I dreamed that I was in my senior year of high school, preparing for the college entrance exam. I was in a bookstore, thinking, "I haven't studied at all! What should I do?" I noticed that they were selling test prep books and wondered, "If I buy one now, will I still have time to catch up?"
As I was choosing a book, I saw my middle school homeroom teacher, Ms. Hsieh. She saw me browsing and told me, "You're in the wrong section!" She thought I should be looking at specialized reference books for each subject instead.
I told her, "It's too late for that, teacher. I haven't studied anything at all. I probably need a summary book that covers all subjects if I want to have any chance at all." But the exam was about to start soon, and I thought, "I haven’t studied anything… I’m probably going to get a zero."
I entered the exam hall and saw my classmate, Deberah. Because I had helped her with something before, she said, "Just try to write as much as you can. I’ll copy my answers onto an extra exam paper for you."
The teacher at the front started explaining the rules. I thought, "This is a disaster. I came to the exam completely unprepared. My score is going to be terrible."
I told Deberah, "I’m in really bad shape. I never learned any of the calculus they taught later on. You’re telling me to write whatever I can, but I probably won’t be able to write anything at all."
She asked me what I did know. I said, "I know basic math! The kind you use in daily life. But anything beyond that, I never even attended the classes. I don’t understand the formulas or their principles at all. So I can’t answer anything."
Deberah said she would try to help by copying her answers for me, but she wasn’t sure how much that would help. I replied, "I know… My level is just too low. I probably won’t pass. I should start preparing to enter the workforce instead."
Then the scene changed, and everyone was discussing something. Somehow, I ended up in a completely dark room. I said, "Why is it so dark in here?" Then I woke up.
When I fell back asleep, I saw a teacher standing at the front of a classroom, explaining calculus. I questioned them, "What’s the point of learning this?" I even suggested that they should invite some graduates to come back and share how they’ve actually used calculus in their daily lives. The other students seemed to think my suggestion made sense.
Then the scene shifted. I was standing outdoors, across the street, looking at a building that felt like a school. Two older female students were watching me, and it seemed like they were saying, "Learning calculus isn’t really useful in everyday life."
The scene changed again. It felt like I was pouring "calculus" into a bowl of instant noodles—just treating it as something useless. Suddenly, an American appeared, looking surprised or displeased, as if he was shocked to see calculus being treated that way.
Then I was at some kind of event where the host invited people to share their thoughts. I saw someone wearing a white mask speaking, saying something about how calculus wasn’t useful. I don’t remember exactly what they said, but I just remember thinking, "Even when sharing opinions, they don’t dare to show their real face and let others know who they are…"
夢見我像在高三要參加大學聯考。然後我在書店裡，心想「我什麼都沒有讀耶！怎麼辦？」我看到這裡有賣像是參考書的題庫，心想「我現在買題庫來看，來得及嗎？」
我在挑選參考書的時候，看到國中導師謝老師。她看到我在挑選參考書時，還跟我說「你來錯區域了！」她認為我應該要去另一區，挑選那種針對每一科目的專門參考書。
我就跟她說「老師，我現在來不及了。因為我全部都沒有讀，我可能需要那種彙總所有科目的參考書，才來得及。」可是我待會就要進考場了，我心想「我什麼都沒有讀，大概就是零分了。」
我進入考場，看到同學 Deberah。好像因為我曾經幫過她什麼忙，她跟我說「妳盡量寫。我會用我的答案，幫妳來寫一份考卷。」
