Regina Abt-Baechi

Animals and Animal Dreams II

The Fish

hardcover, 272 pages, 41 mainly coloured illustrations, ISBN 978-3-9524468-7-4, Living Human Heritage

You might be wondering how it is possible to write an entire book on fish from a psychological standpoint. Apart from the biological creatures which are, in themselves, fascinating creatures, there is a rich palette of traditional folklore, fairy tales and mythological stories about fish. It is, therefore, not surprising that the fish often rises up out of the depths of the soul of modern man into his dreams.

We all dream, even if we are often not aware of it. We also know that both man and animals become ill if they are prevented from dreaming over a longer period of time. Thus, we may assume that, in some unknown way, dreaming keeps us healthy. Modern Depth Psychology has shown us that dreams produce images or symbols that convey meaning. This helps us to better understand both our own human nature and the nature of our invisible companions who influence our destiny. In this sense, dreams are a source of self-knowledge. On a collective level, they can provide us with information about our vital, inner, spiritual processes that shape both our culture and our communal lives. The fish is an especially meaningful symbol that appears to be pointing towards a possible, fundamental psychic renewal of our time from out of the depths of the unconscious psyche. The author investigates these themes in important dreams had by people today. Whilst moving within the field of dream interpretation and Depth Psychology, the book is also accessible to the interested layperson.

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Also available in German: Tiere und Tierträume II: Der Fisch

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Regina Abt (1945) ist in Zürich geboren. Sie hat ihr Studium in Volkskunde, Religionsgeschichte und Volksliteratur an der Universität Zürich abgeschlossen und am C.G. Jung Institut in Küsnacht als Jung’sche Analytikerin diplomiert. Seit 1985 arbeitet sie in eigener Praxis. Sie gibt Vorlesungen am Forschungs- und Ausbildungszentrum für Tiefenpsychologie nach C.G. Jung und M.-L. von Franz, am Internationalen Seminar für Analytische Psychologie Zürich (ISAP) und am C.G. Jung-Institut in Küsnacht. Sie ist Co-Autorin von Traum und Schwangerschaft (1996)), Dream Child (2000), Autorin von Animals and Animal Dreams (2011), Tiere und Tierträume (2012), Königstochter und Zauberpferd (2013), Princess and Magic Horse (2013), Der Heilige und das Schwein (2015) und The Saint and the Pig (2015).

Regina Abt (1945), born in Zürich, Switzerland, has a masters degree in European Ethnology, History of Religion and Folk Literature and is a Jungian analyst, a graduate of the C.G. Jung Institut in Küsnacht. She has been in private practice since 1985 and lectures at the Research and Training Center for Depth Psychology according to C.G. Jung and M.-L. von Franz, at the C.G. Jung Institute in Küsnacht. She is co-autor of Dream Child (2000), author of Animals and Animal Dreams (2011), Princess and Magic Horse (2013), The Saint and the Pig (2015) and other publications in German (see above)