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Dreams
A series of thoughts,
images or emotions occurring during sleep.
Dreaming is a universal and powerful experience
— all humans sleep, and all humans dream. Dreams can be fleeting fragments of images
or entire complicated narratives unreeling like movies before the mind's eye. The visions
can appear benign or soothing, or they can inspire heart-pounding terror. They can be
peopled with friends and loved ones or commanded by horrifying monsters. Dreams can mimic
reality or create a totally surreal environment. They can be clear and detailed or jumbled
and confused. They may impart wisdom or knowledge, or they may leave the dreamer
completely baffled by their content.
What are dreams? Where do they come
from? And what significance, if any, do they hold for the dreamer's life? The variety of
answers set forth to these questions over time reflects the values and the social and
psychological structures of various cultures. Ancient peoples, among them the Egyptians
and the Greeks, believed dreams were
messages sent by the gods to sleeping minds. The father of modern psychiatry, Sigmund
Freud, thought that dreams, created by the human brain, could serve as windows into the
psyche, revealing a cache of wishes unfulfilled, and many of his followers today consider
such visions to be a major tool in psychoanalysis.
On the other hand, some scientists have
theorized that dreams are unnecessary bits of information being expunged nightly from a
person's memory, just as a computer's files are cleaned of unwanted data. The ancients regarded sleep as a second life, a
life in which the soul freed from the body was supposedly much more active
than during the waking state. And researchers
into the paranormal, in some ways echoing the ancients, believe dreams may have a psychic
element, revealing the forces of destiny, the reality that is about to happen.
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videos:
Dreams and
Nightmares.
Dream Therapy.
Joseph - Master
of Dreams.
Related
books:
10,000 Dreams and
Their Traditional Meanings.
A Dictionary of
Dream Symbols: With an Introduction to Dream Psychology.
A Little Course
in Dreams.
Among All These
Dreamers: Essays on Dreaming and Modern Society.
Complete Book of
Dreams.
Creative Dreaming: Plan and Control Your Dreams to Develop Creativity, Overcome Fears, Solve Problems, and
Create a Better Self.
Crossing the
Threshold: The Astrology of Dreaming (Arkana Contemporary Astrology).
Dictionary for
Dreamers.
Dictionary of
Dreams (Wordsworth Collection).
DK Living:
Parkers' Complete Book Of Dreams.
Dream Diagnosis:
What Dreams Reveal About Your Health, Relationships, Fortune and Destiny.
Dream Gates: A
Journey into Active Dreaming.
Dreamgates: An
Explorer's Guide to the Worlds of Soul, Imagination, and Life Beyond Death.
Dreaming of
Diana; The Dreams of Diana, Princess of Wales.
Dreaming:
Remembering, Interpreting, Benefiting.
Dreaming With the
Wheel: How to Interpret and Work With Your Dreams Using the Medicine Wheel.
Dreaming Your
Real Self: A Personal Approach to Dream Interpretation.
Dream
Interpretation: The Mystical Arts (The Mystical Arts).
Dream
Interpretation: The Secret.
Dream Power.
Dreams and What
They Mean to You (Llewellyn's New Age Series).
Dreams: A Way to
Listen to God.
Dreamscape:
Creating New Realitites to Transform and Heal Your Life.
Dreamwork
('Elements of ... ' Series).
Dream Workbook:
Simple Exercises to Unravel the Secrets of Your Dreams.
Dreamwork for the
Soul: A Spiritual Guide to Dream Interpretation.
Dream Yoga and
the Practice of Natural Light.
Every Dreamer's
Handbook: A Step-By-Step Guide to Understanding and Benefiting from Your Dreams.
Heaven and Earth: A Journal of Dreams and Awakenings.
Journey to the
Center of Creation: Entering the World of Dolphins and the Dimensions of Dreamtime.
Know Your Dreams,
Know Your Self: A Workbook.
Live Your Dream
Workbook; Discover and Live the Life of Your Dreams.
Mary Summer
Rain's Guide to Dream Symbols.
Mutual Dreaming:
When Two or More People Share the Same Dream.
Sensual Dreaming: How to Understand and Interpret the Erotic Content of Your Dreams.
Teach Yourself to
Dream: A Practical Guide to Unleashing the Power of the Subconscious Mind.
The Art of
Dreaming.
The Complete
Idiot's Guide to Interpreting Your Dreams (Complete Idiot's Guide To...).
The Consulting
Process in Action.
The Creative
Dreamer's Journal and Workbook.
The Dream
Directory: The Comprehensive Guide to Analysis and Interpretation, With Explanations for
More Than 350 Symbols and Theories.
The Dream Master
(Mahanta Transcript Series).
The Dream
Sourcebook Journal: A Bedside Companion.
The Dreamer's
Dictionary: From A to Z...3,000 Magical Mirrors to Reveal the Meaning of Your Dreams.
The Dreamer's
Dictionary: Translations in the Universal Language of Mind.
The Dreamer's
Workbook: A Complete Guide to Interpreting and Understanding Dreams.
The Dream Pack:
Everything You Need to Inspire, Interpret, and Record Your Dreams.
The Dreams of
Women: Exploring and Interpreting Women's Dreams.
The Dream
Sourcebook: A Guide to the Theory and Interpretation of Dreams.
The Encyclopedia
of Dreams: Symbols & Interpretations.
The Functions of
Dreaming (Suny Series in Dream Studies.
The Hidden Power
of Dreams: How to Use Dreams on Your Spiritual Journey.
The Illustrated
Dream Dictionary.
The Language of
Dreams.
The Last of the
Dream People.
The Little Giant
Encyclopedaia of Dream Symbols.
The Lucid
Dreaming Kit: How to Awaken Within, Control and Use Your Dreams.
The Power of
Dreaming: Messages from Your Inner Self (Llewellyn's Strategies for Success Series).
The Waking Dream: Unlocking the Symbolic Language of Our Lives.
Understanding
Dreams: A Concise Guide to Dream Symbols.
What Your Dreams
Can Teach You.
Where People Fly
and Water Runs Uphill: Using Dreams to Tap the Wisdom of the Unconscious.
Your Dreams and
Your Stars.
Your Dream of
Recovery: Dream Interpretation and the 12 Steps.
Zolar's Book of
Dreams, Numbers & Lucky Days.
Zolar's
Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Dreams.
Click
here for more related
books.
Further
info:
Association for the Study of Dreams.
Dr. Dream's Resource for People Who
Dream.
Dream Central.
DreamGate.
DreamWeavers Web.
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