Many sexual dreams go unshared and uninterpreted because they come without our bidding and we react with shame rather than curiosity. Ironically sexual dreams may suggest acts and interactions that “we would never dream of doing in reality.”

     Do they reflect instinctual drives as Freud believed, or do they carry relational and even spiritual meaning as Jung proposed? This presentation will delve into how sexual dreams might call our conscious attention to current problems, past dilemmas, or future possibilities. We’ll think about how these dreams may be a useful bridge between relational issues and sexual ones or help us express the feelings and experiences that are the most difficult to think or talk about. Do our sexual dreams carry hidden levels of meaning that will enlarge us? Join us and find out!

Susan Meindl is an OPQ-licensed psychologist and a Psychoanalyst in private practice in Montreal. She is a graduate of McGill Counselling, the Argyle Institute and the Canadian Psychoanalytic Society training programs. She has a long-standing interest in Jungian Psychology and serves on the steering committee of the Montreal Jung Society.