Know Yourself Better Through Your Dreams
The meaning of dreams and sleep has been studied for many years, with opinions shifting from time to time. Our […]
Interpreting Dreams
Interpreting Dreams
Dream interpretation goes way back to when, well, actually, no one really knows – at least as far back as early civilization, and probably before.
There have been various reasons in the past for interpreting dreams: such as prophecy, predicting the future, entertainment, comfort and self-knowledge.
Many cultures today are still very superstitious about their dreams, and even those who consider themselves Modern or Western will often attach a significant meaning to a dream, especially if it made a powerful impression on their waking thoughts.
Psychologists and psychiatrists are often interested in our dreams, not so much for their portentous meanings, but more because our dreams often reflect underlying wants and needs, which is turn can reflect psychological issues and anxieties.
So, you can see, there are many different reason why you may want to interpret your dreams, be it prophecy or, more commonly, peace of mind, you will find many helpful articles in this section about dream interpretation itself, and the rest of the site for specific details of dreams and their meanings.
Interpreting Dreams
Hall and the Interpretation of Dreams
Calvin Hall developed the cognitive theory of dreams, which says that we use our dreams to express our ideas about
Perls and the Interpretation of Dreams
Frederick (Fritz) Perls was a German-American psychotherapist who lived from 1893 to 1970. Perls was one of the founders of
Adler and the Interpretation of Dreams
Alfred Adler was an Austrian psychotherapist who lived from 1870 to 1937. He began his career as an ophthalmologist, and
Jung and the Interpretation of Dreams
Carl Gustav Jung, who lived from 1875 to 1961, is known for developing the concepts of the collective unconscious and
Freud and the Interpretation of Dreams
Sigmund Freud, who lived from 1856 to 1939, is famous for his theories about the unconscious and the effects that
Dream Interpretation of Artemidorus
The earliest dream dictionary that survives today was written by Artemidorus, a Greek who lived in the second century AD/CE.
Ancient Chinese Dream Interpretation
The ancient Chinese pondered the difference between the world of dreams and the world of waking life, just as modern
Ancient Dream Interpretation
For thousands of years, people have believed that dreams were created by supernatural beings and could be used to foretell