Dreams Blog

Dreaming of dogs is a normal occurrence especially if the dreamer is a dog-lover. However, there are times that the scenario being dreamt varies – there are dogs being treated well while others see the so-called “Man’s best friend” being treated harshly. The dreamer then comes up with a worrying question – what do these contrasting situations mean?

According to dream experts, dogs or puppies specifically symbolize babies.

Thus, this dream usually occurs to those who are about to be parents or are already parents. This symbolizes responsibility because once the child is welcomed to the world, there’s a choice whether to treat the child well and fairly or otherwise.

This serves as a challenge for parents out there to be the best influence for their children. This is not an easy task especially with the harsh environment that they may live in.

If you are interested in dream interpretations, you may want to take it another step higher by earning a doctorate degree out of it.

In Saudi Arabia, a school is offering an undergraduate and doctorate degrees for the aforementioned topic.

Dream interpreter Yusuf al-Harthy said that he’s planning to set up this course in his institute. He said that he will be offering bachelors, masters and doctorate degrees for those who want to explore the realms of dream interpretation and deciphering the images seen by the people in their sleep.

This development was announced by al-Harthy in a magazine interview last weekend.

The dream interpreter said that he’s been managing an instructional site in deciphering the meaning of dreams. He said that his academy will be linked with a known Arab university. He said that he won’t mention the name for now until final negotiations have been straightened out.

Dreams have certain importance to the person because it usually occurs when he or she sleeps deeply. The mysterious phenomenon still can’t be explained in full until now with experts still grasping the overall concept of such and why it happens to all of us.

A person tends to forget about ninety percent of his or her dreams within the span of five to ten minutes. Experts believe that in a night, about four or five dreams are being experienced by a person and could last up to two hours.

Creative people have claimed that their works have come to them through their dreams.

Researchers said that those who do not dream at all may have psychological problems and may also have personality disorders. If this occurs to a friend or loved one, refer them to a psychologist for consultation. In order to dream we need to sleep comfortably which includes a comfortable environment and apporpriate women’s nightwear.

There are common dreams but these images can have different meanings to each dreamer.

Radio talk show host Doug Grunther of Woodstock, New York has been gaining listers as more and more people are getting interested in dream analysis which he usually discuss at his radio shows such as “The Dream Show” and “Woodstock Roundtable” at WDST Radio.

He said that dreams are said to provide practical advices. This could serve as an avenue for self-awareness and inspiration for creativeness.

Grunther has been an active dream facilitator for the past decade. He has helped several individuals understand the dreams that they had via private consultations, group activities and of course, over the radio.

He encourages enthusiasts out there to venture in dream work because this can be therapeutic. In Grunther’s case, it helped him overcome his chronic depression.

A great fact for everyone, every night a person dreams about four to six times.

We dream in several stages of our sleep, and it doesn’t necessarily have to occur during the REM (rapid eye movement) stage. However, constantly depriving ourselves of the REM stage due to losing the last couple of hours of sleep means losing the opportunity to view the images that may have significant definitions in how we live our life.

According to experts, dreams are there for a reason and have some purpose in a way. Images could serve as clues for solutions that we may need to implement to live a more meaningful life.

Certain patterns may be discovered when we dream. In fact experts have linked those who dream often to have productive tendencies during their waking moments – such as writing more creative stories.

Despite these admirable observations, dreams are useful to all people regardless of their profession as these images have significance only to the individual.

Interpretations on the actual definition of dreams can be made but the answer always lies to the dreamer.

Studying dreams can take a lifetime or in fact a career choice for many but it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to get at least a vague idea on the meaning behind the dreams that we make.

Dreams can be interpreted in several ways. What one sees and interprets may not necessarily apply to the other because after all we are unique. Finding an actual meaning on the visions that we see during our sleep may be frustrating. It is best to go with the flow and see how things go.

There are several aspects of the dream that we need to consider such as how we can inculcate these so-called “messages” in our everyday lives. If we see a gun in our dream, does this mean that we need to buy one? Not necessarily, it may be a symbolism that we need to gun down negative thoughts and continue in our life’s journey with optimism.

There are several instances where people fear their dreams. Here are some common fears:

- dreams reveal sexual longings and a desire to fulfill sexual fantasies. This is due to the Freudian analysis.

- people tend to distrust or fear dreams due to the belief that we should be in control of our lives and messages or images from the dream should be ignored and should not be enacted at all .

- people think that their dreams depict future events that can take place far away. These dreams may leave them immobile since they don’t have a concrete answer as to how to deal with it.

- people fear dreams because they could be messages from the higher being and that presented with such dreams mean that their faith is being tested.

However, experts said that finding out what dreams mean should not be feared upon since shutting them out means inhibiting ourselves to find opportunity or to take part in something that could make a change in our life.

School of Metaphysics Director and Dream researcher Dr. Daniel Condron said that recurring dreams are just one of the types of dreams that we encounter everyday. He believes that dreams represent a message or question. This is usually related to a person’s fear, doubt, habit and many more.

The dream expert said that once the dreamer has an understanding as to what he or she is dreaming about, there’s a big chance that the resolution will be enacted.

The thing about dreams, he says, is that the dreamer and the interpreter can be both right or wrong with the perception behind the images seen during sleep. No one can really be sure if the meaning is right. Even experts are honest enough to admit that there are no exact interpretations in our dreams because we are unique in every way. The best bet is that there’s always a common denominator which we can work on as we try to find the resolutions behind our recurring dreams.

He also believes that although it is hard to influence dreams you can make sure you have comfortable nightwear and a comfortable bed to sleep in.

Experts say that it is normal for us to have recurring dreams. The question is how do we find the meaning behind these dreams and why do they occur regularly? Does it have significant implications on how we live our lives today?

Recurring dreams have been categorized into two: full-on nightmares and stress related dreams. Most of these dreams reflect our anxieties and fears.

• Being chased: This is a common dream for most of us. There are instances where we are being chased by someone or something and we feel that we cannot move. Experts believe that the meaning is that there’s something that we should be doing but we may have opted not to.

• Falling: We’re falling into a deep abyss without end, an indication that an undertaking that we’ve been doing may not be going well.

• Haunted house: This may have something to do with the environment that we’re in. There might be hostility that needs resolution.

Russian company BSoft has reportedly released a new software for iPhone called DreamsGuide. The application is basically a pocket dream book that gives out dreams interpretation. Miller’s dream book is now considered the most accurate and complete among others.

The dream book has about 1,269 items that cover about 10,000 dreams based on phenomena and objects that usually exist in a person’s mind during sleep. The search tools have been built in for quick location of the interpretation by the user. When the term search did not match anything in the database, the application will come up with the nearest possible interpretation of the word or phrase. As of now, the application supports the English language.

The application costs $1.99 as of today and can be bought through the Application Store in the Books Category.

BSoft was founded last year and is based in Omsk, Russia.