I remember many years ago being absorbed in a psychology class as the professor explained Carl Jung’s idea of the “collective unconscious” as well as his use of dreams to support this assertion. I recalled this notion when I read a paper published last year by psychotherapist Hisae Konakawa and five collaborators at Kyoto University. Their work suggests a kind of “cultural unconscious” – at least in terms of dream structure.
Fascinating stuff! Somewhere I read that university professors commonly have Pattern 3 dreams, having to take a test in a subject they forgot they’d registered for, or worse, having to give a lecture in a course they know nothing about! Fortunately I don’t have such dreams (nightmares?!) myself, but they are a feature of my husband’s dreaming world.
Thank you for the detailed analysis. While I suspect you are already prepared for this question, I am curious if gender differences skew the results by culture. (I noticed that all the respondents were male, right?)
Thanks for your detailed response. Based upon a quick query to Perplexity, one of the new AI tools, the following may be the case (a "definite maybe"): "Men and women do dream differently. Research indicates that women tend to dream more often than men, remember their dreams more easily, and have longer dreams. Women's dreams often involve familiar settings indoors with people they know, while men's dreams are typically set outdoors and involve unfamiliar male characters displaying aggression. Women are more likely to dream of harmonious relationships, while men's dreams may feature competition and physical aggression. Additionally, women tend to have more nightmares compared to men." My only problem is that I rarely am able to remember any of my own dreams! Perhaps I should try waking up to songs from the old Japanese group Dreams Come True.
Fascinating stuff! Somewhere I read that university professors commonly have Pattern 3 dreams, having to take a test in a subject they forgot they’d registered for, or worse, having to give a lecture in a course they know nothing about! Fortunately I don’t have such dreams (nightmares?!) myself, but they are a feature of my husband’s dreaming world.
Thank you for the detailed analysis. While I suspect you are already prepared for this question, I am curious if gender differences skew the results by culture. (I noticed that all the respondents were male, right?)
Thanks for your detailed response. Based upon a quick query to Perplexity, one of the new AI tools, the following may be the case (a "definite maybe"): "Men and women do dream differently. Research indicates that women tend to dream more often than men, remember their dreams more easily, and have longer dreams. Women's dreams often involve familiar settings indoors with people they know, while men's dreams are typically set outdoors and involve unfamiliar male characters displaying aggression. Women are more likely to dream of harmonious relationships, while men's dreams may feature competition and physical aggression. Additionally, women tend to have more nightmares compared to men." My only problem is that I rarely am able to remember any of my own dreams! Perhaps I should try waking up to songs from the old Japanese group Dreams Come True.