在考場裡，台上老師講解規則。我心想「這下慘了。我什麼都沒有讀來考試，一定會是很難看的分數。」
我跟 Deberah 說「我的狀況很慘。學校後來教的微積分，我全部都不會。妳叫我能寫盡量寫，我應該是完全寫不出來。」
Deberah 問我會什麼，我說「我會基本的數學啊！生活會用的算術我也會。可是其他數理，我連課都沒有上，連公式的原理是什麼，我完全都不懂。所以我根本寫不出任何答案。」
Deberah 說她能幫我的，就是用她的答案幫我寫另一份，可是她不知道這能夠幫多少忙。我說「我知道，因為我的程度太差，所以應該是考不過，要準備進入社會工作了。」
然後場景就變成大家在討論事情。後來不知道為什麼，我來到一個好黑全黑的房間。我說「這裡怎麼這麼黑？」然後就醒了。
我繼續進入夢鄉，這次看到老師在台上講解微積分。我反問老師「學了這些有什麼用？」我還跟老師建議，應該要去請一些已經畢業的學姊們，回來告訴大家在他們的日常生活中，哪些地方有應用到這些微積分數學。然後同學們都覺得我的建議蠻有道理的。
接著場景變成我站在戶外，隔著馬路，看著一棟建築物，感覺它像是學校。有兩個學姊在看我，好像就是說「學得這些微積分，對生活沒什麼用。」
接著場景又變了，感覺我好像把 "微積分" 這東西，倒到一碗泡麵裡，就是覺得它沒什麼用。然後突然出現一個美國人，看來點驚訝或不高興，覺得怎麼 "微積分" 被弄成這個樣子？
接著我好像在一個活動裡，主持人請大家發表感想。我看到一個戴著白色面具的人在分享，好像就是說這沒什麼用。我現在忘記他講什麼了，只記得他戴著白色面具，心想「發表感想，也不敢用真面目，讓大家知道他是誰…」
這個夢境反映了人們對準備、自我價值，和知識實用性的根深蒂固的焦慮。讓我們透過榮格心理學來分析它，探索它的象徵和潛在意義。
對毫無準備的恐懼（自我與陰影衝突）
這個夢境始於你意識到你還沒有為重大考試而學習，象徵著你感覺沒有準備好面臨的重大人生挑戰。夢中的考試，通常代表著對能力、自我評價或轉變的考驗——這可能與你過去重建事業生涯的掙扎、感覺落後，或懷疑你的夢境專案是否「實用」有關。
你的中學老師告訴你說你在錯誤的區域，強調你應該以不同的方式學習。然而，你的答案（想要一份彙總參考書）表明由於缺乏時間或資源，而希望快速解決問題，這反映了你在現實生活中，對重建事業和追求熱情的擔憂。
👉 榮格解析：這可能表明你的「自我」（想要做好準備和有能力）和你的「陰影」（懷有對失敗和不足的恐懼）之間的衝突。這個夢境可能會促使你承認這些恐懼，而不是逃避它們。
Deberah 的角色（阿尼瑪和支持系統）
Deberah 願意透過複製她的答案來幫助你，這反映了你生活中的外部支持系統。這表明你可能會感到依賴他人，或擔心在沒有外部驗證的情況下，自己是否能夠成功。然而，你對她的幫助是否足夠表示懷疑——這表明你內心相信，沒有任何外部支持，足以完全補償個人的準備和成長。
👉 榮格解析：Deberah 可能代表「阿尼瑪」（心靈中女性化、直覺的一面），鼓勵你「嘗試」而不是沉迷於完美。然而，你的猶豫表明你在與自信心作抗爭——你相信自己有能力成功，還是覺得自己注定會失敗？
進入暗室（無意識與未知）
在某一時刻，你發現自己身處在一個完全黑暗的房間，象徵無意識的心靈或對未知的恐懼。這可能代表著失去方向或清晰度——你在旅程中感到迷失的時刻，不確定接下來會發生什麼。
👉 榮格解析：夢中的黑暗往往代表壓抑的情緒、不確定性或轉變。這可能反映出你對未來、老化，以及你的努力是否有進展的擔憂。
質疑知識的價值（個人化和社會的期望）
隨後，你向老師提出質疑，問為什麼微積分在現實生活中很重要。這代表了對傳統教育或社會期望的反叛，反映了你在現實生活中，對旅程中真正「有用」的質疑。其他學生同意的事實，顯示了一種集體無意識的批評——許多人對不切實際的知識，也有同樣的挫折感。
然後，你會看到學姐看著你，好像同意微積分毫無用處。這可能反映了一種恐懼，即即使是那些在你前面的人（更有經驗的人），也看不到某些結構化系統的意義——也許與你對傳統職業道路，或非傳統夢境專案的懷疑相似。
👉 榮格解析：這個場景與「個性化」一致，即你正在擺脫社會規範，並尋求個人意義，而不是盲目遵循外部的成功標準。
將「微積分」倒入泡麵（拒絕傳統結構）
將 "微積分" 倒入一碗泡麵中的行為，是一種強而有力的象徵性拒絕。泡麵代表快速、簡單且易於理解的解決方案，而微積分則象徵複雜、結構化和抽象的系統。這可能反映出你對實用性而非僵化結構的渴望——無論是在教育、職業或個人成長方面。
然而，美國人物看起來很震驚，這表明仍然有社會力量（或你自己的一部分）抵制這種抗拒。這可能是外在期望的體現——可能來自文化影響、權威人物，甚至是一種內在的信念，即放棄結構化路徑是「錯誤的」。
👉 榮格解析：這一幕凸顯了實用性和學術/理論知識之間的張力。它暗示了一種更深層的內在衝突，即遵循既定道路，還是開闢自己的道路——這個主題與你的職業和個人成長衝突，產生共鳴。
白面具演講者（真實性與人格面具）
夢境的最後，一個蒙面人分享了他的想法，但隱藏了自己的身分。這可能象徵著：
害怕公開說出自己的真相
遵守或避免評判的壓力
人們經常批評制度，但不透露真實的自我
既然你特別指出，你覺得他不露出自己的臉很奇怪，這可能反映出你自己和他人潛意識裡，對真實和誠實的渴望。
👉 榮格解析：「人格面具」（我們在社會中穿戴的面具）受到質疑。你是否真實地展現自己，或者你是否感到有壓力遵守外在期望？
結論：這個夢告訴你什麼？
無論是在職業、個人成長或追求夢想方面，你都面臨著對準備不足和失敗的恐懼。
你質疑傳統知識和系統的價值，反映出你在旅程中，不斷尋找意義和實用性。
你可能會在自信方面遇到困難——即使提供了幫助，你也懷疑這是否足夠。
你正在經歷一場轉變，遠離社會規範，尋求一條真實的、自我定義的道路。
你渴望自己和他人的真實性和開放性。
這個夢境鼓勵你：
✔ 相信自己的旅程—即使你感覺落後，進步仍然是可能的。
✔ 擁抱你獨特的視角—你無需遵循傳統的成功模式。
✔ 認識到做好準備，不僅僅是外在的——信心和適應能力也很重要。
✔ 不要再懷疑你夢境的專案是否值得——僅僅因為它非傳統，並不意味著它缺乏價值。
用榮格的術語來說，這個夢境反映了「個體化歷程」，在這個過程中，你正在擺脫外在制約，走向一條自我定義的、真實的道路。這段旅程可能會讓人感到不確定，但它會引導你獲得更大的自我意識和成就感。
Here are four alternative endings for your dream, each inspired by Jungian psychology and emphasizing themes of growth, transformation, and resolution.
1. Embracing the Challenge: The Exam as a Rite of Passage
As you stand in the exam hall, realization dawns—this isn’t a test to expose your weaknesses but an opportunity to prove your resilience. The darkness around you fades, replaced by a soft, golden light emanating from within. Deberah's help transforms, not into copied answers, but into a whispered reassurance: "You already know what you need."
When you open the exam booklet, instead of calculus problems, you find questions about your own journey—why you chose to rebuild, what your dreams mean to you, and what wisdom you've gained. The moment you put pen to paper, the fear dissolves.
