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CHRISTIAN FAITH AND DREAMS
I've done some research on dreams in the Bible, and put together short descriptions
of each type of dream covered. The Bible doesn't cover any of the non-Christian
spiritual dreams that people experience, so I don't know what the commonly
held Christian belief is on those, and I wouldn't try to venture a guess.
These are the types of dreams I will cover:
Prophetic Dreams
Warning Dreams Dreams Concerning the Will of God Dreams
Caused by the Business of the Day
False Dreams
Prophetic Dreams
Anyone can have a prophetic dream from God. The purposes of these dreams are
varied, but usually concern things of direct relevance to the dreamer. For
example, Joseph had dreams concerning his future, and Pharaoh and Nebuchadnezzar
had dreams concerning the future of their countries.
The meanings of prophetic dreams and visions are not apparent, and require
an interpretation. The Bible calls them 'dark sayings'.
Warning Dreams
Warning dreams in the Bible are straight forward.
Dreams Caused by the Business of the Day
Maybe the main reason Christians don't study dreams is that the Bible dismisses
many common dreams and warns against false and misleading dreams.
False Dreams
When a person wants to believe something they may very well have a dream that
tells them what they want. Then they begin to believe in their dream, considering
it a spiritual revelation. This seems to be the basis for false dreams and
false prophesy.
SLEEP PHENONOMA
HYPNOPOMPIC AND HYPNOGOGIC IMAGERY :Hallucinations and dreams
HYPNOGOGIC IMAGERY :Example dreams
SLEEPWALKING :Dreams and sleepwalking
SLEEP DEPRIVATION :The TV reality show "shattered"
CIRCADIAN RYTHMS :Dreams and melatonin
LUCID DREAMS
NIGHTMARES
DISTURBING DREAMS : Nightmares.
NIGHTMARES
: Childrens Nightmares.
WORLD WAR ONE NIGHTMARES
: Dreaming of the front line.
NIGHTMARES : A practical study of nightmares showing what individual nightmares meant
CONFRONTING FEAR IN NIGHTMARES : By Dorian Paul
DREAM SYMBOLISM
DREAM SYMBOLISM :Neural patterns and their relevance to dream interpretation
ANIMALS IN DREAMS :By Dorian Paul
ANIMALS IN DREAMS : Animals in
dreams
COLOURS IN DREAMS : By Urban
COLOURS IN DREAMS : By Kafka
Archetypes and myths : Jungs archetypes by Dorian Paul
INDIVIDUATION : understanding the Jungian approach
ARCHETYPES : Jungian archetypes
EVIL ARCHETYPES : By Dorian Paul
Heros and archetypes : by Dorian Paul
DREAMS AND MUSIC : by Dorian Paul
CRUSH DREAMS : The archetype
DREAM DICTIONARY? : Are we influenced by the dream dictionary
we use by "Comrade Bart"
PREMONITIONS AND TELEPATHY
PREMONITION STUDY - A personal study showing how dreams can link to the future
HEART TRANSPLANTS - Does the heart have a
memory
DAVID MANDELL :Psychic
paintings?
OUT OF BODY EXPERIENCES :OBE's and psychic phenonoma
Premonitions :places deep into the future?
SCIENCE :Towards an understanding of premonitions
EXPERIMENTS :Premonition studies and false
premonitions
DREAMS AND THE MIND
THETAWAVES :Hallucinations and
dreams
NEURAL IMAGING:Attempts to prove or
disprove the existence of ESP
ROBERT STICKGOLD:Robert Stickgolds studies of dreams and the game Tetris
DREAM DIARIES :What to look out for
THE FUNCTION OF DREAMS Why do we dream
COMMUNICATION SKILLS : Dorian Paul on left and right brain
issues?
MEDITATION :Using meditation to expand your mind
OTHER ARTICLES
BIG BROTHER : A study of the Big Brother reality show
THE SPIRITUAL AAPROACH : By Always Dreaming
INSPIRATION : By Dorian Paul
FAITH AND DREAMS : By Weiss
MONTAGUE ULLMAN : Swedish researcher
DREAM FORUMS : Helpful advice
ETHICAL GUIDELINES : By Dorian Paul
FACTS ABOUT DREAMS : Some thoughts
OTHER DREAM INTERPRETORS
Aisling Ireland : Posts at www.bellaonline.com