Cave

A cave is an archetypal place of initiation (initiation), Caves were the first secret abode of man. Therefore, in a dream, we often feel a primal attraction to caves. Initiation is a term used by Jung to refer to the formation of the Self during growing up and transitioning to adulthood. Jung believed that his person should go through a series of rituals, and they take place in a cave. For centuries, caves have been considered a sacred refuge from the dangers of the world around; a place where, in the face of uncertainty and impending danger, the power of the individual is strong. And although the cave has ceased to be the central form of human dreams, it still has its incarnations: small rooms with objects from the past dear to our hearts, cozy bedrooms or offices, basement workshops, other places of solitude and peace. This imposed reality is created by the inner world of the cave.

To be in the world with an object of this reality is to perform an act of initiation. Do you dream of leaving the cave? Perhaps you will immediately feel oneness with the world. The peace you feel comes from a sense of full participation in the mysteries of nature, of belonging to the cosmos.