Dreams are impartial, spontaneous products of the unconscious psyche, outside the control of the will. They are pure nature; they show us the unvarnished, natural truth, and are therefore fitted, as nothing else is, to give us back an attitude that accords with our basic human nature…

Dream symbols are the essential message carriers, and their interpretation enriches the poverty of consciousness…

— C. G. Jung, Collected Works, Vol. 10, para. 317; Man and His Symbols, p. 52