Dialogues between equals

This is indicative of how much the interpretation of dreams depends on an exact agreement between the two partners. Jung suddenly felt that his dream meant him, his life and his world, and that he had to defend it against any theory derived from other presuppositions. It was for this reason that later he also allowed others the freedom which he claimed for himself; he never forced an interpretation on anyone. When it did not naturally click with the dreamer, when, in a sense, it did not produce an invigorating, liberating “Aha!” reaction in the latter, then the interpretation was not correct, or if, later on, it proved to be “right,” then the dreamer was not far enough along in his development to be able to recognize it. For this reason dream interpretation for Jung always remained a dialogue between two partners with equal rights and never became for him a medical method.

- Marie Louise von Franz, Dreams, p. 26