say that a person has a dream of a tiger. We find no
mention of a tiger in the chart; however, we note the
relationship of the lion to the adrenals and the similarity
of the tiger to the lion. Perhaps a symbol in another
dream is a kitten instead of a tiger. We may still wonder
about a possible relationship of this type of animal to the
adrenals. We can then ask, "How would relating the
symbol of the kitten to the qualities of adrenal activity
enhance our understanding of the dream?"
      Working with the possible relationship of the symbol
to the adrenals, we can inquire into our activities of the
past few days or, more importantly, those of the next
few days to come; we would focus on those happenings in
which the feelings and emotions associated with adrenal
activity might be centrally involved. If in another dream
within the same time span the dreamer has a dream of a
fire, at first being comfortably warm and later getting
out of control, we may now have a way of confirming an
interpretation that there is an ongoing emotional process
related to the adrenals. We may tentatively associate the
kitten with the small, warm fire and the tiger with the
later, more potentially destructive one.
      This simplified illustration shows how the various
items on the chart above can serve as entry points and
possible correlating symbols to help identify the major
emotional themes of dreams. Having begun with this
entry point as a springboard, we can then pursue a fuller
interpretation of the dream sequence in these terms. If
we find that such an entry leads us into stretching the
interpretation beyond what the dream is saying, we may
freely discard this entry and look for another.
      Notice the great difference between the naive, fixed
interpretation of saying that cats in dreams symbolize
adrenal activity and the more sophisticated approach of
saying that the possible association may be utilized as a
tentative entry into the dream. The suggested associa-
tion thus becomes a beginning point for further
reflection about the area of the dreamer's life to which
the dream may relate.

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