tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005572221369432591.post8223520575915975016..comments2023-05-04T02:26:49.748-05:00Comments on Building Personal Strength: Why We Dream - A Brain-based PerspectiveAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00006897130524120094noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005572221369432591.post-86087041601393772192012-01-23T14:27:52.761-06:002012-01-23T14:27:52.761-06:00Jessica, I don't think every dream comes with ...Jessica, I don't think every dream comes with a meaning. But it can be meaningful sometimes to ask why certain dreams have certain images and themes. THAT might mean we're thinking and feeling certain things, which can produce meaningful self-awareness. But certainly not always. Sometimes the images and themes the brain collects aren't useful guides and produce no useful revelations.Denny Coateshttp://www.buildingpersonalstrength.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005572221369432591.post-65134384184378076292012-01-22T21:16:00.223-06:002012-01-22T21:16:00.223-06:00Dennis: How can you say dreams have no intrinsic m...Dennis: How can you say dreams have no intrinsic meaning and yet you go on to interpret your colleague's dreams with success? You affirmed that the dreamers agree with your interpretations. So, from the rest of what I'm reading, you believe that dreams offer a new viewpoint on how the dreamer feels about his place in the world. <br />What I love about dreams is just that; I get a-ha moments about how I'm really feeling about daily life after writing them down, and then I can introspect my daily thoughts from a revised point of view.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12449940093511574256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005572221369432591.post-82770406437325369272010-05-24T18:48:39.644-05:002010-05-24T18:48:39.644-05:00The Ancients, and until very recently nearly all m...The Ancients, and until very recently nearly all men, believed in the spirit world. They believed that beings from the spirit world spoke to us and that things of the heart were more important, so dreams should be considered. <br /><br />Job, the oldest of the Biblical texts, says this and gives several ways this happens, including dreams. In much of the world today, outside the U.S. and Western Europe, people pretty much "know" this. <br /><br />People who believe this do not think all dreams are communications from Spirit but the ones that are seem important and can be extremely helpful and encouraging in my experience. I was a skeptic for 40 years, but I have reconsidered what these "night parables" or poems of the mind might mean. By the way, the source of the dreams was also the source of the interpretation in the case of Joseph and Daniel, men who led and even saved nations based upon dreams or their interpretations. These were not silly people. <br /><br />BobAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005572221369432591.post-56389427341385923492010-04-21T11:36:38.486-05:002010-04-21T11:36:38.486-05:00Another theory, which is based on evolutionary bio...Another theory, which is based on evolutionary biology, is that dreams teach us how to deal with dangers we may face in waking life. <br /><br />Source: http://www.meaningofdreams.orgMarciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06438220914490074792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005572221369432591.post-71155143553790998372010-04-20T05:29:08.028-05:002010-04-20T05:29:08.028-05:00For me, dreams typically reflect visual experience...For me, dreams typically reflect visual experiences I've recently had. So if I play tetris for three hours before bed, I'll have tetris in my dreams.<br /><br />Other common themes are long-term memories. Last night I dreamt I was meeting someone at my old high school. I didn't recognize any of the people, but one of the names was one I hadn't heard since college. The high school was pretty familiar though. It was rare to have a concrete detail like a name in a dream. (I looked the name up on LinkedIn; the guy has been working as a programmer for 4 years in Cincinnati, not likely to coming back into my social circle.)<br /><br />What really gets me are the recurring themes in some dreams. Or re-runs of prior dreams I've had years ago. <br /><br />But like the random crash of thoughts I have when my mind wanders in a tired moment, mostly I just think it's mixture of memories of visual experiences and thoughts, nothing that should be interpreted as an important "message".Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12390287348675887544noreply@blogger.com