The Young Adult's Guide to Dream Interpretation

by K.O. Morgan

Overview

This book will tell you everything you need to know to comprehend what your dreams are telling you. You will understand how to interpret some of the most common subjects in dreams, including flying, falling, problems with money, tests and even death. You will learn ways you can create a more dream-friendly bedroom and how to use a journal to track your dreams. This book will also cover paranormal dreams and explain more about extrasensory perception, déjà vu, and out-of-body experiences. Using this book's A to Z interpretation guide will ensure interpreting your dreams doesn't turn into a nightmare. We spent hundreds of hours researching what dreams mean to provide you with a comprehensive guide for decoding them. This book contains more than 1,000 symbols and situations that appear most commonly in dreams.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781601389824
Publisher:	Atlantic Publishing Company FL
Publication date:	09/30/2015
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.70(d)
Lexile:	1260L (what's this?)
Age Range:	13 - 17 Years

Table of Contents

Introduction 13

"To Sleep Perchance to Dream" 16

Overview of This Book 17

What You Will Learn From This Book 17

Chapter 1 Why Do We Dream? 25

The Science of Dreaming 26

The Purpose of Dreams 32

Case Study: The Serious Business of Dreams 37

Common Dream Themes 39

Dreams Never Type-Cast 50

Chapter 2 Dream Interpretation Through the Ages 51

When Did Dream Interpretations Begin? 52

The Meanings of Dreams Through the Ages 54

Different Cultural Ideas About Dreams 58

Case Study: East Meets West 61

Chapter 3 Pioneers in the Field of Dreams 65

Josef Breuer 66

Sigmund Freud 67

Carl Gustav Jung 71

Frederick "Fritz" Perls 75

Edgar Cayce 77

Ann Faraday 79

Other Pioneers 80

Alfred Adler 81

Calvin S. Hall 82

New Frontiers 84

Case Study: Still Influenced by the Dream Pioneers 88

Chapter 4 Common Types of Dreams and What They Mean 95

Flying Dreams 96

Falling Dreams 99

Dreams that Make You Anxious 104

Naked Dreams 108

Dreams About Examinations 109

Dreams About Running Late 111

Dreams About Missing the Bus, Train, or Plane 113

Lost Dreams 113

Dreams About a Desired Lifestyle or Wishes 115

Nonsense Dreams/ Weird Dreams 117

Dreams About Losing Your Teeth 118

Dreams About Losing Something of Value 120

Dreams About Bathroom Accidents 121

Recurring Dreams 123

Chapter 5 Psychic Dreaming 129

ESP Dreams 130

Case Study: Influencing Versus Controlling 134

Reincarnation Dreams 140

Dreaming of Those Who Have Crossed Over 142

Chapter 6 Religious Dreams 147

Saints and Symbols 148

Good Versus Evil 152

Chapter 7 Nightmares: Your Very Own Horror Show 155

Violent Dreams 156

Dreams About Death 158

Animal Attacks 160

Paralysis in Dreams 162

Falling Dreams 163

Stopping the Nightmares 165

Chapter 8 Mysterious Dreaming 167

Continuation Dreams 168

Double Dreaming 169

Lucid Dreaming: Knowing You Are Dreaming While Dreaming 172

Astral Dreaming 177

Dream Puns 182

Case Study: The Possibilities of Lucid, Astral, and Psychic Dreaming 186

Chapter 9 Creating the Right Dreaming Atmosphere 189

Creating the Right Sleeping Environment 190

Suggestions Before You Go to Sleep 193

Asking Your Subconscious a Question 194

Asking Your Subconscious for Help 196

Taking Your Dreams Seriously 200

Chapter 10 Harnessing Your Dream Power 201

Acknowledging Your Personal Power Over Your Dream State 202

Case Study: Work, Practice, Effort, and Patience 205

Keeping a Dream Journal 207

Learning the Lessons 214

Conclusion 217

Only the Dreamer Can Interpret the Dream 217

How Dreams Lead to Greater Self-Understanding 219

Appendix: The Universal Language of Dreams 221

Dictionary of Common Dream Symbols 222

Glossary of Dream Terms 269

Bibliography 273

Author Biography 277

Index 279