When there is an “I” in your dream, that’s your dream ego. It has the same attitude as your conscious ego so it corresponds to how you see yourself in waking life and how you are facing a given situation. Since your dream is there as [[Compensation]] for that conscious attitude, look at who or what is challenging or blocking your dream ego. That’s going to show you what is missing from consciousness. You can also look at the dream ego’s attitude and ask what it knows or assumes and if there’s any supporting evidence for these assumptions. > [!Orbit] Lisa Marchiano et al. in *Dream Wise* > Pay attention to how (your dream ego) relates to other dream elements to get an idea of how you protect yourself from thoughts, feelings, attitudes that challenge your conscious attitude.