Resources

The following thinkers inform Valentina's work.

This is not a required reading list. It is offered for those who wish to explore the foundations of depth-oriented dreamwork.

C.G. Jung

Founder of analytical psychology.

Jung viewed dreams as natural expressions of the psyche — not puzzles to decode, but living symbolic processes that unfold over time.

Jungian analyst and scholar of symbolism.

Her work explores the psychological meaning of fairy tales and dream imagery with clarity and rigor.

Philosopher and psychologist; developer of Focusing.

Gendlin emphasized the "felt sense" — the body's implicit knowing that can guide psychological insight when given attention.

Dreamwork in this tradition prioritizes: