So, what does penetrating the veil truly entail?

[zenmaster]

How to apply them without being consciously aware of them?

The framework is inherently there, but not knowledge of the framework. How can you a dream be an archetype without developing a framework of the overall archetypal structure?

For example, light and dark are archetypal symbols. You can apply the concept of light to the concept of dark, as in a dream - and you get an alchemical reaction. The 'framework' is your knowledge of what goes where, what provides opportunity for balance to a system that is imbalanced, or what provides opportunity for growth when the only options seen are those of decay.