The Science of Dream Interpretation: Jung vs. Freud vs. AI

The Evolution of Dream Analysis

For centuries, humans have looked to their dreams for guidance. From the prophetic visions of ancient oracles to the psychoanalytic couch of the 20th century, we have always sought to understand the "why" behind our nightly hallucinations.

Freud: The Royal Road

Sigmund Freud famously called dreams the "royal road to the unconscious." He believed they were wish fulfillments, often disguising repressed desires. While his focus on libido is now debated, his core idea—that dreams have meaning—remains the foundation of modern analysis.

Jung: The Collective Unconscious

Carl Jung took a different path. He believed dreams tapped into a "collective unconscious," a shared library of universal symbols or "archetypes." The Hero, the Shadow, the Wise Old Man—these figures appear in myths and dreams across all cultures.

The AI Revolution

Enter Artificial Intelligence. Large Language Models (LLMs) have read everything Freud and Jung ever wrote, plus millions of dream reports. Oniromancy AI doesn't just look up symbols in a dictionary; it analyzes the narrative structure and emotional context of your dream.

By combining Jung's archetypal framework with the pattern-recognition capabilities of AI, we can offer interpretations that are both deeply personal and historically grounded. It's not magic—it's the next evolution of psychology.