The APT-Birmingham Public Lecture
Saturday 10 May 2025
DREAMS: THE BASICS
Dr Dale Mathers MB. BS.
Dr Dale Mathers MB. BS.
This seminar is an introduction to dreams: how they are made, what they are made with and what they are made for. Dreams are a natural product of the unconscious mind, as it does its nightly task of helping us understand the world and our place in it, bridging between conscious and unconscious. They are an essential part of a culture’s psychological eco-system, and not a personal possession.
Dreams evolve memory, which has a predictive function, letting us guess what is next up. Dreams are creative play-spaces, which develop empathy. They have a transcendent function, moving between and beyond ego and self. Sometimes, dreams are the source of religious, political, and spiritual insights. However, most are not remembered.
The seminar includes an account of dreaming based on the latest neuropsychological research. Detail about ‘the three network model’ – a best guess at how the mind works – is evolving. This brings together insights from both Freud, Jung and the humanistic therapies.
Personally, I feel ‘work’ is the last thing a dream needs. They are gifts from our unconscious, for our conscious to play with. The less solemn you are in your approach, the more you’ll discover from their ever-changing symbols.
Dr. Dale Mathers MB. BS., is retired psychiatrist, former Training Analyst and Supervisor with the Association of Jungian Analysts and Humanistic Psychotherapist. He teaches analytical psychology in the UK, Ukraine, and Russia.
Publications include: An Introduction to Meaning and Purpose in Analytical Psychology (2001) London: Routledge, Vision and Supervision (2009) London: Routledge (ed.), Self and No Self (2009) London: Routledge (ed.), Alchemy and Psychotherapy (2014) London: Routledge (ed.), Depth Psychology and Climate Change (2019) London: Routledge (ed.), Dreams: the Basics (November 2024) London: Routledge.
APPLICATION DETAILS
This lecture will take place at St Paul’s Convent, 94 Selly Park Road, Selly Park, Birmingham B29 7LL and via Zoom and will be held between 10.15am and 12.45pm.
The cost for each lecture is £50 for WMIP members and £60 for non-WMIP members
Bookings should be made/confirmed as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
PAYMENT DETAILS
Please make BACS payments as follows:
Bank: Barclays, Sort Code: 20-08-44, Account No: 03737950
Account Name: The Training in Jungian Analytical Psychotherapy
(Please use your name as a reference)
For further details and queries contact:
Sue Harford, Administrator to the Training Committee,
telephone: 07789 545908, email: aptc@wmip.org
The APT-Birmingham
Public Lectures
For enquiries contact Sue Harford,
Administrator to the Training Committee
Unit 1A, West Stockwith Park,
Stockwith Road, Misterton,
Nottinghamshire DN10 4ES.
Telephone: 07789 545908
Email aptc@wmip.org
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