The contrast between your conscious ego and your alter ego mav be as startling as that between Jekvll and Hyde. People often project their shadow- on to a sibling of the same sex as themselves and if it is not projected, it may express itself in all kinds of aw kward and embarrassing ways - astonishing rudeness, for example, or other antisocial behaviour. These other facets - our Shadow- will show- themselves to us in dreams and one form they take in dreams is that of an elder brother or sister. If this self-image corresponds to our actual abilities, all may be well for a while but a time mav come w hen wre need to give attention to other facets of our (potential) self. We start adult life w’ith a self-image that is usually some sort of compromise between what w’e w’ant to be or do and w’hat parents or society at large seems to require of us. (3) An elder brother or sister (brother for a male dreamer, sister for a female dreamer) may represent your ‘other self (‘alter ego’), that side of your personality that has so far been neglected and undeveloped. It is then imperative that w’e sort them out, face up to them, acknowledge them for w’hat they are, and so liberate ourselves from their damaging influence (see (3) below, second paragraph, on projections). Sometimes w’e carrv such jealous grievances (at an unconscious level) into adult life, w’here they continue to affect our behaviour and attitudes. When a second child is bom, the firstborn is especially likely to develop hostile feelings towards the new’ rival for mother’s attention and affection. In the eyes of a small child the mother may seem to be favouring his or her sibling. (2) In early childhood a brother or sister is a natural object of jealousy and hatred. The dream source may choose its materials - its images - from your recent external experiences, but what those dream images represent is nearly always some part of yourself. Always be on the look-out, though, for those dreams where a brother or sister plavs a symbolic role. If the former is the case, it may be obvious to you: recent encounters with your brother or sister, or some piece of news about him or her may be recognized as prompting the dream. (1) If your brother or sister appears in a dream you have to decide whether the dream is saying something about your actual brother or sister and your relationship with him or her, or whether vour brother or sister stands in the dream symbolically for something else - some part of yourself.
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