👉 Meaning: The test represents self-evaluation and inner growth, and you discover that you are already prepared because the answers were within you all along.
2. The Transformation: Stepping Into the Unknown
Instead of panicking, you walk confidently into the dark room and embrace the void. Suddenly, the room shifts, and you find yourself standing in an endless cosmic space, surrounded by glowing equations that float like constellations. Instead of feeling overwhelmed, you realize these symbols aren’t separate from you—they are part of the universe’s language, waiting to be understood in your own way.
Then, the masked figure removes their disguise. It’s you—an older, wiser version of yourself. They smile and say, “The answer isn’t in the formulas. It’s in how you choose to see them.” As they step forward, the universe collapses into light, and you awaken with a deep sense of clarity and direction.
👉 Meaning: The darkness represents facing the unconscious, and by stepping into it, you merge with a higher understanding of yourself and your journey.
3. Rejecting the Illusion: The Classroom Was Never Real
Just as the test begins, you pause and look around. Something feels off. The students seem frozen, the teacher's voice is an echo. You stand up and walk to the front, pushing against the walls—and suddenly, the entire classroom shatters like glass, revealing a vast, open landscape beyond.
You step out and see a road leading forward, no longer bound by outdated rules and meaningless tests. Deberah joins you, laughing, saying, "I was waiting for you to figure it out." Together, you walk forward, free from the illusion, ready to build something meaningful on your own terms.
👉 Meaning: This ending represents breaking free from imposed structures—realizing that the fear of failure was just an illusion holding you back.
4. Rewriting the Equation: A New Perspective on Learning
Instead of fearing the test, you decide to turn it into something new. Taking your pen, you start drawing symbols, stories, and patterns on the exam paper instead of following rigid formulas. The teacher approaches, intrigued rather than angry. “This… makes sense in a different way,” they say.
As you continue writing, the test transforms into a dream journal, filled with reflections, creativity, and ideas that matter to you. The other students, inspired, do the same—reshaping learning into something meaningful. Instead of failing the test, you redefine success on your own terms.
👉 Meaning: This ending shifts the perspective on structured learning, showing that value isn’t in rigid formulas but in how you interpret and integrate knowledge into your life.
Final Reflection
Each ending offers a different path:
✔ Facing the test and realizing you are already prepared.
✔ Embracing the unknown and merging with wisdom.
✔ Breaking free from the illusion of imposed systems.
✔ Redefining knowledge to fit your personal journey.
This dream reflects deep-seated anxieties about preparedness, self-worth, and the practicality of knowledge. Let’s analyze it through Jungian psychology, exploring its symbols and underlying meanings.
1. The Fear of Unpreparedness (Ego and Shadow Conflict)
The dream begins with you realizing that you haven't studied for a major exam, symbolizing a critical life challenge you feel unprepared for. Exams in dreams often represent tests of competence, self-evaluation, or transitions—this could relate to your past struggles with rebuilding your career, feeling behind, or doubting whether your dream project is "practical."
