Tài liệu Understanding Dreams pdf

an Uo l H192 lo oi HARPERESSENTIALS DREAMS? What is the language of 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 all 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 What are your dreams telling you? Other HarperEssentials FIRST AID STRESS SURVIVAL GUIDE WINE GUIDE HARPERESSENTIALS Understanding Dreams The Diagram Group Ce erfectbound Contents Introduction Dream Core The Unconscious Mind yes of Dreams 16 39 Lucid Deaawas 54 Sweet DRPAMS 60 Symabolismy 65 DREAM Diary 249 Glossary 256 Index 261 Other HarperEssentials Copyright About the Publisher Intkoduction TT hroughout history and across many different cultures, dreams and dreaming have had much importance attached to them The Ancient Greeks and the Japanese, for example, believed dreams to be full of portents and warnings about the future More recently in the West, Sigmund Freud and others have sought to use the interpretation of dreams as a means of unlocking the mysteries of the subconscious Understanding Dreams describes these beliefs and various methods of dream interpretation It also reveals how the subconscious alerts the waking mind (through dreams) to hidden conflicts, to the ways problems can be solved, and to the creative talents within us all Dream interpretation depends on understanding the symbolic language of dreams A comprehensive, alphabetically arranged list of symbols—the usual and the rare—gives every dreamer the key to such an understanding These symbols, together with a knowledge of the dreamer’s situation and memo- INTRODUCTION ries, will help to make dream interpretation easier and more revealing The valuable insights that are offered here ensure that Understanding Dreams will be indispensable to the dedicated interpreter of dreams Dream Lore Give 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 modern cultures BELIEFS IN ANCIENT CULTURES The Babylonians In Mesopotamia, the Babylonians divided ordinary dreams into “good” ones sent by the gods, and ... offered here ensure that Understanding Dreams will be indispensable to the dedicated interpreter of dreams 1 Dream Lore Give time immemorial, the human race has _/ regarded dreams as mysterious,... their dreams Sick travelers even took potions or fasted to induce dreams The Greeks The distinction between “good” and “bad” dreams passed on to the Greeks, as did the idea of incubating dreams. .. (through dreams) to hidden conflicts, to the ways problems can be solved, and to the creative talents within us all Dream interpretation depends on understanding the symbolic language of dreams