Are Your Dreams Trying to Tell You Something?
You wake up in the morning with a dream still humming in your body. Maybe it was soft—just a color, a feeling, a flicker. Or maybe it was vivid and haunting: standing in a storm, searching for something, or running toward someone you haven’t seen in years. And then later that day, something odd happens. You see that person’s name pop up. You notice the symbol from your dream appear in a conversation or on a billboard. You feel the exact emotion the dream stirred… again.
Coincidence? Maybe. But what if it’s something more?
Carl Jung called this kind of experience synchronicity—a meaningful connection between what’s happening inside of you and what unfolds in the world around you. These moments aren’t about logic or cause and effect. They’re about meaning. They ask us to pay attention.
What is Synchronicity?
Synchronicity happens when inner truth meets outer reflection—a dream, symbol, emotion, or image showing up in both your inner and outer experience, as if the universe is echoing your soul’s language. Jung believed these moments reveal an underlying order to life, one that can’t be explained by reason alone, but is deeply felt when we’re open to it.
If you’ve ever dreamed of a symbol like a key, a locked door, or an animal—and then encountered it in your waking life—you’ve experienced this. It’s not about superstition. It’s about relationship—between your conscious life and your deeper, often neglected inner world.
Dreams as a Mirror of Reality
Sometimes the shift begins quietly. You’re going through the motions. Everything looks fine, but something inside you feels flat, disconnected, or unsettled. You might not even have words for it yet. Maybe your relationships feel slightly out of rhythm. Maybe the work you’ve been doing no longer feels like yours. Or maybe there’s just this low hum inside saying: there’s something more.
This isn’t about failure. It’s the beginning of listening.
As Carl Jung said, “Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.”
That uneasy feeling, those recurring dreams, that symbolic moment that catches your breath—they’re not here to confuse you. They’re here to wake you up.
Dreams Are Not Random
Jung taught that dreams are the voice of the unconscious—a source of inner wisdom, truth, and guidance that we often ignore in waking life. Dreams show us what we’re not yet conscious of. They reflect our struggles, longings, wounds, and potential.
A dream about being chased may reveal a truth you’re avoiding. A dream of a staircase may point to a new phase in life calling you upward. These symbols aren’t just metaphors—they’re living energy, trying to move through you and toward wholeness.
One client I worked with had a recurring dream of a locked room she couldn’t enter. In waking life, she was stuck in a relationship that looked perfect from the outside but left her emotionally shut down. The locked room was her inner self, waiting to be claimed. The week she decided to end the relationship, she dreamed of finally stepping inside.
That’s synchronicity in motion—when your inner knowing begins to shape your outer life.
How to Work With Dreams and Synchronicity
If you’re feeling the pull to connect more deeply with your inner world, here are a few practices to begin:
Keep a Dream Journal
Write down your dreams as soon as you wake up. Even small fragments hold meaning. Over time, patterns and symbols begin to reveal themselves.
Notice What Repeats
Certain images, people, or emotions may show up over and over. They’re speaking. Ask why they keep returning.
Practice Active Imagination
Engage with a dream image through writing or meditation. What would the symbol say if it could speak? What wisdom does it hold?
Look for Meaningful Coincidences
When a dream or image appears in real life, pause and ask: What is this trying to show me? Don’t overanalyze—just feel into the moment.
Trust Your Inner Compass
You don’t need to decode everything. Trust the subtle feelings that arise. Your unconscious is always working with you, not against you.
Reflect & Journal
Here are a few gentle questions to explore this week:
What symbols or themes have been showing up in my dreams or daily life lately?
When have I dismissed something as coincidence, even though it felt meaningful?
What part of me is asking to be seen, expressed, or reclaimed right now?
What dream or moment has stayed with me, and why might that be?
It’s Not Woo—It’s Wisdom
Working with dreams and synchronicity isn’t about trying to control life or figure everything out. It’s about learning to listen—softly, curiously, and with compassion. Jungian psychology and Eastern wisdom both teach that transformation comes not from force, but from awakening to what’s already within you.
This path isn’t linear. It’s layered, slow, and often surprising. But the more you show up for your inner world, the more life begins to reflect back what’s true for you.
Join our April Book Club: Like a Spark from Fire by Debra Maldonado
If these themes speak to you—if you’re craving clarity, empowerment, and a deeper connection with yourself—join us this April for our free book club as we explore Like a Spark from Fire by Debra Maldonado.
Debra blends Jungian coaching, Eastern philosophy, and personal transformation in a way that is both grounded and deeply inspiring. This book is a guide to reclaiming your power, seeing through the illusions that hold you back, and learning to create from your true self—not your past wounds.
Together, we’ll explore what it means to stop chasing love, success, or purpose—and instead become the person who naturally creates it. This is your invitation to tune in.
No need to finish the book—just come as you are. Join us for meaningful conversation, fresh insights, and a sense of community and connection.
Register here:
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Date and Time: Tuesday, April 8 | 5:30 – 7:00 PM MST
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Date and Time: Monday, April 7, 2025 | 5:00 – 6:30 PM MST
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Stop waiting for clarity and start cultivating it from within.
Your unconscious is already speaking.
Are you ready to listen?
With love and gratitude,
Cindy Schmidt
Owner, Wild New Way Jungian Life & Relationship Coaching
wildnewway.com | 970-985-2416 | 813 Main Ave, Suite 201, Durango, CO
If you're feeling stuck in your relationships, unsure of your purpose, or simply looking for deeper meaning and fulfillment in your life, as a Certified Master Jungian Life and Relationship coach, Cindy Schmidt can help guide you toward greater self-awareness, clarity, and connection.
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