The Royal Road: Freud, Dreams, and the Mind at Night

​We spend nearly a third of our lives asleep, slipping every night into a world of bizarre narratives, forgotten memories,and intense emotion. Sigmund Freud famously called dreams the "royal road to the unconscious"—a place where the mind speaks in code when conscious defenses drop their guard. But how does the unconscious actually build a dream,what are dreams really about, and how do contemporary psychoanalysts understand them today?

​Join us on Zoom for an engaging 75-minute interactive class demystifying the architecture of nighttime mind work.We will trace the journey from Freud’s foundational breakthrough—the idea that dreams are disguised fulfillment of repressed wishes—to contemporary psychoanalytic views that treat dreaming as an ongoing, creative process of emotional processing and self-experience.

​Whether you are curious about your own nightly imagery, interested in psychoanalytic theory, or looking to understand how the unconscious operates in everyday life, this beginner-friendly seminar offers an accessible entry point.

​What We’ll Cover

• ​The Mechanics of the Unconscious

• ​Freud’s Classic View on Dreams

• ​Contemporary Analytic Perspectives

• ​Q&A & Guided Reflection

  • ​Open discussion on working with dream material without literal decoding.

​What to Expect

• ​Short, accessible teaching segments grounded in clinical and theoretical insight.

• ​Practical takeaways on how to reflect on your own dream patterns.

• ​An interactive Q&A space to ask questions and engage with psychoanalytic concepts in everyday language.

​No prior background in psychoanalysis or psychology is required—just bring your curiosity!