Guide

(2) If the guide is of the opposite sex, he or she is possibly an image of your animus / anima, whose positive function is to help the ego in its exploration of the unconscious. (For anima / animus, see Brother / Sister, section (4))

(3) If the guide is of the same sex, and especially if he or she is old and wise, you may have* made contact with a deep source of wisdom and power in your unconscious, or — more accurately, perhaps - it has made contact with you. Pay attention to what it ‘says’, either in the dream itself or when, in reviewing the dream, you identify with or converse

with the guide. (For identifying / conversing) See also Mother, Wise Old Man / Woman.

You do not have to be a professional preacher or guru to have this archetype, as we can all learn to lead others spiritually through developing our own intuitive spiritual awareness and passing on whatever we have learned with genuine humility.

If a guide or spiritual master appears in your dreams, your unconscious is urging you to pass your wisdom onto others. Alternatively it can warn against controlling others rather than guiding them.

See Angel and Higher Self.