Three ways to understand a dream.

In Jung's understanding, dreams are messages from the unconscious. They show symbols, archetypal figures (e.g. the Shadow, Anima/Animus, the Self) and point to the ongoing process of individuation — how we become more completely ourselves.

This analysis asks: Which inner parts are speaking up? Which opposites are seeking integration? What is being overlooked or repressed?

The behavioural reading does not look primarily at symbols, but at triggers, responses and consequences. Dreams are seen as expressions of current stressors, learning histories and unmet needs.

From this, concrete prompts for daily life can be derived — what could you do differently, try out, avoid, or deliberately seek out?

The schema model by Jeffrey Young sees experience as a changing interplay of modes: the vulnerable child, the angry child, the punitive or demanding inner parent, the healthy adult, and more. We use the model perspective here, not the therapeutic treatment approach.

This analysis asks: Which mode shows up in your dream? What does it need right now? How can the healthy adult respond?

They stay within established psychological theory. They don't interpret magically, they contextualise. And they always aim at self-knowledge and inspiration — not at diagnosis or treatment.