August 27th, 2009
In June 2009 I recorded a total of 22 dreams. The most dreams I recorded in one day was four on 14th June. The longest dream report recorded was 749 words on 13th June, the shortest was 47 words on the 19th June. The average length of a dream report was 316 words.
In terms of dream characters, animals appeared in six of the dreams (27%) while… Continue>>
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July 22nd, 2009
Initially when we close our eyes we lightly drift in and out of sleep and can be awakened easily by external noise. Muscle activity slows down. The eyes move slowly and occasionally we see flashes of images which may be visual thoughts. There is also the possibility that we may be awakened suddenly by a sensation that we are falling or something similar. This is called stage 1 sleep.
In the… Continue>>
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July 21st, 2009
This theory of dreaming was first proposed in 1977 by Hobson and McCarley. At the onset of REM sleep, random signals (known as PGO spikes) arise from the Pons (a structure located on the brain stem) and travel up the mid brain to the cortex. This stimulates the cortex and the brain tries to make sense of these signals or "noise". There is no external stimuli so the brain creates… Continue>>
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August 15th, 2009
I have been recording my dreams in a journal for a number of years now. The main reason in doing so has always been for ideas and inspiration for my photography, however recently this has changed. I have never really felt the need to find out the actual meaning of my dreams and every time I attempted to interpret one I would never get very far (especially if I took… Continue>>
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July 1st, 2005
Jung proposed that the average dream is similar in structure to a drama, comprising of four distinct stages:
(1) 'Exposition' - The opening scene which introduces place, characters and the situation that the dreamer will face (an issue or problem expressed metaphorically).
(2) 'Development' - The emergence of the plot.
(3) 'Culmination' - Something significant happens, the main character responds.
(4) 'Lysis' - The conclusion of the dream. The ending of the dream is… Continue>>
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April 20th, 2005
Freud maintained the notion that the dream fundamentally acts as the guardian of sleep. When we go to bed, the curtains are drawn, the lights are turned off and in effect we are attempting to disconnect from our reality by extinguishing all external stimuli. During the night, the mind protects the sleeper from being disturbed by reacting to further external stimuli (noise, temperature, light, the need to urinate, numb arm/leg… Continue>>
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April 20th, 2005
Our true nature is always hidden. In order to protect our inner self we each present an image or personality in public which meets the expectations of others. This ‘mask’ also determines how we see ourselves. However, there are parts to our personality which we do not recognise, parts which are unconscious. These could be raw desires and emotions or thoughts and experiences which we are too ashamed to admit… Continue>>
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January 31st, 2003
The simplest technique for inducing lucid dreams I have found is to look for your hands while you are in the dream state. This is based on a technique described in the book "Journey To Ixtlan" by Carlos Castaneda. Every night while sitting or lying in my bed I clear my mind completely and place my hands out in front of me. I concentrate on my hands and… Continue>>
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September 23rd, 2009
Schneider & Domhoff take a statistical and objective approach to the study of dreams. Individual dream reports are collected in sleep laboratories, college classrooms or from individuals who are keeping a dream journal for personal reasons. The dreams are not interpreted but are analysed using a content analysis system that was originally developed by Calvin Hall in order to find consistencies. Domhoff advises that 100-120 dream reports in each sample… Continue>>
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