Anthony Stevens is a distinguished analyst, psychiatrist, and author of many books, including Archetype: A Natural History of the Self, The Roots of War, On Jung, and The Two Million-Year-Old Self.

Can we understand ourselves through our dreams? That's the question at the center of Private Myths, a thoughtful and wide-ranging look into the different ways that scientists and therapists understand dreams...Stevens takes an intriguing look at the link between creativity and dreams, concluding that 'the capacity for creative thought and action lies ready and available in the unconscious psyche of us all, if only we can develop the means to use it'...[This book] is rich with possibilities and ideas, and [Stevens'] belief in the transforming power of our nocturnal theaters is energizing.

• Acknowledgments The Poetry Machine From Gilgamesh to Freud Freud, Jung and After Dream Science Conscious and Unconscious, Collective and Personal The Dream Work Symbolism Dreams in Therapy Practical Dreamwork Common Dreams Dreams and Creativity Some Famous Dreams Dreaming and the Art of Consciousness Science and the Soul Bibliography Glossary Index

Anthony Stevens is a distinguished analyst, psychiatrist, and author of many books, including Archetype: A Natural History of the Self, The Roots of War, On Jung, and The Two Million-Year-Old Self.

Can we understand ourselves through our dreams? That's the question at the center of Private Myths, a thoughtful and wide-ranging look into the different ways that scientists and therapists understand dreams...Stevens takes an intriguing look at the link between creativity and dreams, concluding that 'the capacity for creative thought and action lies ready and available in the unconscious psyche of us all, if only we can develop the means to use it'...[This book] is rich with possibilities and ideas, and [Stevens'] belief in the transforming power of our nocturnal theaters is energizing.

• Acknowledgments The Poetry Machine From Gilgamesh to Freud Freud, Jung and After Dream Science Conscious and Unconscious, Collective and Personal The Dream Work Symbolism Dreams in Therapy Practical Dreamwork Common Dreams Dreams and Creativity Some Famous Dreams Dreaming and the Art of Consciousness Science and the Soul Bibliography Glossary Index

Anthony Stevens is a distinguished analyst, psychiatrist, and author of many books, including Archetype: A Natural History of the Self, The Roots of War, On Jung, and The Two Million-Year-Old Self.

Can we understand ourselves through our dreams? That's the question at the center of Private Myths, a thoughtful and wide-ranging look into the different ways that scientists and therapists understand dreams...Stevens takes an intriguing look at the link between creativity and dreams, concluding that 'the capacity for creative thought and action lies ready and available in the unconscious psyche of us all, if only we can develop the means to use it'...[This book] is rich with possibilities and ideas, and [Stevens'] belief in the transforming power of our nocturnal theaters is energizing.

• Acknowledgments The Poetry Machine From Gilgamesh to Freud Freud, Jung and After Dream Science Conscious and Unconscious, Collective and Personal The Dream Work Symbolism Dreams in Therapy Practical Dreamwork Common Dreams Dreams and Creativity Some Famous Dreams Dreaming and the Art of Consciousness Science and the Soul Bibliography Glossary Index