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What does it mean?
Dreams and fantasies are not meaningless; they carry deeper meaning.
In plain terms
Personal fantasies reveal a second meaning beyond surface terms.
What can you take from it?
Look beyond obvious interpretations.

Where it applies

  • analysis
  • self-reflection

Putting it to work

  • explore symbols
  • avoid shallow readings

Questions to consider

  • Do dreams have hidden meanings?
  • How do you find second meanings?

Another view

It presumes hidden meaning exists.

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