comsic.yiana, It's intense. Jungian analysts go through years of training and supervision, plus their own analysis, so they really have their stuff together, are very bright and present. I had studied Jungian theory in undergrad and understood the basic principles, so I knew the approach going into it would be to look at unconscious material and bring it into consciousness.

In Jungian analysis, they talk about big dreams, which doesn't refer to the length or complexity so much as its importance, like the one I took to the analyst in the appt that lasted only 20 minutes. A big dream does not have to be complicated or long. That particular one, in fact, was very short, but I knew from the symbolism that it was big, so that's why I took it.

One interesting experience I had with the other analyst was a dream I took, and my reactions to it which were very strong. The analyst asked me if I had a twin that died because what I had described was a twin dream. I said that no, not to my knowledge, but I asked my mom and she (in her usual evasive way) did not discount it. When she was pregnant with me, my father had pressed her to do things that would cause a miscarriage, but unlucky me, it did not work. I can't adequately explain the experience of this particular process, but it was very deep and difficult. Through it all, the analyst was just remarkably attuned, spoke when it was necessary, but much of the work was happening in and through me (if that makes sense).

I was also going through a very stressful time and had a particular delusion that I knew wasn't real because it was so bizarre, but at times it felt real and was making me afraid to be around a particular situation. I finally told him about it and he said that delusions are great and that, to a Jungian, they are gold. So he made use of things that other professionals would see as pathological and turned them into useful tools.

I saw a couple others, not analysts, but therapists who said they used Jungian theory. One was very good, but I was too shut down by previous bad therapy to stick with it. The other was certifiable. I would be very careful with anyone who is not a genuine Jungian analyst who practices that theory (although some can do it, you just have to be careful).

I'm not sure if this totally answers your question. It is very deep work. Unlike any other type of psychotherapy.