I do believe dreams mean something...not all the time though.
I do not believe they predict anything that has yet to come...and anyway, that's a whole separate debate. What I do think is that they often represent what has already been.
There are the obvious ones, the anxiety ones, the sex ones, they usually represent a present state, as in right now. You're anxious, you dream you've lost something important, can't run away, keep heading for somewhere and it just gets further and further away etc. You've become aroused, which happens more frequently for men in sleep and is a natural thing, you have a sex dream.
I am able to personally link most of my dreams to things that are around me, either externally or internally (some are just random stuff) and I would urge the OP to do the same. Something has triggered these recurring dreams, only you know what is going on in your life right now. Think about what your younger self represents and what may trigger that. Has someone from the past come back? Children represent a time of innocence, do you feel you've over-compromised yourself right now? Is there something in your life that is making you feel 'young' and unprepared for?
Only you can really answer your own dream.
In the dream, whenever I look in a mirror or reflective surface, my 8-10 year old self is looking back at me talking, earnestly trying to tell me something.
I've seen enough horror movies to know that this will not turn out well for you.
I once heard a person who 'interpreted ' dreams and they said you had to know the feeling you were getting in the dream. When you can name the feeling then ask yourself if there's anything in you present real life which is making you feel this way.
It does sound like anxiety but only you can say really.
There are different types of dreams. A recurrent dream is often anxiety-related. I've had these anxiety ones, but also a lovely recurrent dream I've had when my life is taking a turn for the better and I feel full of the joys of spring. Sadly I don't dream that one anymore.
A lot of my dreams are processing yesterday's events and mine make a little story out of them - I can trace what triggered them and it is interesting and amusing to find what I have made of various words, pictures, celebrities and whatever came up. I wouldn't describe them as random because I find them interesting to study and to understand what the brain does in sleep. You find a lot of puns for example - or at least I do.
'Jekyll and Hyde' was said to be the result of a dream ("I've got my shilling shocker!", as was Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein' on the point of sleep (hypnogogic). RL Stevenson usedd to dream what he called his 'Bogey dreams" and would be angry with his wife for waking him out of them ("Why did you wake me up? I was having a lovely bogey dream!") They got him out of penury at the time. They can be useful and creative, and often have been.
Freud is no longer in favour, and this is the way. Parrotting "Random brain activity" is likely to go the same way. Theories evolve, and science does not stand still.
In the dream, whenever I look in a mirror or reflective surface, my 8-10 year old self is looking back at me talking, earnestly trying to tell me something.
Although I can lip-read (needed for a former work role), I can't work out what I'm trying to tell myself.
It's a touch disturbing really.
It would make a great opening for a story/article/novel etc.. You could work things out as you go along. "Boy in the Mirror".
Fact is without asking your Dog, you can't assume that he doesn't dream. Clinical trials have supported that certain animals do present brainwave activity which supports a dream state, but of course without getting into the brain or your Dog tell you specifically, its not 101%. (see even I know its not 100%)
there was a study done on dreams states, etc, can't find the link to the study, when I do I will put it here for you to analyse, I think it was done at Cambridge University and Harvard.
You must be wiser than I. I posted one link not numerous like you have. I certainly won't be wasting my time reading all them but having a quick scan at them proves nothing.
What you believe and what I believe are different. I'll leave it there.
I had a dream i killed three people, then it turned out to be a tv show i was filming but when the last one died it was very real,in my dream, altho somewhat "accidental" and i was very scared as i was going to be caught and my life would be over. Even thought kt was real when i woke up for a while
In the dream, whenever I look in a mirror or reflective surface, my 8-10 year old self is looking back at me talking, earnestly trying to tell me something.
Although I can lip-read (needed for a former work role), I can't work out what I'm trying to tell myself.
It's a touch disturbing really.
I had a similar dream once . I don't think you should be alerted because dream is just a way to our subconscious mind to act our thoughts.
You must be wiser than I. I posted one link not numerous like you have. I certainly won't be wasting my time reading all them but having a quick scan at them proves nothing.
What you believe and what I believe are different. I'll leave it there.
Yes, what I believe is different to what you believe, but that doesn't give me the right to disrespect your beliefs.
I respect every bodies belief, even if I don't agree with them.:)
stating dreams are nothing but random electrical brain activity is not correct. there are numerous psychological studies, papers, etc done which strongly support that they along with other electrical activity within the brain is not mere random electrical brain activity.
However it is also agreed that proving it 100% is impossible. Its like Freud who loosely claimed that young boys have subconscious sexual feelings towards their mothers. How do you prove this? You cannot, especially as the Subconscious part of the mind cannot be directly explored. You can't cut it open and say, "there look that a dream or thought".
It's a dream. Has nothing to do with any real life situations.
Many of my dreams are exactly that. Many of them have everything to do with real life situations. (I have already described that I can trace many of yesterday's events from some of them.)
Not all dreams are like these, rather everyday dreams if you like, however. They could still have something to do with real life situations nevertheless, but not always. They can be triggered by fever, as in Stevenson's case on occasion. There are the recurrent ones and there are others to which subversive has provided links. I'm sorry you are not interested and won't be reading them, but also sorry that you have posted in a thread on something that you are not prepared to explore further. All knowledge should be welcome if it sheds light. It can be rejected but ignoring or dismissing it without knowing what it is first is a little blinkered.
