Understanding Dreams

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If dreams are the windows to the soul -- now those windows can be opened wide! This easy-to-use reference guide includes the essential keys to unlocking the mysteries of the subconscious. Learn the meaning behind more than 800 dream symbols; the history of dream interpretation; and how to keep a dream diary.

It has been said that dreams are the windows to the soul -- and now those windows can be opened wide! The book you hold in your hands is a concise compendium of prescriptive information, an easy-to-use reference guide to the meanings and import of the remarkable visions that visit us while we sleep.

Here in one volume are the essential keys to unlocking the mysteries of the subconscious -- and to putting the power of dreams at your fingertips!

The meaning behind more than 800 dream symbols
The history of dream interpretation
Lucid, repetitive, and sequential dreams
Sleep patterns and the workings of the unconscious mind
How to keep a ""dream diary""

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Title of ebook: Understanding Dreams
ISBN: 9780060738075
parent-ISBN: 9780060534554
Publisher: HarperCollins e-books
Published: 01-2004
Released online for download: 01-20-2004
Author of eBook: Diagram Group

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Understanding Dreams

Chapter One

Dream Lore

Since time immemorial, the human race has regarded dreams as mysterious, significant and powerful. They link the aware mind, seeming to speak directly to it from our unconscious, reflecting our joys, anxieties and hopes. Many people believe that the dream world - through an understanding of its special language - can help us enrich our waking lives and lead to greater self-knowledge.

Dream interpretation has been practiced throughout time by all civilizations. People have claimed that dreams are of the utmost importance, and they have tried to understand or analyze them in the light of their own beliefs and customs.

This chapter describes some of the ways in which dreams have been interpreted in several ancient and modem cultures.

Beliefs in Ancient Cultures

The Babylonians

In Mesopotamia, the Babylonians divided ordinary dreams into "good" ones sent by the gods, and "bad" ones sent by demons. Their goddess of dreams, Mamu, was served by priests who tried to prevent bad dreams from coming tr ... read full excerpt from: Understanding Dreams ebook

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