Exploring the Significance of Dreams Across Cultures and History

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This chapter delves into the universality and importance of dreams, discussing how they are viewed as a source of spiritual wisdom and a means of connecting with the sacred in various cultural and religious contexts. It explores the distinction between big and little dreams, linking them to memory and unique brain-mind functioning. The conversation also touches on the role dreams have played in the origins of religions, specifically examining their significance in Abrahamic faiths, Islam, Buddhism, and Christianity.

What’s the last dream you remember having? Some of us dream every night. But we’re in too much of a hurry to remember our dreams or think about them the next day. Others of us are dream-deprived. What if we embrace our dreams — and our night selves — as a way to understand ourselves better, to connect to each other, even to lead a better life?

Original Air Date: February 24, 2024

Interviews In This Hour:

Why dream life matters — The lives we live inside our dreams — A dreaming mind, illustrated — Embracing your night self

Guests:

Rubin Naiman, Kelly Bulkeley, Roz Chast, Annabel Abbs-Streets

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