This persistent image you mention, the masked man in the mirror that you have been routinely encountering in your dreams –I don’t mean to make light of your problems, but certainly you don’t need to pay me to explain something that is so painfully obvious that it is almost an insult to my profession.
Please don’t misinterpret my words; I recognize that you are in real distress, and I’m not trying to be difficult. It does seem to me, however, that the obvious symbolism of this dream –what it means, if you will– would be apparent to a man of your intelligence.
What I would like to ask you to do is this: I want you to go home today and give this matter a little more thought. I think it will be much more satisfying if you arrive at a personal and convincing interpretation of this dream on your own. I’ve typed up a few other common and in some ways similar dream scenarios, and I’d encourage you to spend some time this evening looking over the list. Consider this a little homework assignment.
If you take a quick look at that sheet of paper I think you’ll have some idea of what I’m getting at here. Number one, for instance: Suppose you were to have a dream in which your mother appeared at your bedside naked or in the archetypal guise of a vampire; what might you make of that? Or consider number five: You have a nightmare where your wife is trying to prevent you from re-entering a boat you have fallen from, and is furiously striking at you with an oar.
I feel confident that with a bit of thought this brief exercise will assist you in arriving at a satisfactory and therapeutic interpretation of your own dream.
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