Dream Visions

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In the last two generations there has been a huge amount of scientific research into dreaming. Researchers have studied both the physiology and the subjective experience of dreaming. Therapists have kept careful notes and published their findings from thousands (millions?) of patients.

One of the interesting findings is that the kinds of dreams we have (the metaphors and meanings of symbols) are shaped by our culture, our beliefs, and the school of therapy that the therapist believes in. One psychologist documented how her dreams used Freudian metaphors when she was in Freudian analysis, Jungian symbolism when studied by a Jungian therapist, and so on.

The point of this is that there is now so much good information about dreaming that you can find a wealth of good books, CDs, tapes, DVDs, and such on line and in local bookstores and public libraries. You can find information on modern dream research. You can also find formerly secret traditional dream lore from many cultures around the world, ancient and modern, indigenous and mixed.

We are indeed blessed to live in a time when so much scientific, traditional, and esoteric dream knowledge is easily available to us. May we use it wisely!