Dream art

unconscious elements in the mind and bringing repressed fears and conflicts into the conscious mind by techniques such as dream interpretation and free association” (GOOGLE). As a primary component of the psychoanalysis movement, Sigmund Freud encompasses theories regarding dream interpretation in order to reveal one’s internal thoughts. According to Freud 's theories about dream analysis, our unconscious mind enables us to manipulate our internal thoughts and emotions into a form of artistic…

Descartes’ dream argument supports his overarching argument for hyperbolic doubt, described in his Meditations on First Philosophy. The dream argument questions one’s perceptions, conscious and unconscious, and how one determines what is true and what is false. He does this by comparing experiences while awake or dreaming. Descartes continues on that since one also cannot tell the difference between what is a dream and what is real life, our perceptions could overall be false, and “assumes…

Daniella Farzam Professor Y. Cooper-Grigg English 102 8 December 2015 Dreams Deferred In "Dreams Deferred", by Langston Hughes we learn the only thing that comes from putting off your dreams is despair. Using imagery, personification and the art of questioning Hughes truly helps the reader understand the meaning of putting off dreams. These elements of literature help get his point across because they are visual aids. When Hughes uses imagery, he is helping the reader create a…

brings dreams. Some say that they are simulations - a means originally produced by the brain to help humans prepare for particular events they have yet to encounter in reality. Others say it is to de-stress the mind, to unravel the complicated webs of data collected through our senses throughout the day. Regardless of the specifics, I have always been a dreamer, and a vivid one at that. It's no surprise, then, that I one embarked on a journey to take control of my dreams: to learn the art of…

consciousness within dreams. We lose our consciousness as we enter to relax our brain and thus enter a deep sleep. However, what if we could be aware when we are unconscious? That is what lucid dreaming is. Lucid dreaming is a dream in which the dreamer is consciously aware that they are dreaming to which they may be able to have the ability to control certain aspects of the dream itself. This rare phenomenon may take place only a few times in one’s own lifetime. It is an art form in of itself…

have unlimited power. Many people claim to not have dreams, simply because they cannot remember them, but everyone dreams. Some people have the ability to lucid dream which allows them to have control of the dream. Lucid dreaming opens up a part of yourself that you may not have known existed. There have been studies done, to show how lucid dreaming helps you bring out your creativity. In this paper I will argue that the ability to lucid dream can be beneficial to you, in your waking life,…

repress have a greater sway over our identities than we think they do. The unconscious mind is also the source of our dreams, hence the title of my piece, Je Rêve (I Dream). When I was assigned this project, I had a difficult time figuring out exactly what medium I should use to convey my identity. I usually have no trouble creating reflective visual art, but written statements about my art are difficult for me. I often have a hard time defending my artistic choices, because the messages…

dreaming it's called a lucid dream. When a strange dream makes a person stop and question reality is when it typically occurs. Lucid dreaming has an interesting aspect to it, and it's the ability to regulate the dream and make some other reality in the dream state, which is the reason why lots of people learn the fundamental lucid dreaming steps. A lot of cultures from ancient times took lucid dreaming very seriously. For instance, people living in ancient Egypt thought that dreams opened up…

history of literature, dreams have become a framework for learned lessons or guiding the protagonist towards making the correct decisions. Especially in the realm of world literature, countries such as Austria and Switzerland have given us a ton of information regarding dream theory. Perhaps two of the most renowned scholars in the form of dreaming were Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung. Sigmund Freud’s most famous work regarding dreaming was his work, The Interpretation of Dreams. In the text, Freud…

“Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so you shall become. Your vision is the promise of what you shall one day be; your ideal is the prophecy of what you shall at last unveil” stated British philosophical poet James Allen. Since the dawn of time humanity has sought to find order in the world, to find means by which one could determine the future. In this endeavor many across time and culture have pointed their discerning minds to dreams. Dreams have been believed to hold the secret to future…