Crossroad Dreams: Signposts towards Identity and Individuation

Crossroads are places where we can or must make life-changing decisions; they can be crucial situations of conflict in which we do not know which path to take. Crossroad dreams might appear when we, confronted with such a divide, are hesitant, afraid or even desperate to make a choice. Such dreams can be signposts on the path of individuation, leading us to find our true identity. One well-known example is Jung’s dream in which he had to kill Siegfried and consequently renounce pursuing his ambitious academic career as a university professor in favor of his own individuation process.