101 Dream Facts and Interpretation Tips
101 Facts about dreams and interpretation, with links.
Can't stress enough how helpful this will be to you. Here is just a small excerpt:
1. The average person has at least 5 dreams each night.
2. Most dreams are 5 to 20 minutes in duration.
3. Over a lifetime, you'll spend approximately 6 years dreaming.
4. There are 5 stages of sleep and it's only during the final stage (called ‘REM sleep’) that you dream.
5. Dreams are an expression of your real life thoughts, feelings, concerns and experiences.
6. Everybody dreams; even those people who can’t remember having any.
7. The images and storylines that make up your dreams should generally not be taken literally; they typically contain hidden meanings.
8. Men are more likely to dream about other men than they are to dream about women; whereas women dream of women and men equally.
9. A particular dream that recurs and persists over a period of time is a strong indication that an important issue in your life needs to be resolved.
10. To end a recurring dream you must interpret its true meaning and resolve the issue in your life that it refers to.
11. Whilst dreaming, some people realise that they’re dreaming and are able to control what happens in it; this is called ‘lucid dreaming’.
12. A process called ‘dream incubation’ allows you to increase your chances of dreaming about a particular topic, person or place.
13. Before trying to sleep, spend a few minutes thinking about the good and bad points of your day; doing so clears your mind and improves the quality of your dreams.
14. Alcohol and medications reduce your ability to remember your dreams; eating near to your bedtime has a similar effect.
15. Watching television or reading a book immediately before going to bed increases the likelihood of you dreaming about what you watched / read; such dreams tend not to have hidden meanings.
16. 5 minutes after waking up, people forget 50% of the content of their dreams; 10 minutes after waking up, 90% has been forgotten.
17. To increase your chances of remembering your dreams you should have a regular sleep pattern; going to bed and waking up at the same times each day.
18. If you want to remember more of your dreams, tell yourself before going to sleep that you want to do so; repeating it over and over in your mind as you lay in bed.
19. On waking up, lay still and visually try to piece together any people, places, events, images, items and symbols that come into your mind.
20. Questions you should try to answer about your dreams: who was in it?; where did it occur?; was it day or night?; what did you do?; did any images, items or symbols stand out from the others?; how did you feel?
21. Keep a notebook and pen, or a small tape recorder, next to your bed so that you can make a record of your dreams when you first awake and your dreams are fresh in your mind.
22. Write, draw or record everything that you remember from your dreams; even if they don’t have a connection or seem relevant.
Basics Teeth / Naked Fly / Fall Chase / Exam Death / Disaster Other Links
23. Dreams about your teeth are the most common type of dream.
24. Types of teeth dreams include: teeth falling out; rotting teeth; swallowing teeth; spitting teeth.
25. Dreams that involve something bad happening to your teeth typically represent a recent verbal error you’ve
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www.discovery.com : Dream FAQs. Interpretations of common dreams.
www.howstuffworks.com : Theory and science of dreams.
www.dreammoods.com : Dream dictionary. Search by letter for dream images and symbols.
Can't stress enough how helpful this will be to you. Here is just a small excerpt:
1. The average person has at least 5 dreams each night.
2. Most dreams are 5 to 20 minutes in duration.
3. Over a lifetime, you'll spend approximately 6 years dreaming.
4. There are 5 stages of sleep and it's only during the final stage (called ‘REM sleep’) that you dream.
5. Dreams are an expression of your real life thoughts, feelings, concerns and experiences.
6. Everybody dreams; even those people who can’t remember having any.
7. The images and storylines that make up your dreams should generally not be taken literally; they typically contain hidden meanings.
8. Men are more likely to dream about other men than they are to dream about women; whereas women dream of women and men equally.
9. A particular dream that recurs and persists over a period of time is a strong indication that an important issue in your life needs to be resolved.
10. To end a recurring dream you must interpret its true meaning and resolve the issue in your life that it refers to.
11. Whilst dreaming, some people realise that they’re dreaming and are able to control what happens in it; this is called ‘lucid dreaming’.
12. A process called ‘dream incubation’ allows you to increase your chances of dreaming about a particular topic, person or place.
13. Before trying to sleep, spend a few minutes thinking about the good and bad points of your day; doing so clears your mind and improves the quality of your dreams.
14. Alcohol and medications reduce your ability to remember your dreams; eating near to your bedtime has a similar effect.
15. Watching television or reading a book immediately before going to bed increases the likelihood of you dreaming about what you watched / read; such dreams tend not to have hidden meanings.
16. 5 minutes after waking up, people forget 50% of the content of their dreams; 10 minutes after waking up, 90% has been forgotten.
17. To increase your chances of remembering your dreams you should have a regular sleep pattern; going to bed and waking up at the same times each day.
18. If you want to remember more of your dreams, tell yourself before going to sleep that you want to do so; repeating it over and over in your mind as you lay in bed.
19. On waking up, lay still and visually try to piece together any people, places, events, images, items and symbols that come into your mind.
20. Questions you should try to answer about your dreams: who was in it?; where did it occur?; was it day or night?; what did you do?; did any images, items or symbols stand out from the others?; how did you feel?
21. Keep a notebook and pen, or a small tape recorder, next to your bed so that you can make a record of your dreams when you first awake and your dreams are fresh in your mind.
22. Write, draw or record everything that you remember from your dreams; even if they don’t have a connection or seem relevant.
Basics Teeth / Naked Fly / Fall Chase / Exam Death / Disaster Other Links
23. Dreams about your teeth are the most common type of dream.
24. Types of teeth dreams include: teeth falling out; rotting teeth; swallowing teeth; spitting teeth.
25. Dreams that involve something bad happening to your teeth typically represent a recent verbal error you’ve
...
www.discovery.com : Dream FAQs. Interpretations of common dreams.
www.howstuffworks.com : Theory and science of dreams.
www.dreammoods.com : Dream dictionary. Search by letter for dream images and symbols.
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Permalink Reply by Dan Goodwin on -
He's become more avant garde as he's got older. His definitive records are Scott 1 to 4, especially 3 and 4. Timeless, evocative, passionate, poetic, beautiful. Plus that voice...
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Permalink Reply by Barbara Ann Storrier on -
This is the first I can recall hearing of Scott Walker. The juxtaposition of these photos with the voice and style of this song are interestingly incongruous to me.
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Cool WildCherry! I thought maybe he was smoking something funny....
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Permalink Reply by Lin Neiswender on
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I hope you will soon join us in the dream interpreting journey, Millie.
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