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What Do My Dreams Mean?
by Keith Ward |
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For centuries society has been using dream interpretation to
determine the meanings behind dreams. There are a lot of
different theories about how to interpret dreams and what they
mean. From the ancient Greeks and Egyptians to more modern
psychological theories, dream interpretation has been around a
long time.
Dream interpretation started in ancient times when the Greeks
and Egyptians believed that dreams were supernatural and only
those with “certain powers” could decipher the meanings. The
ancient Greeks tried to use dreams to cure their sick. Sick
individuals were sent to temples called Asclepieions to incubate
dreams. Incubating refers to the belief that one can will
himself to dream a divine dream and thus cure himself of any
ailments. The ancient Egyptians used priests to interpret dreams
as it was believed dreams came from God.
In today’s world most people refer to psychology to interpret
dreams. Sigmund Freud believed that dreams were simply a visual
representation of wish-fulfilment. Freud’s works on dream
interpretation, The Interpretation of Dreams, was published in
1899. He argued that dreams occurred the day after humans
experienced a desire for an object or idea. According to Freud,
children’s dreams reflect exactly what they desire without the
need to mask it with symbolism. Adults’ dreams, however, become
distorted. The original meaning of the dream is lost in imagery
and symbolism making dream interpretation much harder.
Freud’s theory on dream interpretation takes into account the
ego and super-ego. The unconscious mind is thought to hold
desires that never make it to the conscious mind thus emerging
in dreams. Because the unconscious does not necessarily want the
waking mind or the conscious mind to know its true desires, the
dreams’ original “latent content” is hidden using symbols and
other images to represent the true desire.
Freud’s former student, Carl Jung, disagreed somewhat with
Freud’s theories on dream interpretation citing them as
“simplistic and naive.” Jung believed that dreams could
represent some wish-fulfilment, but also represented attitudes
held by the unconscious that the conscious mind was not aware
of. He felt that it would be difficult to thoroughly interpret
someone’s dreams without understanding what they were
experiencing in life at that moment, since people’s attitudes
can change based on their current situation.
Calvin S. Hall offered a different meaning to dreams. He felt
that dreams were a collection of thoughts or just one thought
that occurred during sleep. Dreams would be a representation of
this person’s perception of that thought or group of thoughts.
Yet another opinion on dream interpretation comes from Ann
Faraday who in the 1970s published several books on dream
interpretation and how to do-it-yourself. Faraday believed that
dreams served as warnings of future events or prophecies.
People today seek meanings to their dreams often. Many people
feel that there is definite meaning to their dreams and often
find guidance in this meaning. There are many published books on
dream interpretation that help individuals determine what their
dreams mean according to the symbols in the dreams. In addition
to books there are several websites and blogs dedicated to dream
interpretation.
Keith Ward is the Founder and Director of the Circle of
Professional Clairvoyants, which offers Psychic Readings with
fully qualified Senior UK Clairvoyants and Psychics. |
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