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The paper discusses how dreams are unconscious mental activity occurring while we sleep, and while the exact nature of dreams is disputed, there are many established ways of thinking about them. The paper explains that dreams can be regarded as a way for the unconscious imagination to process data in its own way, separate from the more linear, conscious imagination. The paper notes that some writers believe that, "If you get acquainted with what is going on in your unconscious, you will begin to take better control of your life" (The Importance of Dreams, pp. 3). This paper addresses some fundamentally different ways of regarding dreams and uses some of this writer's own dreams to illustrate its point.

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"Dreams are something like the background programs running on a computer. They whirr and buzz, tossing up desires through memories and spontaneous scenarios brought together through the sophisticated mechanics of the mind. They do not translate into literal, linear thinking. It is not advisable for a student to speak of these matters with any certainty. "There is no proven fact on why we dream, which is why there are so many theories on the topic," (Dream Theorists, pp. 1). However, I do have a personal feeling for why they exist. Dreams are unconscious mental activity occurring while we sleep. While the exact nature of dreams is disputed, there are many established ways of..."

Tags:philosophy, of, dreams

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Jung (1989) understood the psyche as referring to the whole of conscious and unconscious psychic processes. Dreams, he maintained, contain images and thought associations which simply emerge without our intention and indicate psychic activity. Dreams are helpful for our self-realization and can provide striking insights as well as advance our knowledge and motivation to learn. The importance of the dream is that it indicates overall trends in the psychic process and what is occurring in relation to individuation (Jung, 1977). This paper will examine four of Jung's dreams as a means to understanding how Jung views the link between dynamic psychological processes and individuation.

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"Jung's understanding of the psyche as reflected in his dreams Jung (1989) understood the psyche as referring to the whole of conscious and unconscious psychic processes. Dreams, he maintained, contain images and thought associations which simply emerge without our intention and indicate psychic activity. Dreams are helpful for our self-realization and can provide striking insights as well as advance our knowledge and motivation to learn. The importance of the dream is that it indicates overall trends in the psychic process and what is occurring in relation to individuation (Jung, 1977). This paper will examine four of Jung's dreams as a means to understanding how Jung views the link between dynamic..."

Tags:psyche, dreams, religion

Abstract
This essay examines Freudian and Jungian notions of dreams, discussing both frameworks and emphasizing both the similarities and the dissimilarities in how these two men viewed dreams as being connected to and revealing, through analysis, the contents of the unconscious mind.

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"What are dreams? According to Mancia, the Director of the Experimental Sleep Research Center in Milan, Italy, the neurosciences have long attempted to answer this question. Mancia points out that it was felt real progress was made when science began to examine Rapid Eye Movement (REM)and non REM sleep as a basis for thought and thought-like activity occurring in sleep, an examination that resulted in the theory that dreams are self-activated..."

Tags:Jung, Freud, dreams, unconscious, mind, analysis

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This paper explores the topic of whether dreams can be useful tools in solving problems by examining examples of such incidents in history and literature. The paper begins by citing an example from a passage in the bible. The paper also discusses how Dmitri Mendeleev, Thomas Edison, and Austrian Otto Loewi had similar experiences of discovering solutions to problems through dreams. This paper also discusses findings in research on the topic and the negative effects of sleep deprivation.

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"Previous studies have shown that sleep deprivation contributes to accidents, poor health and lower test scores. Scientists found that people who had gotten eight hours of sleep were three times more likely than those who were sleep-deprived to figure out a hidden rule for solving a simple math problem. Researchers believe brains process data at night, allowing people to find innovative solutions when they wake up. According to modern theories about sleep, it is a way to subconsciously process knowledge and analyze events, transforming waking behavior and intuition. Certainly, people who get enough sleep memorize things much better than those who do not. By day, people try to solve problems analytically with the dominant part of their brains. It is possible that at night data is sifted in the hippocampus and the prefrontal cortex, while there are more parts of the non-dominant brain at work."

Tags:dreams subconscious, dmitri mendeleev, neuropsychology, thomas edison, brain freud jung

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Poets are inspired by them; medical men are fascinated by them; theologians alternate between regarding them as prophecy and heresy: Dreams. This paper discusses the importance of dreams in our society and how they have solidified the way we think about one thing or another.

