The Interpretation of Dreams

Dream analysis can be beneficial in the therapeutic setting to gain insight into the psyche. However, theorists often disagree on how much emphasis should be placed on these interpretations as well as the depth of symbolism within the content of the dreams. On one side of the spectrum, according to Freud’s therapeutic framework, Psychoanalytic Theory, dreams are viewed as the “royal road to the unconscious” (Corey, p. 74). He believed that within the dream phenomenon, our ego’s defenses are…

that show dreams as if you are experiencing a movie. The first dream is when the main character Riley is dreaming of being at her new school in her underwear because she is afraid of her new school. Riley was having a dream based on what she was actually afraid of. What goes through our minds before we fall asleep, like Riley being scared of school, can affect what we dream at night (Dreams: Why do we dream?). If Riley was happy, she had good dreams; if she was sad, she had scary dreams. Even…

Dream Symbols for Wild Cats and Crashing Planes The following two dreams were very interesting on how it brought terror for both dreamers; however, this is a good thing for it encourages them to view what is actually happening in their life. Once they acknowledge the truth, their next steps become clearer. Dream Every night, I keep having these dreams, they aren't always the same exact dream, but they all have the same similar component. At some point in my dream, there's a very large,…

nevertheless never left Joseph’s side. God bestowed upon him the power to interpret dreams, the king of Egypt, Pharaoh, his chief baker and cup bearer imprisoned in the same place where Joseph was confined. Through the nights the chief cup bearer and chief baker encountered dreams of their own. “We have had dreams,” they answered, “and there is no one to interpret them.” Then Joseph said to them, “Do not interpretations belong to God? Please tell them to…

a very interesting perspective on the psychology of sleep and dreams, particularly in relation to monsters. This collection presented the condemnation of follies and foolishness is a rather informal, almost free form way, a marker of its status as a precursor to the modernist movement that would ensue nearly a century later. Two incredibly interesting examples from this collection are “The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters” and “Dream of Lies and Fickleness”. Their creation…

Salvador Dali is a master at displaying surrealism. He was able to apply surrealism in this painting. He placed an architectural masterpiece on the beach. The main focal point is a bridge that transforms into a stairway because of a dream. Additionally, there are elongated figures that are performing a dance. This would not be suspected because of the setting of the background of the painting. Dali was also able to display form in this painting. With the bridge or staircase, the viewer can tell…

out dreams in her lifetime. At six years old, she dreamed that a boy (whom she had a crush on) and her were running away from a wicked witch. In her twenties, a man appeared in her dream who had two penises, one was really small, and the other longer penis looked diseased – Eww, gross! The Buddha came for a visit in her early thirties and performed a healing on her. Pamela also dreams of more mundane things, such as cleaning, doing loads of laundry, or yard work. Her all-time favorite dreams are…

Nebuchadnezzar has a dream where sees an enormous statue with a head of gold, breast and arms of silver, belly and thighs of bronze, legs of iron, and feet of mixed iron and clay. The statue is then destroyed. Daniel interprets the dream as four empires that will be crushed by God’s kingdom. In another story, Daniels friends are thrown into a furnace for disobeying Nebuchadnezzar. However, they are protected by God and Nebuchadnezzar starts to worship God. In his second dream, Nebuchadnezzar…

Moreover, another reason as to why Curley’s wife may be viewed as ‘bad’ and a ‘villain’ is because of the fact that she obstructs George and Lennie from accomplishing their dream. Steinbeck uses pathetic fallacy to use light symbolically to show that she can be imposing when he writes, "The rectangle of sunshine in the doorway was cut off.’’ Steinbeck uses symbolism to describe how Curley’s wife is dangerous to the men. The ‘sunshine’ symbolises a sense of hope, positivity and happiness,…

Dreams fascinate us because they include many different images, symbols, emotions, and thoughts. They often leave dreamers puzzled looking for the deeper meaning. This same feeling occurred to a man by the name of Sigmund Freud in July, 1897. Sigmund Freud contributed a lot to the theory and knowledge we now have on dreams. Sigmund Freud was born on May 6, 1856 in Freiberg, Moravia. When he was four years old his family moved to Vienna, Austria. He was born as Sigismund but later changed his…