the individual's own life, but seem to be patterns of the human mind." (107) In one concise statement he summarizes his belief that dreams don't come from experience but from mind patterns alone. In this piece, he defines archetypes as "inherited tendencies of the human mind to form representations that vary a great deal without losing their basic patterns". (108) He stresses the idea that dreams are solely based on the brain and the messages it chooses to send. As proof of this theory, Jung sites a specific example of a little girl and the dreams she had at the age of eight. These dreams seemed to have no personal association to this child because of the peculiar character of the dreams. Her dreams deal with destruction and restoration, a clear theme in the bible. However, this child had no previous Christian influence or education. This fact led Jung to believe that there was no reasonable connection between dreams and experience. Although, this may seem like a logical conclusion, I don't see his theory as solid. There are some positive aspects to this theory when questioning the source of dreams but there are also some solid drawbacks. It is definitely a pro to consider that the unexplainable or horrific dreams we have don't have any particular meaning, but then again this is not always the case. As a society we like to have a reason for everything and this theory states that there isn't a true reason for our dreams. It tries to prove that they have no meaning and that they are just an effect of some kind of mind patterns.Whether the source of dreams stem from the gods, your experiences, your mind, or some other unknown the desire to know where they come from will never cease. Dreams seem to pose a sort of mystery in our lives, an unexplainable, which keeps us guessing every morning we wake up. To have such dreams whether good or bad, explainable or outrageous adds a little color to our somewhat dull lives. Who said ...
