I dreamed that I was driving back to the office. It felt like I was on Heping East Road in Taipei, but the road was wider than usual. There was some construction going on—seemed like a subway project that required digging underground.
I had pulled over by the side of the road, about to go into the office, when I suddenly remembered that parking like this wasn't allowed anymore. The penalties for illegal parking had gotten a lot heavier, so I figured I’d better find a legal spot instead.
I checked the time—it was already 5 p.m., but it wasn’t dark yet. My coworker Sonny was rushing to leave the office, but he hadn’t locked the door. I thought I’d better get inside quickly. I decided to circle around the nearby streets to look for a proper parking space.
While driving around, I suddenly saw several empty parking spots and was a bit surprised. Then it hit me—“Oh, today’s a holiday. No wonder no one's parked here.” I noticed both white and yellow parking boxes painted on the ground. I wondered, “What does the yellow one mean? Is it cheaper? Or maybe yellow parking is free on holidays?”
I had driven past the open spots, so I decided to back up to park. Since I was a bit far from them, I started slowly reversing.
Suddenly, the car lost control and sped backward on its own. It was moving fast, and I couldn’t stop it. I slammed the brakes, but they didn’t work. Then I tried quickly turning the steering wheel to change direction, and unexpectedly, the car ended up sideways in the middle of the road.
I thought, “Whoa! That was dangerous!” Luckily, there were no cars coming from either direction. I carefully straightened the car and continued backing up toward the parking spot.
I couldn’t help thinking, “But I’m usually a really good driver! I’m great at parking, too! What just happened? How did I lose control like that while simply trying to back into a spot? There weren’t even any cars around, and yet it took me forever to park!”
It felt strange—made me wonder if my parking skills had somehow gotten worse.
夢見我開車回公司,感覺像是開在台北和平東路上,但這條路更寬。路上有工程在進行,好像是捷運工程,需要向地下挖掘。
我本來在路邊停了車準備進公司,突然想起不能這樣子停,現在抓違規停車罰則很重,想想還是趕快去找個合法停車位。
我看時間已經是下午五點了,天還沒暗。同事 Sonny 趕著離開公司,但他沒鎖門,我得要趕快進公司,心想在公司附近路口繞一下,看看會不會有停車位。
路上繞著找停車位時,突然經過看到好幾個空的停車格,有點訝異。後來才想起「今天是假日,難怪沒人停。」我看到地上有白色跟黃色的停車格,我納悶「這黃色的停車格是什麼意思?是不是比較便宜?還是說假日時黃色停車格免費?」
我開過頭了,想要倒車回到空的停車位旁。因為距離有點遠,我慢慢地倒車回去。
突然,車子失控,急速後退,速度很快,我沒法控制。我猛踩煞車,但煞不住。後來我想說趕快來轉動方向盤,改變方向,沒想到,我的車變成橫在路中央。
我心想「哇!好危險喔!」還好兩個方向都沒有來車。然後我就慢慢地將車子打正,繼續往後倒車,想要停進停車格內。
我不禁想「我平常開車技術很好啊!我停車技術也很棒啊!可是剛剛是怎麼回事?怎麼會倒車倒到車子失控?而且明明路邊都沒有車,我只是要後退把車停進停車格,還搞這麼久?」
反正我覺得奇怪,懷疑我的停車技術是退步了嗎?

這個夢境充滿了豐富的象徵意義,可以從榮格心理學的角度進行多層次解析。以下將從個人潛意識、集體無意識原型及心理動力學等面向探討:
1. 「開車」的象徵意義
在榮格理論中,車輛常代表「意識自我的控制力」,駕駛行為象徵夢者對人生方向的掌控。夢中失控的倒車暗示著「對某些生活領域失去控制感」的焦慮,可能與近期工作壓力或決策困境有關。
台北和平東路的變形(道路更寬)反映夢者對熟悉環境的潛在不安,寬闊道路本該更容易行駛,卻出現工程障礙,暗示「表面順遂下的隱藏挑戰」。
2. 停車困境與陰影(Shadow)的浮現
反覆尋找合法停車位的焦慮,對應現實中「社會規範與個人需求」的衝突。黃白相間的停車格(顏色對比)可能象徵意識/無意識的界線模糊,夢者對「什麼是正確選擇」(合法/違規、費用/免費)產生困惑。
失控倒車可視為陰影的爆發——當夢者試圖「退回」某種狀態(倒車)時,潛藏的不安(如對能力的懷疑)突破意識控制。技術嫻熟卻突然失控,反映榮格所說「人格優勢面背後的弱點」。
3. 時間與阿尼姆斯(Animus)原型
下午五點(晝夜交界)的意象可能暗示「過渡階段」的心理狀態。同事Sonny(陽性名字)匆忙離開卻未鎖門,可解讀為夢者內在男性面向(阿尼姆斯)的疏忽,導致她必須主動處理遺留問題。
假日空蕩的街道與「突然發現停車位」顯示集體無意識中的「時機原型」——當主流意識(工作日)退場時,潛意識機會浮現,但夢者因「過度思考」(黃格意義的糾結)錯失當下。
4. 工程與個體化(Individuation)進程
捷運地下工程是關鍵象徵,榮格認為「向下挖掘」代表深入無意識的自我探索。道路施工暗示夢者心理結構正在重整,可能處於個體化過程的「拆除舊模式」階段。
車輛橫置路中央的危機,實質是「十字路口」原型的變形。沒有來車的幸運,反映夢者潛意識知道此時是安全的自我重整期。
5. 能力懷疑與自我(Self)的整合
夢尾對駕駛技術的質疑,顯現「人格面具」(熟練形象)與真實感受的落差。榮格會鼓勵夢者接納這種「不完美」,因為陰影的整合正是個體化的必經之路。
煞車失靈卻最終控制車輛,象徵「順從無意識流動後重新找回平衡」的心理能力,暗示夢者具備解決潛在危機的資源。
實踐建議:
檢視近期是否過度壓抑某些衝動(如職業倦怠或改變慾望),「失控倒車」可能是被忽略的內在需求反撲。
將「黃色停車格」作為夢的密碼,記錄醒後對黃色的自由聯想(如警告?優惠?),探索其個人化象徵。
地下工程可能對應生命某領域的「潛在建設」,建議用積極想像(Active Imagination)與此意象對話。
此夢總體呈現榮格所說的「轉化夢」特徵,透過危機情境促使夢者重新評估自我掌控感,並暗示無意識正在進行必要的結構調整。