Dream On

A dream is an involuntary sequence of images, ideas, stories, emotions, or sensations that occur during certain stages of sleep. Dreams can be pleasant or frightening; vivid or hazy; comprehensible or confusing. The purpose of why humans dream still remains an unsolved mystery within the scientific community. It might seem odd that something seemingly so ordinary and familiar could be such a complex puzzle. In ancient times, people used dreams to diagnose illnesses, predict the future, and receive

Dreams, nightmares, or delusions in general, play a lot of key parts to our daily life. Whether it’s internal or external toward our lives, it enacts a significant role in many ways. Regarding that it serves many purposes, one reason cannot be pinpointed. No one has acknowledged the fact why dreams are there in the first place and what its purpose is. Various theories were hypothesized, yet still remain to be unproven. Deeper into this picture, apart what purpose it serves, why is it that dreams

I jolted awake in fear. I had a dream. A weird dream. A vivid dream. It was full of people shouting and bright flashes of light. It was confusing yet clear, like some part of me understood it. I didn’t know it would be important then but now I know. How? Well, it happened like this… It was a bright winter’s day. I was strolling through the city with my friends Isabella and Phoebe. We were heading to the pancake kitchen. We agreed earlier in the day to go there for lunch. After we were assigned

Have you ever wondered if this is reality or is it all just a dream? There are those days where you never want it to end, where if it were a dream you’d never want to wake up from it. Then there are those days that you wish and hope that it would just end, desperately trying to wake up, to escape. How about a day that was so wonderful that you were scared that it was just too good to be true, that it might not be reality after all? It was a fine autumn day that Ethan promised to hang out with me

Dream Theories Dreams come in all shapes and forms. Every dream experience falls into one of the following categories: Prophetic Dreams, Release Dreams, Wish Dreams, Informative and Problem solving dreams, and Astral Visits. So many people take dreams for granted or think they do not mean anything, but they do. Dreams are incredible when you learn what they are, mean and why we dream at all. Dreams, one of the many dimensions in our mind, gives a lot of different information then we are use

question if dreams are evidence of embodied cognition, the belief that cognition is not only formed by the brain but also the body. Dreams manifest thoughts into a painted picture with a plot. It can elude feelings and realism to the dreamer that can cause outer body reactions like sweat and pants. The article back up their hypothesis with a cognitive theory of Hall that states that dreams express concerns and conceptions of an individual’s day to day life. Through the usage of symbols, dreams can emphasize

story or novel may require dream sequences. Dreams can show character traits vividly, foreshadow events in the story, and add color within the narrative. Within any story with psychic or supernatural content, dreams may even be shared. Lucid dreaming may allow a character to make fantastic discoveries. Yet powerfully written dream sequences are rare, and many otherwise brilliant writers slip into clichés and stylized, unmemorable or implausible passages. What makes dream states so difficult to depict

An Unconscious State of Mind Shonterra Readus I have always been interested in learning and interpreting dreams every since I was in high school. Out of everything I learned about dreams over the years, the one that really resonated with me the most was that dreaming is our way of dealing with problems from our waking state. For that reason, I chose an article called Relation of Dreams To Waking Concerns by Rosalind Cartwright, Mehmet Y. Agargun, Jennifer Kirkby, and Julie Kabat Friedman. It captured

Dreams vs Reality Dreams have been a source of fascination for a long time and Sigmund Freud offers great insight on this matter. In the story reality becomes harsh for Peyton Farquhar, he becomes aware that his life is coming to an end Peyton’s dreams act as an escape from reality for him , fulfilment of wish, a reality he’d rather have but he can’t. Freud's ideas give us a greater knowledge on the power of our mind as Peyton’s mind chooses to ignore reality as his last resort. This is relatable

Dreams, in most instances, are the imaginary scenes that a human’s mind makes up in their head during a duration of rest. Whether these dreams are painfully realistic or absurdly fake, most often disregard them as nothing of significance. However, dreams can also mean the passion and desire of an individual, and what they want to pursue in life. Unfortunately, many people surrender their dreams upon reaching adulthood due to the pressures of society and economic stability. The novel, The Alchemist