Tags:importance, dreams

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This paper deals with Akira Kurosawa's film "Dreams," describing it as a sample of sights and sounds of Japanese culture. The paper describes each of the vignettes in the film: "Sunshine Through the Rain," "The Peach Orchard," "The Blizzard" and "Village of the Watermills." The author describes the incredible cinematography as well as the message of each of the vignettes in "Dreams."

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"There is no greater film experience than director/writer Akira Kurosawa's Dreams (1990). Kurosawa brings to life his Dreams in a series of film vignettes that are extraordinary in cinematography and content. Beginning with the opening vignette, Sunshine Through the Rain, the audience experiences the colorful and clarity of the highest quality of cinematography; the audience is hooked, even though you're not the least bit fluent in the Japanese culture or language. This particular vignette focuses on a young boy who, on a rainy day, wanders into the woods after a caution from his mother has piqued his curiosity. Foxes, she cautions, have their wedding ceremonies on days when the fain falls while the sun still shines; and they don't like to be spied upon. In fact, they don't forgive being spied upon. Obviously, to a six year old boy, this is incentive enough to quickly sneak off and into the woods to discover what his mother has cautioned him against as an unforgivable transgression."

Tags:akira, dreams, films, holocaust, japanese, kurosawa, nuclear

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This paper covers dream interpretation, different types of dreams and why we have them. The author looks at some theories of Sigmund Freud, dream interpretation in different religions, REM sleep and provides some examples.

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"Why do we have dreams? Many people wonder why we dream and what they mean. Research now shows that dreams occur during REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep. Most of those detailed dreams that we remember, researchers say, happen during REM sleep. REM sleep is a stage in our natural sleep cycle in which dreams occur. During REM sleep there is rapid eye movement, loss in reflexes, increased pulse rate, and brain activity. (Lavie 65 - 70)"

Tags:dreams, conscious, unconscious, REM, sleep, cycle, heart, body, mind

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This paper explains that Sigmund Freud warns about dream analysis and its semiotic limitations in "The Interpretation of Dreams". The author refers to Trimpi, Jameson and Propp in relation to allegorical understandings that are important to semiotics. The paper relates that post-modernism is a questionable view, which may focus too much on semiotics being different from what human beings have faced in the past.

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"This paper refers to Sigmund Freud theory presented in "The Interpretation of Dreams", first published in 1900, and as it remains an acknowledged classic. Many of Freud's ideas pertaining to modes of representation and signification in dreams continue to have relevance to our understanding of semiotics and sign systems of such interest at present. For instance, Freud is often thought to have analyzed dreams as though they offered a one-to-one system of symbolic signification, as in the person who recalls a dream in some vivid or puzzling element to promote thinking on what it meant."

Tags:freud, dreams, semiotics

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This paper looks at the way Alan Lightman's novel, "Einstein' Dreams", handles Einstein's theory of the relativity of time, mainly the "elasticity" of time. The paper discusses this in terms of how it relates to adult cognitive development.

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"Alan Lightman's book "Einstein's Dreams" is a novel that plays with Einstein's theory of the relativity of time. There is a proverb that says "a watched pot never boils". It requires some level of cognitive development to understand this proverb. It does not mean that the water in the pot will never boil. Depending on the level of heat applied to the pot, the water could boil in as quick a time as three minutes. However, for someone who stands over the pot and ..."

Tags:developmental psychology, Alan Lightman, Einstein's Dreams

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In this article, the writer maintains that when dreams and the purpose of dreaming are discussed, Sigmund Freud's theory of dreaming invariably makes its way into the discussion. The writer notes that regardless of the content of his theories and their highly controversial nature, Freud is considered a pioneer in the field and his work is assigned utmost critical value. According to Freud, dreams were closely connected with wish fulfillment. The writer points out that it is important to understand that Freud's The Interpretation of Dreams" that came out in 1900 was only the first version of his theory, he later revised his theory significantly and it is the final form that must be discussed more often. The writer concludes that Freud is an important name in the field but even his theory was fraught with limitations.

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"Freud's work was followed by host of other theories on dreams, which borrowed from, revised and added to his original theory. Long before Freud, Aristotle had discussed the subject of dreaming which the conclusion that human beings are created for activity but since they do need to rest, their mind preserves the important function of activity by staying active and alive. He also tied it to diet and digestion. All parts of his theory may not hold true today but Aristotle's argument of activity has always received considerable attention."

Tags:Freud, thinkers, dreaming, fulfillment