The concept of dreams, it’s always been a fascinating phenomenon to the human mind. How can one properly define a dream? There’s no real way to explain it. Dreams have been around forever as far as society knows, and there are records dating back to ancient and native cultures having dreams. Some even had special traditions involved with them. So, now that science has developed further, many professionals are already performing several experiments regarding dreams. This marvel of science that occurs in so many living organisms never fails to amaze us, from one discovery to the next. Although, how well does our society know dreams?
Numerous people in our generation are wrapped up with how we interpret dreams. Dream experts say that the way we …show more content…
The answer to that is a definite no. We, as Americans, get so caught up in our own ideals that we don’t stop to recognize the fact that many ancient and native cultures have been exploring the meanings of dreams for quite some time. As much as we may not want to admit it, these cultures influenced our ways of thinking and inspired us to think about dreams the way we do.
First, according to the article, “How Dreams Influenced Ancient and Native Cultures,” the Babylonians believed that the gods had to do with dreams. According to their beliefs, if someone had a dream with no negative feelings afterward, then he/she was favored by the gods. On the other hand, if someone did have a negative dream, they believed it was because they displeased the gods in some way. Also, with this culture, many priests would pray to the goddess Menu for good dreams. Another group, the Assyrians, took dreams more literally. According to the same article, “How Dreams Influenced Ancient and native Cultures,” Assyrians liked to be self-sufficient with their dreams. The text states this, saying, “Unlike the Babylonians, who called upon a goddess to solve their dream problems, the Assyrians found it necessary to take matters into their own hands. A bad
Numerous people in our generation are wrapped up with how we interpret dreams. Dream experts say that the way we …show more content…
The answer to that is a definite no. We, as Americans, get so caught up in our own ideals that we don’t stop to recognize the fact that many ancient and native cultures have been exploring the meanings of dreams for quite some time. As much as we may not want to admit it, these cultures influenced our ways of thinking and inspired us to think about dreams the way we do.
First, according to the article, “How Dreams Influenced Ancient and Native Cultures,” the Babylonians believed that the gods had to do with dreams. According to their beliefs, if someone had a dream with no negative feelings afterward, then he/she was favored by the gods. On the other hand, if someone did have a negative dream, they believed it was because they displeased the gods in some way. Also, with this culture, many priests would pray to the goddess Menu for good dreams. Another group, the Assyrians, took dreams more literally. According to the same article, “How Dreams Influenced Ancient and native Cultures,” Assyrians liked to be self-sufficient with their dreams. The text states this, saying, “Unlike the Babylonians, who called upon a goddess to solve their dream problems, the Assyrians found it necessary to take matters into their own hands. A bad