One of the 160 participants, who has been practicing dream work for two years, was happy to hear a Christian connection to the practice of studying the unconscious. Jung described the unconscious, or inner core, as the Self and dreams as messages from the Self. After all, we were made in the image and likeness of God, and it dwells within us. So the search for the Kingdom of God may be found through listening to the Self, which helps to move us on our journey to spiritual wholeness. There are many ways to seek spiritual wholeness, said Sister Caroline, dream interpretation is just one way.
Dreams work in various ways.
They constantly send us messages from the unconscious world, which is a place in which our feelings and experiences and external knowledge of the world is stored Sister Caroline suggested that if we dream about a wicked mother, but didn't have one ourselves, it's because we know that they exist. We see and hear about violence and human atrocities every day. These images are stored in the unconscious. The challenge lies in interpreting dreams. The journey to the kingdom may at times be scary, she said.