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TOWARDS A THEORY OF DREAMS : Dreams have many and complex meanings. It would be a lie to say that dreams are easy to understand. Throughout the ages people have hinted how dreams can be linked to other worlds and psychic phenonoma. That maybe true in some cases yet the best way to really understand dreams is to recognise the importance of the brain and the functioning of the mind.

When you start trying to decipher a dream first try to make the assumption that it in some way represents your thoughts about the previous day. In particular the dream represents thoughts which have been processed since the last time you were asleep. Certain brain functions take place during sleep. Theta waves and betawaves only appear in the brain at nighttime during sleep. These waves represent the brains need to process through memories that have been stored in short term memory banks during the day. Then at night we start to process through these. We organise all the thoughts and reorder them in order to take account of all new information. Then during the REM stages of sleep these new conclusions and feelings are played out in 'little plays'.

Dreams then represent our higher intuitional thinking on issues relevant at the time of the dream. Many people make the mistake of linking dreams to vast and major issues. Thats true in some cases yet in reality dreams can be about seemingly trivial and mundane issues. In life we need peace of mind and stability. So its best that we get along with as many people as possible. Lets assume for instance that you have a dream about a nieghbour whom you do not get along with. You may mistakenly believe that this is probably about something else( an abstract dream with a deep meaning). You may wonder why you have a dream about someone who plays a minor role in your life. But in reality this relationship is more important than you think. We need to keep on good terms with people around us and getting along with people helps give us peace of mind. So if we pay full attention to little problems as they arise then this helps us live happy and ordered lives.

Dreams then are often about the previous day. They are also very much linked to new conclusions and new ideas. So actually dreams are not so difficult to interpret after all. They often refer to a specific time period(the day before) and so this enables you to pinpoint their meaning. Indeed dreams represent the news headlines of everything that has been on your mind. One good tip is to write down several quotes that capture your thinking right now. For instance, write down some quotes like

"Yesterday my sister was behaving strangely. She seems to be very quiet and withdrawn. I wonder if there is something wrong".

"I want to adopt a new and fresh style in writing my english essay for college. I have been thinking over exactly how I want to approach it"

"I was fantasizing yesterday about that girl I really feel attracted to"

"I wonder how I will cope with my maths exam tommorrow"

"My foot seems to have recovered slightly. Maybe I could start up jogging again"

If we make the assumption that dreams are often about brain functions and the processing of new data then dreams will link to issues and conclusions like those quoted above. The connection between real life and the dream symbols will often be very difficult yet the connection is there. So try to anticipate what issues will trigger a dream. Many good dream interpretations will merely quote the dreamer back to themselves. A dream reprsents new thoughts and feelings and often the dreamer will quote the thoughts which are fresh off the press(the latest news).

If one single issue has been dominating your mind then thats likely to cause a dream. That issue may be anything. You may have been really annoyed by someone the previous day who managed to really get under your skin by acting in a petty and bureaucratic way. You may have got into an argument with someone. You may be thinking intensely about the day to come and a wortk assessment meetng with your boss. You may have been watching a film the previous night which really got your mind thinking.

Dreams represent clarifications in our mind. So try to spot the issues that your mind has been trying to clarify. For instance "yesterday I was thinking a lot about my boss and the reason I really dislike her is that she behaves so nastily but then expects us to be so nice back". In such a way the dream mind has clarified precisely why we dislike someone.

Often dreams play out some principle or idea that you have just learnt. For instance a man had a dream about ancient battles. He had recently become interested in military history. The dreams though played out the various principles and ideas he had learnt. For instance the dream featured brutal discipline and executions against soldiers who disobeyed orders. The dream represented a practical examples in which these principles should be applied. So the meaning of the dream was probably simply "I have been learning about military history and now I realise the importance of discipline to an army. Without order an army turns into a rabble".

If a dream represents new thinkings and new conclusions then look for pivotal moments in your emotions. For instance think of that moment when trust turned to distrust. Think of that moment when you realised that you would decided to give up on some task. There will generally be a reason behind these changes of heart. Try to write down what the reasoning is such as "I decided to give up because no one is really listening to my ideas. they do not respect me".

One good technique to understand dreams is to see in which direction your mind is going. Are you thinking about yesterday? If thats the case then your dreams will probably reflect changes in thinking and emotions. If your mind is loooking forward to the next day then try to concentrate on these issues. If you were lying awake in bed worrying aboiut something the next day then its those worries that the dream probably represent.

THE DREAM DICTIONARY : CLICK HERE : for the full list of dream symbols. This page contains links to many dream studies. These will show you the types of real emotions that each symbol links to. Each symbol may have several meanings. Within each meaning there may also be a positive meaning and a negative meaning. The practical examples help bring to life the real meaning of dreams.
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