Dreams Have Meaning

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We have what one researcher calls a waking state bias. So it lures us into putting more into the dream that's there. If I wanted to know what I can learn from your dreams, I think I would just interview you for an hour in an anonymous, honest interview. That means that dreams have meaning. Dreams have personal meaning. Occasionally they'll have cultural meaning. For example, in societies that are hunting and gathering societies, they dream more of animals,. lo and behold. We're so high right now. It just makes sense to think those dreams must be symbolic too.

Part 2 is here: Lucid dreaming! Teeth falling out! Medications and dreaming! The source of creativity! Even how to clean your brain. Dr. G. William Domhoff has studied dreams for decades and returns to answer an absolute deluge of questions with his wisdom and aplomb. By the end, you’ll know to sleep better, why it’s important, how to relax like a fish, if cheese alters your subconscious, why your dog flaps their paws during naps, and rejoice about a freshly discovered part of the brain. Ooooh, it’s an instant classic.

Dr. G. William Domhoff’s book: The Neurocognitive Theory of Dreaming

His website: dreambank.net

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Donation will be made to Worldwide Indigenous Science Network and toward dream research at UC Santa Cruz