Dream interpretation has always been arguable to whether or not the things we see in dreams actually reflect our lives in a positive or negative way or if they really do help us or hinder us in daily life. This so-called "phenomenon" of symbols, sounds, and words often does come into play with thinking about your day at night while lying in your bed right before you doze off into dreamland, but the analytical part of it is what is known as dream interpretation.

Dreams have long been a curiosity to many people but one of the most famous to explore this other world was Sigmund Freud who was argued to be either as a psycho or a genius. The reason for this being that he focused his dream interpretations on sexual frustration, guilt, and pretty much everything that was socially unacceptable. This was mostly because of the time period in which he lived in, the early 1900's. Freud believed that the dreamer's mind transforms and censors the content of the dream to disguise the true meanings so the dreamer will not wake up due to the harsh images seen in their heads but will strive to find meaning by interpreting the fantasies of their dream world. Below are a dozen of the most common type of dreams and what many psychologists have come to determine their meaning.

 

MUSIC	Music in a dream more or less sets a mood for the dream
SATAN	Satan symbolizes that the dreamer is doing something wrong. These wrong doings are results of evil thoughts or actions
REJECTION	Rejection in a dream shows that the dreamer either is frustrated by non-acceptance or wants to rid himself of certain feelings
ROAD	This symbolizes a dreamers path to a goal. This is usually a long road
PIG	A pig symbolizes dirtiness and greed. According to the Chinese however, a pig symbolizes strength
OFFICE	Being in an office symbolizes that the person is too occupied in something and has little or no time for other things
NAKEDNESS	This can represent two things. The first is that the dreamers wants freedom and nothing else. The second thing is different. Almost everyone has the dream of being naked in a public place. That is this nakedness. This symbolizes the fear of being exposed or vulnerable. It is natural to feel ashamed
MONSTERS	Monsters in dreams are supposed to be scary. They represent the dark side of the dreamer. Many of the dreamer's bad characteristics are in the monster
FAT	Being fat symbolizes the great wealth of knowledge. In the example of the Buddha, fat is possessing all the knowledge
FLYING	This symbolizes that the dreamer has 'over passed' an obstacle, and is moving on.
11th FLOOR	This shows that whatever the dreamer is doing, time is running out on him or her
ALIEN	When dreaming of being an alien, one might be feeling unsure of his or her new surroundings; if dreaming of an alien (whether extraterrestrial or foreign) the dreamer might feel that his or her life is being invaded

 

 

 

 

 

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