Can you remember the last dream you had? Maybe you could fly or were falling down an endless dark tunnel. Perhaps you were awakened by a horrific dream in the middle of the night. They are usually accompanied by muscle spasms and twitches of the entire body. Although these dreams occur while we are falling asleep, they interpret a completely different meaning. Falling can mean you are insecure, you are losing grip, or you simply have fears that need to be faced. There are many interesting facts about dream such as when dream occurs, theories of dream and what they mean. Dream interpretation is important for everyone because being able to analyze the information in your own dreams can allow you to solve problems in reality. Understanding when dream occurs, theories of dream and what they …show more content…
They were unable to distinguish between the dream world and reality. Here are some examples of how humans interpret dreams in different cultures around the world. Shamans use dreams to diagnose illness. It is thought that the unconscious brain has an awareness of malfunctions in the body long before the conscious brain. In this sense, shamans are psychoanalysts. The ancient Egyptians used dreams to make predictions about the future. They thought dreams were messages from the gods, which contained vital wisdom and prophecies. Similarly, people in the Western world in the 1900s used dreams to find game, predict the weather, and tell the future. In Greek and Roman eras, they interpreted dreams as messages from God or from the dead. The Chinese believed that the soul leaves the body to go into an acute place that you visit every night. Today I first discussed when dream occurs. Second, I discussed theories of dream. Finally, I discussed the dream interpreter. Understanding when dream occurs, theories of dream and what they mean help us grasp what dreams actually