The tree dream can be interpreted to suggest that while the life process continues, the individual ego-consciousness may not persist; in contrast, other dreams point to the continuation of individual conscious identity.
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Marie-Louise von FranzEvidence Quote
“For instance, if you take the dream of that tree, you can say: 'Yes, the life process of that man is going on, but not his ego— he himself is no longer around.' On the contrary, there are other dreams which point to the fact that even the conscious identity goes on.”
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Carl Jung’s Near-Death Experience & Marie-Louise von Franz on the Mystery of Death-Dreams— The Jungian AionCreated: 8/11/2026, 7:43:30 AM
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