Dream Theater

Theories and Functions of Dreams and the Nightmare From the beginnings of human communication, dreams have made a significant impact in human life. Dreams, as we perceive them, are a sequence of images, notions, sentiments, feelings, thoughts, and impressions that occur spontaneously and unintentionally throughout sleep. In spite of the culture, society, sexual orientation, or other aspects a person can be defined from or classified into, everyone dreams regardless of physical or mental…

famously, Freud is accredited with his work published in 1900 The Interpretation of Dreams on dream analysis. Next, there was Carl Jung, who proposed another perspective giving people insight to the meaning of dreams. After years of research, psychologists have made significant progress in understanding why people dream, its function, and to some extent a more valid theory of what dreams mean. Freud “proposed that dreams provide a psychic safety valve that discharges otherwise unacceptable…

less money at a farm than to work at an office, but Willy continually pushes him into a character of his fantasy, thinking that success makes everybody happy. Under his belief, he works himself until insanity, basing his happiness on the American Dream, which proves to be a lie. This marks his…

nature of his patient's dreams. He used the term 'dream-work' to describe the ways in which dreams materialize from the unconscious and argued that dreams reflect desires (primarily sexual) which are supressed by the superego in order for the ego to develop as a social individual. There are instances however, when desires often escape from the unconscious and are revealed through slips of the tongue or within dreams themselves. The content of a dream is produced by 'dream-thoughts' and…

The Alchemist: Dreams Dreams are the theme that ties together the whole significance of omens and Personal Legends in The Alchemist. Santiago, the main character, is a boy shepherd who is constantly questioning himself as to what his purpose in life is and how he can fulfill it. Throughout the book, he learns that dreams are indications of his own Personal Legend, or inner desire. The author’s message about dreams is that it takes much diligence and desire to fulfill them but it is all very…

Dreams, I myself was never really interested in my own dreams until one night not too long ago I woke up with that unmistakable anxious feeling that one has after experiencing an unpleasant dream. It made me realize that I don’t talk about my dreams the good or the bad to anyone. Neither do most other people. That is because we as sophisticated adults tend to act as if bad dreams or any dreams at all are reserved for small children. Almost as if dreams were an unspoken taboo. However, dreams are…

Lucid Dream Have you ever been aware of that you are dreaming when you are in dream? Maybe you do, but you don’t know the concept of lucid dreaming. A lucid dream is a vivid dream and people are aware of that they are in dream with waking consciousness. You can take control of yourself and surroundings. Lucid dreamers can train themselves to know that they are dreaming. With improved skills, they can even create what they want and they are like “God” in their dream. “The dream state can be…

of a Salesman” by Arthur Miller, presents a common view of the American dream. The main character, Willy Loman, struggles to become a successful salesman. He’s trying to make himself feel better by lie to his family and himself. He holds onto a strong belief in the American dream. Willy cannot face the reality and begins to daydream how to success. Although he gets fired by his boss, Willy never seems to give up on his dream, and refuse to accept a job that Howard offered to him in order to…

Dreams are personal and different for everyone, just like how each and every one of you is not exactly the same as anyone else in the world. With this in mind, psychologists have tried to come up with theories to try and figure out the meaning of dreams to individuals and interpret symbols seen in dreams in order to understand the mind. This process is called dream interpretation and this is a relatively new concept. In the book called “Private Myths” by Anthony Stevens, it says that experts and…

parents strived to achieve the American dream; they worked long, irregular hours resulting in many missed birthdays and holidays. However, even from the young age of five, as an innocent kindergarten, I understood that they were working to provide me the life that they- nor my older siblings- had. Through their perseverance and determination, I have learned that my dreams are never too big. As time went on- and the more I understood that concept- the bigger my dreams became: from an artist, to a…