Frederick Perls was born in 1893 and he was the founder of the Gestalt Therapy the Gestalt Therapy is when you look for help to fix your emotions where you have void so that you can feel whole. Perls believed that dreams were where people felt rejected and where they disowned who they were.
Dreams and Who You Are
He believed that all characters in your dreams represent who you are. If you dream about a tornado, you are the tornado, if you dream about a child, you are the child. You can even be a broken-down car or a book. He did not believe that dreams were universal or symbolic and he thought that dreams were different for each person.
Listen to Your Dreams and Find Out Who You Are
If you have to discover who you are after being disowned, Perls believed that you should retell your dreams in the present tense and act out the dream. He also believed that dreams are part of a symbolic meaning and that they are part of the universe. He thought that dreams were unique to each person and that is why they could discover themselves in the dreams.
When you have dreams, he felt that if you were able to look at each part of your dream and find out what it really meant then you could find out more about who you are. He felt that all of the rolls and characters in your dream were important and made an overall difference in what your dreams mean.
Your Dreams Make You Feel Better
He felt that talking about each part of your dream would leave you feeling better. He felt that you should reenact all parts of your dream and take on all of the different characters and objects. He felt that by starting a dialogue with the dream object that you could express what you are really feeling inside.
Everyone Acts Out in Dreams
When you take a different role in your dream and act it out, Perls believed that you could realize feelings that you have buried, and your dream will come alive. Even when you dream, Perls believed that it was important to tell your dream and to act it out in the present tense and not act it out in something that wasn’t realistic.
The idea that every element in a dream represents a part of oneself raises interesting questions about personal identity and self-awareness. It’s a compelling perspective for introspection.
Perls’ method of acting out dreams in the present tense to uncover hidden feelings seems like an intriguing therapeutic exercise. It offers a dynamic way to engage with one’s subconscious mind.
The suggestion to reenact and dialogue with dream elements as a means of emotional exploration presents a unique and potentially effective methodology for processing unresolved feelings.
Frederick Perls’ approach to dream analysis, emphasizing individual interpretation over universal symbols, provides a personalized framework that could potentially lead to deeper self-understanding.
The concept that dreams are unique to each individual rather than having universal symbolism is quite thought-provoking. It challenges the traditional approach many take in dream interpretation.