Meaning of Dreams

Dreams mean visions about something what is showed to you by your deep-subconscious mind when you sleep.

Scientifically, dreams are images, ideas, emotions, and sensations that occur involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep. We all know that, there are two stages of sleep- REM and Non-REM. We dream while in REM (Rapid eye movement) stage of sleeping. It lasts 10 seconds to 20 minutes at best. Scientists say, dreams have no colors although we often describe our dreams with different color that we supposed to have seen. Sometimes, dreams, especially nightmares, occur due to improper bowel movement. That means if you have Indian or Mexican dishes at tonight’s dinner, you are going to have the worst nightmares (Just Kidding!).

From religious view, dream is a very important issue. In Islam, dream of a true-believer is 46% of the prophecy. According to Hindu Thought, dreams are real and caused by the Supreme Brahman. They can either be prophetic or retributive. In Buddhism, Sutras said, “Dreams are false and illusory.” Finally, The Bible reveals that in times past servants of God were given visions and dreams for specific reasons and/or to convey special messages. For example, Jesus gave a vision of His future Kingdom on earth to Peter, James, and John, no doubt as a witness and encouragement both to them and to us (Matthew 17:1-9). Some visions and dreams may simply be caused by mental or physical stress or the pressures of daily life. The Bible reveals that dreams may result from an upset or overly stimulated mind (Ecclesiastes 5:3).

Dreams are also important from philosophical and psychological view. In the late 19th century, psychotherapist Sigmund Freud developed a theory that the content of dreams is driven by unconscious wish fulfillment. Freud called dreams the "royal road to the unconscious." He theorized that the content of dreams reflects the dreamer's unconscious mind and specifically that dream content is shaped by unconscious wish fulfillment. He argued that important unconscious desires often relate to early childhood memories and experiences. Freud's theory describes dreams as having both manifest and latent content. Latent content relates to deep unconscious wishes or fantasies while manifest content is superficial and meaningless. Manifest content often masks or obscures latent content. Carl Jung rejected many of Freud's theories. Jung expanded on Freud's idea that dream content relates to the dreamer's unconscious desires. He described dreams as messages to the dreamer and argued that dreamers should pay attention for their own good. He came to believe that dreams present the dreamer with revelations that can uncover and help to resolve emotional or religious problems and fears.

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