Jungian Dream Theory Book

Paperback handbook on Jungian dream interpretation by James A. Hall, M.D., published in 1983.

Category: Curated

File under: #AnalyticalPsychology, #Dreamwork, #Symbolism, #SelfHelpHistory, #PrintCulture

Description

Paperback copy of Jungian Dream Interpretation: A Handbook of Theory and Practice by James A. Hall, M.D., published by Inner City Books in 1983. The book presents a structured approach to dream analysis rooted in Jungian analytical psychology, combining clinical frameworks with symbolic interpretation.

Produced during a period when psychological self-examination was becoming widely accessible through mass-market publishing, the text reflects a moment when interior life was increasingly treated as something that could be studied, decoded, and shared through practical manuals. Dreams are approached here not as abstraction, but as material to be worked with: recorded, categorized, and interpreted using established symbolic systems.

This copy shows signs of use, including marginal annotations and a softened spine. Its wear registers the book’s function as a working reference rather than a theoretical artifact—handled, consulted, and returned to over time.

Within Clearance Archive, the book is situated as an instructional object that documents how inner experience was translated into method and circulated as everyday knowledge.