Isn't that article about Lucid Dreaming though, another well-chronicled form of dream? It's good that research is being done in whatever field concerning dreams and I welcome it.
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I do not believe they predict anything that has yet to come...and anyway, that's a whole separate debate. What I do think is that they often represent what has already been.
There are the obvious ones, the anxiety ones, the sex ones, they usually represent a present state, as in right now. You're anxious, you dream you've lost something important, can't run away, keep heading for somewhere and it just gets further and further away etc. You've become aroused, which happens more frequently for men in sleep and is a natural thing, you have a sex dream.
I am able to personally link most of my dreams to things that are around me, either externally or internally (some are just random stuff) and I would urge the OP to do the same. Something has triggered these recurring dreams, only you know what is going on in your life right now. Think about what your younger self represents and what may trigger that. Has someone from the past come back? Children represent a time of innocence, do you feel you've over-compromised yourself right now? Is there something in your life that is making you feel 'young' and unprepared for?
Only you can really answer your own dream.
Freud is turning in his grave.
His postulations were only theory, not Science.
Be afraid.
It does sound like anxiety but only you can say really.
It doesn't, I agree.
There are different types of dreams. A recurrent dream is often anxiety-related. I've had these anxiety ones, but also a lovely recurrent dream I've had when my life is taking a turn for the better and I feel full of the joys of spring. Sadly I don't dream that one anymore.
A lot of my dreams are processing yesterday's events and mine make a little story out of them - I can trace what triggered them and it is interesting and amusing to find what I have made of various words, pictures, celebrities and whatever came up. I wouldn't describe them as random because I find them interesting to study and to understand what the brain does in sleep. You find a lot of puns for example - or at least I do.
'Jekyll and Hyde' was said to be the result of a dream ("I've got my shilling shocker!", as was Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein' on the point of sleep (hypnogogic). RL Stevenson usedd to dream what he called his 'Bogey dreams" and would be angry with his wife for waking him out of them ("Why did you wake me up? I was having a lovely bogey dream!") They got him out of penury at the time. They can be useful and creative, and often have been.
Freud is no longer in favour, and this is the way. Parrotting "Random brain activity" is likely to go the same way. Theories evolve, and science does not stand still.
It would make a great opening for a story/article/novel etc.. You could work things out as you go along. "Boy in the Mirror".
WOW, you posted a link to the BBC, so you must be right, right.
Of course your Dog doesn't dream, you probably think (please come back on this won't you), that your Dog doesn't feel emotions either.
since you have posted a link, I'll do the same eh...lets have a link war..lol
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/canine-corner/201010/do-dogs-dream
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_intelligence
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotion_in_animals
Fact is without asking your Dog, you can't assume that he doesn't dream. Clinical trials have supported that certain animals do present brainwave activity which supports a dream state, but of course without getting into the brain or your Dog tell you specifically, its not 101%. (see even I know its not 100%)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychoanalytic_dream_interpretation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Interpretation_of_Dreams
http://www.bartleby.com/285/
(I had to study this for my thesis)
there was a study done on dreams states, etc, can't find the link to the study, when I do I will put it here for you to analyse, I think it was done at Cambridge University and Harvard.
http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/Psychology/Social/?view=usa&ci=9780199751778
good book.
http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1904561,00.html
http://psychcentral.com/lib/2011/how-to-analyze-your-dreams-and-why-its-important/
here is some "inception" style stuff
http://www.spring.org.uk/2008/02/therapists-can-implant-false-beliefs.php
I guess you believe the Samadhi and Kundalini experience just brain activity and an illusion of the mind.
What you believe and what I believe are different. I'll leave it there.
I had a similar dream once . I don't think you should be alerted because dream is just a way to our subconscious mind to act our thoughts.
Me too!!! Thought I was the only one who had supermarket dreams!! Though half the time I can't remember what I'm looking for:o
I'm sorry Mr Moderator sir.
I believe that the advice was about interpreting a dream, not dismissing a dream and stating it's random electrical activity.
But because you know best, I tell you what, next time I want to contribute something, I'll run it through you first. Is that ok?
Yes, what I believe is different to what you believe, but that doesn't give me the right to disrespect your beliefs.
I respect every bodies belief, even if I don't agree with them.:)
stating dreams are nothing but random electrical brain activity is not correct. there are numerous psychological studies, papers, etc done which strongly support that they along with other electrical activity within the brain is not mere random electrical brain activity.
However it is also agreed that proving it 100% is impossible. Its like Freud who loosely claimed that young boys have subconscious sexual feelings towards their mothers. How do you prove this? You cannot, especially as the Subconscious part of the mind cannot be directly explored. You can't cut it open and say, "there look that a dream or thought".
Take care and happy dreaming.:)
Many of my dreams are exactly that. Many of them have everything to do with real life situations. (I have already described that I can trace many of yesterday's events from some of them.)
Not all dreams are like these, rather everyday dreams if you like, however. They could still have something to do with real life situations nevertheless, but not always. They can be triggered by fever, as in Stevenson's case on occasion. There are the recurrent ones and there are others to which subversive has provided links. I'm sorry you are not interested and won't be reading them, but also sorry that you have posted in a thread on something that you are not prepared to explore further. All knowledge should be welcome if it sheds light. It can be rejected but ignoring or dismissing it without knowing what it is first is a little blinkered.