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As co-founder of the C. G. Jung Institute, Copenhagen, and as author of several psychological books, Ole Vedfelt has played an important role in establishing Jungian psychology in Denmark. He has received a great deal of recognition in both professional circles and in general cultural debate for, among other things, his original work on male psychology seen from a Jungian perspective and his extensive study on consciousness. ‘The Dimensions of Dreams’, which is the first of his books to be published in English, represents a key factor in his efforts to bridge the gap between Jungian psychology and other schools of psychotherapy.
In more than 400 pages Vedfelt gives the reader a thorough and inspired study of all the important dream theories. The Jungian theory is obviously closest to Vedfelt's heart, but I would not call the book a ‘Jungian Study’ - rather a critical, eclectic study of the different theoretical schools with the main focus directed towards the Jungian field. Although the Jungian chapter is the longest, the other theoretical schools are reviewed extensively, and the advantages and disadvantages of each of them are thoroughly scrutinized. Vedfelt has systematically analysed the different dream theories - the