These questions are outside the scope of this book, but you can find several hypotheses in the Wikipedia article on dream interpretation. Lucid dreaming is basically dreaming while being aware that you are dreaming. If you are in a lucid dream, you will usually have some power over your dream - anything from being able to fly or making an object or room appear behind a door or inside a pocket, right up to being able to change into animals or create a whole world.

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Having a dream within a dream may be safer and more acceptable way to express material from your unconscious. The dream within a dream protects you, the dreamer from waking up. Such dreams often reflect a hidden but crucial issue which you need to acknowledge and confront.

This is a controversial area in which the answer you get largely depends on who you ask. Some scientists today insist that dreams are merely the random or background noise of the mind during sleep and mean nothing at all. But almost everyone knows from direct experience of their own dreams that at least some of the time dreams are complex and personally meaningful, if often obscure creations.

Dreams, with a capitol D, are messages from your soul, or sub- conscious, or whatever you wish to call it. Not everyone Dreams.... scientists say that everyone has dreams; but not everyone remembers them upon waking. The Dreams that we're talking about here are dreams that are exceptionally vivid and memorable, that make a strong impression upon the dreamer, and seem to have something to impart of importance. A lot of my experiences with therianthropy are through my Dreams.

Most people do dream in color, but some may not notice colors in their dreams. Because color is such a natural part of our visual experience, we sometimes overlook colors in our dreams. Another reason may have to do with how our dreams fades so quickly from our memory upon waking that when we may be able to recall the dream in shades of gray. However, the dreams that are in black and white can be an indication of a depressed or sadden mood.

Dreams often reflect our experiences and life concerns. For this reason, children's dreams are different then the dreams of adults. The dreams of young children (3-5 year olds) usually have no real story line or any strong emotional content. Children around this age also frequently experience nightmares relating to their fears (strangers, monsters, loud noises, etc.) By the time children reaches their teen years, their dream patterns are matched closer to that of adults.

A Dream (in a less exciting place!) could be called a goal. It's the things in your life that you'd most like to do or be or have. It doesn't matter how absurdly improbable they seem, we still believe they can come true! It may take a lot of belief and determination, but we really believe that anything is possible. Magic is simply a dream that has come true! Magic happens every day, and the more you believe in it the more likely it is you'll be able to create some magic of your own.

Yes, blind people dream, and it is a testimony to the highly visual nature of most people's dreams that this question gets asked. For a paper that provides information on the dreams of one group of blind people, along with references to most of the literature on blind people and dreams, click here.

This is absolutely up to you. You may gain deep and meaningful additional insights into your dream world from a gifted dream reader or clairvoyant. My only caution to you would be that you consult with someone with impeccable credentials and always default to your own intuition. If it feels right to you, it probably is right.

A8: Feel free to send whatever crazy dream you want, but only if its really funny will I bother interpreting it and publishing it. Just one thing though, PLEASE STOP sending me your REAL dreams! You people are freaking me out with some of that nasty real stuff! If your real dreams are bothering you then visit www.dreammoods.com and ask them for assistance.

Recurrent dreams, which can continue for years, may be treated as any other dream. That is, one may look for parallels between the dream and the thoughts, feelings, behavior, and motives of the dreamer. Understanding the meaning of the recurrent dream sometimes can help the dreamer resolve an issue that he or she has been struggling with for years.

David Foulkes, Children's Dreaming and the Development of Consciousness, Harvard University Press, 1999.

Many impressive accounts from reliable sources relate dreams in which specific unlikely and unexpected events take place, that appear to accurately predict later physical reality events. Dreamers who have had a number of such experiences sometimes report that such 'precognitive' dreams have a different "feel" to them than ordinary dreams.

There are many ways to work with dreams, but I have developed a technique that speaks the dream language. An image of interest to you is chosen from the dream, and then you work with it in specific ways, the most effective being to "role-play" the image and let it speak. A dream image is a visual experience in the dream, that "symbolize" something that your mind subconsciously or emotionally associates with that image.

Dreaming your teeth are falling out can mean "I am losing something I can't replace" to one person and "I am loosing my "bite" or power" to another.

Dreaming is highly involved in learning and memory. If you have a bad experience, it will be digested in your dream. Most likely in a nightmare. Dreams are quite often a reflection of your day memory. The protein-synthesis is highly active during REM, so if you want to learn, then staying in REM is a good move. REM is also necessary to supply the cornea with oxygen.

Make the question a chance to display your aptitude that fits the job you have applied for. Display how your skills can be put into suite the challenges and modern trends.

Dreams of flying represent freedom, joy, expression, feeling light, confident, creative, independent, and that you are aware of a higher perspective. You are free from physical constraints or limitations as you connect with your true spiritual essence and access your true potential.

Dreams of falling symbolize a feeling of loss of control, a lack of confidence, and that you are loosing your step as a result of not having your feet firmly planted on the earth. This dream can symbolize that you are overwhelmed with the events in your life.

There are many such lists, but we don't trust them. This is not to say that dreams don't have symbolic meaning; rather, everyone has their own set of symbols. We cannot endorse any claims by those who think they can analyze a single dream (or dreamer) on the basis of the objects contained therein. For an excellent article that traces the origins of dubious American "dream code" books back to the second century A.D. in Italy and Greece, see the following reference: Weiss, H. B. (1944).

gt; Re: what does my dream mean? -- holydiver, 12:11:23 11/11/07 Sun (c-24-56-213-94.chrlmi.cablespeed.com/24.56.213.94) Cool dream... Ok. In order for me to interpret dreams, I understand the constant mind. Our genetic code tells our minds to grow in a certain way, and to do things a certain way, which is no different than anyone else. In other words you have a basic underlaying personality in common with everyone. What seperates us is our choices, because of our purpose in life.

You do dream. Everyone dreams as can be shown by measuring brain activity and watching for other signs of dreaming such as REM (Rapid Eye Movement). Many people know they have been dreaming but can't remember their dreams. Others don't even remember dreaming and think they don't dream - but they do. All it means is that they have forgotten the art of dream recall.

Before reading on, check out my answer to Q7 which explains why dream symbols do not mean the same to everyone and why most dream dictionaries should be chucked in the garbage. Some symbols tend to mean similar things to most people. Here are some of the most common: cars and transport - how you're going about the various journeys of your life (eg school, growing up, relationships etc) Stop right there! There's so much more to dream interpretation than symbols.

In extreme cases of excessive dream recall, or no dream recall at all, there may be chemical imbalances at work. We think we know this because some medications lead people to report to physicians that they are remembering more dreams, and that the dreams are very vivid and realistic, and sometimes very scary. In extreme cases of no recall, still another thing may be going on. These people may be dreaming very little or not at all.