One of the first steps of Jungian dream interpretation; the process of allowing ideas, qualities, etc. that are connected with the dream images into the dreamers mind. Associations are based on the personal experience that the dreamer has had with a particular symbol. For example one person may dream of a dog; they associate dogs with loyalty and unconditional love. Another person, who’s afraid of dogs, may associate them with violence and danger. Associations are always personal, which is one reason why dream dictionaries aren’t very useful.
When a dreamer has no associations to a particular dream image, or only the most shallow and meager ones, one should look at amplifications of the symbol in question.
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