Home | Health | Wellness | Dream Interpretation ...

Dream Interpretation for a Healthier, Happier Life

by Jim Eastman
Author's Home Page

Expert Author

Can Your Dreams Help You Succeed In Life?

We all have dreams - some we remember, some we forget. But are they really significant in the real world? Many people do believe that the ability to remember and interpret your dreams can help you solve problems in the waking world, confront and conquer repressed feelings and issues that you avoid or are afraid to deal with in the waking world, and can to put your best foot forward.

Throughout the years, dreams have played a significant role in the lives of many people. Military, political, and spiritual decisions have been made because of a dream. In some tribes, the crossover from childhood to manhood includes retreating into the mountains to commune with the spirit world through dreams. The dreams are believed to reveal to the young man what his destination in this life will be - the path that he should take for his journey through his life on earth.

Dreams are the brain's way of sorting all of the information taken in during your waking hours. While we may be faintly aware of things going on in the background, the brain only concentrates on the most compelling circumstances - everything else is stored away to be dealt with at a later time - and that occurs in our dreams.

Dreams offer you a chance to take a close look at yourself and see what you are really made of - what your true desires are. Dreams can also provide you with a means to face the things that you do not like about yourself and learn to modify these aspects of your personality into something that is positive and more productive in your waking life.

Some people base all of their personal, business, and social decisions on what they learn from interpreting their dreams. They learn to manipulate their dreams in order to focus on important changes that could occur in their lives.

Sigmund Freud, one of the greatest minds of the 19th century, revolutionized he study of dreams. He called dreams the "royal road to the unconscious". Freud's initial assessment of dreams was that all dreams were of a sexual nature. While he later gave up that theory, he clung to the theory that dreams are a wish fulfillment - a way for our conscious minds to become aware of the fears and desires buried in our unconscious minds.

Carl Jung studied under Freud. His views on dreams were very different - to the point that they parted company and went their separate ways in their studies of dreams. Jung believed that dreams were more spiritual in nature. Like Freud, Jung believed that dreams were a "window to our unconscious" - a way of communicating and acquainting ourselves with the unconscious. Through our dreams, we can better understand our true feelings and find solutions to problems we are facing in our waking life. Jung believed that our dreams "serve to guide the waking self to achieve wholeness" - a unity of body, spirit, and mind.

Your dreams can help you reach a desired unity of body, spirit, and mind by making you aware of the path in life that will lead to happiness. Often times we may take a job because the pay is good, the benefits are good, and the "social status" we wish to acquire are provided by this job. But, if the job does not make us happy - if the job is not the career that we truly desire - is this keeping us from feeling successful? Often, the answer is yes.

Being successful means different things to different people. But to most people, being successful means that we are achieving our goals in a personal, professional, and social aspect. Your dreams can actually help you to attain success. Dreams allow you to better understand your true desires and with this knowledge, you can begin your journey to success. Dreams can help you face aspects of your personality that you may not like - and once you have faced them, you have the power to make changes that allow you to bring out the best of yourself.

Since the dawn of man, even during the days of the Bible, dreams have played a significant role. God spoke to many through their dreams Many people have been warned of medical problems in their dreams - and sometimes were able to make changes that helped them avoid the medical problem. Dream interpretation enables us to create a unity in mind, body, and spirit - thus creating a way for us to achieve success in our lives. Dreams are one of the free resources available to allow you to determine the path in life that will fulfill all of our desires.

Article Source: http://www.article-host.com/

About the Author
Sarah Sheffington writes on a wide variety of topics. For more information about dream interpretation, visit http://www.meaningbehinddreams.com and sign up for the free email course.
Submitted 2008-02-06
Article Views: 95
Rated:
Total Word Count: 795 
Publisher

Please Rate This Article
 
Number of Ratings: 0
Rating: 0

  • Stress, Cortisol, and Your Waistline
  • Pros and Cons of Drug Testing Methods
  • Five Tips for Coping with Severe Weather Stress
  • Lose Weight with Rhododendron Caucasicum and Rhodiola Rosea
  • Proper Eyeglass Care Preserves Your Vision
  • Taking a Folic Acid Supplement
  • Homocysteines and Folic Acid
  • Smoking Addiction: Why People Choose to Quit
  • Smoking Cessation: Understanding the Keys to Success
  • Hot Tub in Spain
  • Painful Pets
  • Stop smoking: Is it really worth it to stop smoking?
  • Hot Tubs in Spain & in Roman Times
  • Stress Management--Desk Rage is More Common in the Workplace
  • Tea: Are Black Tea's Anti-oxidants as Effective as Green Tea's?