We all understand the Ugly Duckling complex because we lived it at one time or another. Hans Christian Anderson’s famous tale paints a poignant picture of a child’s experience of rejection only because he’s born in the wrong nest. People who seem different or have not yet matured into their natural beauty endure a kind of scorn that can bring them to despair. The ugly duckling’s capacity to endure and find refuge once he is recognized by fellow swans can hearten us during the long winters of our lives.&nbsp; &nbsp;As an individuation metaphor, the tale dramatizes how many of us feel essentially different than our playmates and family. The combination of alienation and desperation drives us to merge with others’ feelings and paradoxically escape into fantasies. When the Self finally activates, it drives us toward the reality principle—only through regarding ourselves accurately and meeting the eyes of others can we discover our true nature and feel welcomed. As Jung suggested, we need relationships to feel whole despite the fear of being hurt. The Ugly Duckling shows us the archetypal theme from misery to fulfillment. Born into the crushing poverty of Odense, Denmark, Andersen, too, felt marked by his stark divergence from the norm. His father, a cobbler with an affection for literature, instilled the young Andersen with a zeal for reading, an enthusiasm not shared by most of his peers. His narrative of becoming was intertwined with his homoerotic identity, a fact that he could neither fully express nor openly explore in the conservative climate of the 19th century, which amplified his sense of estrangement. His unreciprocated affections, extended towards both men and women, nurtured a profound isolation that catalyzed his writings, infusing his narratives with empathy and personal experience. His genius resonated with every underdog and ostracized child who yearns to break the chains of circumstance and find a place of acceptance. Like Hans Christian Anderson, we may find ourselves alien in our own homes. We may flee only to discover the world cannot understand us. Yet one day, perhaps in the nadir of despair, something greater will claim us from within. Then, quickened and set aright in the world, our true kin will recognize us, and in their embrace, we may understand our suffering as a process that eventually enabled us to fly. &nbsp;HERE’S THE DREAM WE ANALYZE: &nbsp;“I was eating at a restaurant with a familiar group of people, though many of them were just familiar dream people, not people I know in real life. I felt something on my foot and thought I had dropped a piece of food, so I looked down. It was a small frog jumping across my foot. I picked it up and recalled feeling repulsed by it. I started cutting it across its back and pulling its legs off, but it was dying; it remained alive and kept looking at me, almost as if it was begging me to stop. Suddenly, I thought, “Why am I doing this?” “Why didn’t I just take it outside and set it free?” then, I knew I couldn’t fully kill it, so I asked someone at the table to come outside with me, and I wanted them to ‘finish the job’ and kill the frog so it wouldn’t suffer anymore. The dream ended with the other person killing the frog and me crying uncontrollably at my callousness and gratuitous violence towards the frog.” &nbsp;

THE UGLY DUCKLING COMPLEX: a path of transformation

In this episode, we have Riley with us again. We talk about what do dreams stand for, and how do she feels when having a happy dream or a nightmare. Beyond that, Riley tells more about her dreams, and share the creepy part of her nightmare she once had before.

Episode 3: Are Dreams Mirroring Your Personality?

Are dreams important? Why do we have recurring dreams? What about nightmares? Should someone else interpret dreams for us, or should we learn to do it ourselves? How can working with dreams help our creativity, intuition, spirituality, healing and growth? How to improve dream recall? Do women recall dreams differently then men?

In this podcast with Megan Mary, we talk about the fascinating world of dreams, weaving in the answers to the above questions — and more.

Into the World of Dreams: Dreamwork and Spirituality

This week Dave and I are joined by Dave Masters, the author of Free Your Mind from Prison.  We talk Mind Control, Mind Control technologies, the paranormal, conspiracies and the holographic universe.  This was a VERY interesting conversation!

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Norma J. Burton is a counselor with a degree in comparative religion focusing on Buddhist and shamanic traditions, who specializes in trauma healing, shadow work, and dream analysis. Having apprenticed with Indigenous elders for over 30 years, she founded the Institute of Ancient Healing Arts and the Circle of Trust Healing Center.

Nisha Burton is a skilled dreamworker trained in the art of journeying into the deep subconscious from a young age. For the past decade she has been immersed in the practice of lucid dreaming. She is also an award-winning filmmaker, and a branding and emerging technologies consultant for for Fortune 100 companies. She is a speaker and teacher at universities. Norma and Nisha live in Ashland, Oregon.

They are the authors of Navigating Liminal Realms.

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