Jung argues that UFOs often appear in dreams or dreamlike visions with mandala-like qualities: circular, radiant, and symmetrical. These shapes resemble ancient symbols of totality used across cultures to express inner unity.
He suggests that when the psyche is destabilized, it produces organizing symbols to reestablish balance. UFO imagery thus functions like a dream mandala projected outward, signaling an unconscious attempt to integrate psychic opposites.
Jung therefore views these dreamlike encounters as expressions of the Self, reflecting the psyche’s movement toward wholeness.