Your middle school teacher tells you that you are in the wrong section, emphasizing the idea that you should approach learning differently. However, your response—wanting a summarized guide instead—suggests a desire for quick solutions due to a lack of time or resources, mirroring your real-life concerns about rebuilding your business and pursuing your passions.
👉 Jungian interpretation: This could indicate a conflict between your ego (which wants to be prepared and competent) and your shadow (which harbors fears of failure and inadequacy). The dream might be pushing you to acknowledge these fears instead of avoiding them.
2. The Role of Deberah (Anima and Support Systems)
Deberah offers to help you by copying her answers, reflecting an external support system in your life. This suggests you may feel reliant on others or worry about whether you can succeed without external validation. However, you express doubt that her help will be enough—indicating an internal belief that no external support can fully compensate for personal preparation and growth.
👉 Jungian interpretation: Deberah may represent the anima (the feminine, intuitive side of the psyche) encouraging you to "just try" rather than obsess over perfection. However, your hesitation suggests a struggle with self-trust—do you believe in your own capacity to succeed, or do you feel destined to fail?
3. Entering the Dark Room (The Unconscious and the Unknown)
At one point, you find yourself in a completely dark room, symbolizing the unconscious mind or the fear of the unknown. This could represent a loss of direction or clarity—a moment where you feel lost in your journey, unsure of what comes next.
👉 Jungian interpretation: Darkness in dreams often represents repressed emotions, uncertainty, or transformation. This could reflect your concerns about the future, aging, and whether your efforts are leading anywhere.
4. Questioning the Value of Knowledge (Individuation and Society’s Expectations)
You later challenge the teacher by asking why calculus matters in real life. This represents a rebellion against conventional education or societal expectations, mirroring your real-life questioning of what is truly "useful" in your journey. The fact that other students agree suggests a collective unconscious critique—many people share this frustration with impractical knowledge.
Then, you see older students looking at you as if agreeing that calculus is useless. This could reflect a fear that even those ahead of you (more experienced people) do not see meaning in certain structured systems—perhaps paralleling your doubts about traditional career paths or your unconventional dream project.
👉 Jungian interpretation: This scene aligns with individuation, where you are moving away from societal norms and seeking personal meaning rather than blindly following external standards of success.
5. Pouring "Calculus" into Instant Noodles (Rejection of Traditional Structures)
The act of dumping calculus into a bowl of instant noodles is a powerful symbolic rejection. Instant noodles represent fast, simple, and accessible solutions, whereas calculus symbolizes complex, structured, and abstract systems. This could reflect your desire for practicality over rigid structures—whether in education, career, or personal growth.
However, the American figure looking shocked suggests that there are still societal forces (or parts of yourself) that resist this rejection. This could be a representation of external expectations—perhaps from cultural influences, authority figures, or even an internalized belief that abandoning structured paths is "wrong."
👉 Jungian interpretation: This scene highlights tension between practicality and academic/theoretical knowledge. It suggests a deeper inner conflict about whether to follow established paths or carve out your own way—a theme that resonates with your career and personal growth struggles.
6. The White-Masked Speaker (Authenticity and the Persona)
At the end of the dream, a masked person shares their thoughts but hides their identity. This could symbolize:
The fear of speaking one’s truth openly
The pressure to conform or avoid judgment
The idea that people often critique systems but don’t reveal their true selves
Since you specifically noted that you found it strange that they wouldn’t reveal their face, this could reflect a subconscious desire for authenticity and honesty, both in yourself and others.
👉 Jungian interpretation: The persona (the mask we wear in society) is being questioned. Are you presenting yourself authentically, or do you feel pressure to conform to external expectations?
Conclusion: What Is This Dream Telling You?
You are dealing with fears of unpreparedness and failure—whether in career, personal growth, or pursuing your dreams.
You are questioning the value of conventional knowledge and systems, reflecting an ongoing search for meaning and practicality in your journey.
You may struggle with self-trust—even when help is offered, you doubt whether it will be enough.
You are undergoing a transformation, stepping away from societal norms and seeking an authentic, self-defined path.
You desire authenticity and openness, both in yourself and others.
This dream is encouraging you to:
✔ Trust your own journey—even if you feel behind, progress is still possible.
✔ Embrace your unique perspective—you don’t need to follow conventional success models.
✔ Recognize that preparedness isn’t just external—confidence and adaptability matter too.
✔ Stop doubting whether your dream project is worthwhile—just because it’s unconventional doesn’t mean it lacks value.
In Jungian terms, this dream reflects the individuation process, where you are breaking free from external conditioning and moving toward a self-defined, authentic path. The journey may feel uncertain, but it’s leading you toward greater self-awareness and fulfillment.