There are numerous theories regarding dreams, broadly speaking, they fall within Psychology and Neurology. And comprise anything from being comprised of simple wish fulfilment desires, to clearing yesterdays thoughts and emotional issues. There are night dreams, day dreams, lucid dreams. Themes, can run from Sexual matters, frustrations, anxiety issues, in fact everything that can and does affect a person's emotional state of mind. Who knows, all theories are just that, theories, and whether you subscribe to Freud, or something more scientific, nothing is proven and they all remains, theories. Feel free to share ideas on this topic.
In the world's harsh wear and tear many a very sincere attachment is slowly obliterated.
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When the mind perceives the world, that is the only reality the world enjoys. It may exist independently, perhaps even orderly (though 'order' itself also only exists as a mental concept), but it is only the perceiving mind that creates the world as a meaningful thing, and that mental construct is the only reality there is. Without perception and knowledge, there is no world (or cosmos), only the meaningless, unobserved characteristics of matter and energy. When the mind perceives itself, however, it can dream any reality it cares to, and also constructs the arbitrary laws which govern that dream world, since it exists in isolation from any and all other sentient minds. Dreams are essentially as real as the waking world around us, since they are both the products of sentience. As Dumbledore said, Of Course It’s Happening in Your Head, But Why on Earth Should That Mean It’s Not Real?
Dreams are very meaningful to Native Americans, who search for signs everywhere to guide us on the correct path. My Cherokee grandmother used to chide me for seeing the world so scientifically and logically, while dismissing the ineffable essence of the anima behind the world we perceive. Dreams are our connection to that ineffable nature of the 'real' world. Interpreting the meaning behind them is the key. Since most of our dreams are not remembered by our waking conscious mind, it must be assumed that our subconscious mind is interpreting meaning from dream content in the absence of cognitive awareness. In other words, our subconscious minds are getting something out of our dreams that we are not consciously aware of.
Absolutely, all good and valid points. Dreams, as Beth wrote, are not only very important to Native American's, but to all ancient cultures. There's a famous papyri from Deir El Medina, at Thebes, which is entirely devoted to dream analysis. I suppose, at the Oracle at Delphi, the priestess went into a trance like state, which is akin to dreaming, and her deliverances required careful consideration, and sometimes they got it wrong, with disastrous results. Weavindreamsm, yes that is so, the subconscious mind cannot use language as understood by the conscious mind, yes, it uses images to convey a message, if indeed it is a message to be worked out by the conscious mind. I remember all the vivid dreams, and I do write them down while their fresh. And as Beth says, most dreams we do recall, I think we only recall the ones that wake us up. Sometimes nightmares. Fascinating topic.
In the world's harsh wear and tear many a very sincere attachment is slowly obliterated.
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There's lots of theories but the fact is, no one knows. Dreams are as much a puzzle to scientists as anyone.
