change himself into anything from sheer reason; he can only change into what he potentially is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-jung/no-man-can-change-himself-into-anything-from-sheer-reason-he-can-only/) [Carl Jung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-jung/) > [Whenever we touch nature we get clean. People who have got dirty through too much civilization take a walk in the woods, or a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-jung/whenever-we-touch-nature-we-get-clean-people-who-have-got-dirty/) [Carl Jung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-jung/) > [ The self is defined psychologically as the psychic totality of the individual. Anything that a \[person\] postulates as being a greater totality than \[oneself\]… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-jung/the-self-is-defined-psychologically-as-the-psychic-totality-of-the/) [Carl Jung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-jung/) > [Metaphysical assertions, however, are statements of the psyche, and are therefore psychological. Whenever the Westerner hears the word “psychological,” it always sounds to him…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-jung/metaphysical-assertions-however-are-statements-of-the-psyche-and-are/) [Carl Jung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-jung/) > [To be normal is the ultimate aim of the unsuccessful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-jung/to-be-normal-is-the-ultimate-aim-of-the-unsuccessful/) [Carl Jung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-jung/) > [Like the sea itself, the unconscious yields an endless and self-replenishing abundance of creatures, a wealth beyond our fathoming.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-jung/like-the-sea-itself-the-unconscious-yields-an-endless-and-self/) [Carl Jung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-jung/) > [Astrology is knocking at the gates of our universities: A Tübingen professor has switched over to astrology and a course on astrology was given…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-jung/astrology-is-knocking-at-the-gates-of-our-universities-a-t-bingen/) [Carl Jung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-jung/) > [Synchronicity reveals the meaningful connections between the subjective and objective world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-jung/synchronicity-reveals-the-meaningful-connections-between-the/) [Carl Jung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-jung/) > [Instinct is like Nature herself - prodigiously conservative, and yet transcending her own historical conditions in her acts of creation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-jung/instinct-is-like-nature-herself-prodigiously-conservative-and-yet/) [Carl Jung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-jung/) > [Paul hardly ever allows the real Jesus of Nazareth to get a word in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-jung/paul-hardly-ever-allows-the-real-jesus-of-nazareth-to-get-a-word-in/) [Carl Jung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-jung/) > [“He would have lived countless times over the life of the individual, of the family, tribe and people, and he would possess the living…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-jung/he-would-have-lived-countless-times-over-the-life-of-the-individual/) [Carl Jung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-jung/) > [People learn from who we are, rather than what we say, and to believe otherwise is a disease of the mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-jung/people-learn-from-who-we-are-rather-than-what-we-say-and-to-believe/) [Carl Jung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-jung/) > [Neurosis is an inner cleavage-the state of being at war with oneself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-jung/neurosis-is-an-inner-cleavage-the-state-of-being-at-war-with-oneself/) [Carl Jung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-jung/) > [It is sad but unfortunately true that man learns nothing from history.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-jung/it-is-sad-but-unfortunately-true-that-man-learns-nothing-from-history/) [Carl Jung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-jung/) > [Life is a luminous pause between two mysteries that are yet one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-jung/life-is-a-luminous-pause-between-two-mysteries-that-are-yet-one/) [Carl Jung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-jung/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dreams/carl-jung/#itemlist", "name": "Best Dreams Quotes by Carl Jung", "numberOfItems": 5, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Enlightenment consists not merely in the seeing of luminous shapes and visions, but in making the darkness visible. 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