Dreaming in the World's Religions: A Comparative HistoryFrom Biblical stories of Joseph interpreting Pharoh’s dreams in Egypt to prayers against bad dreams in the Hindu Rg Veda, cultures all over the world have seen their dreams first and foremost as religiously meaningful experiences. In this widely shared view, dreams are a powerful medium of transpersonal guidance offering the opportunity to communicate with sacred beings, gain valuable wisdom and power, heal suffering, and explore new realms of existence. Conversely, the world’s religious and spiritual traditions provide the best source of historical information about the broad patterns of human dream life |
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... dream about her more often than about the other two . Whatever the circumstances , your dreams are rooted in the particular conditions of your waking world . Whereas some dreams may be bizarre and outlandish , most seem rather ordinary ...
... dreams by means of talking about them, recording them, interpreting them, acting them out in rituals, and drawing creative ... of dreams begins. The relevance of religious history for contemporary dream research is enormous , and the time.
... of dreams ( and certainly no theory calling itself scientific ) that ignores such a vast source of evidence . To understand human nature , we must study dreams . To understand dreams , we must study religion . This book provides an ...
... dreams a bit more frequently than older adults do , and women tend to recall more dreams than men do , but again the differences are not as significant as the baseline similarities . To remember a small but significant number of dreams ...
A Comparative History Kelly Bulkeley. dreams is a separate issue ; the key insight of research in this area is that dream recall is responsive to waking stimulation . When people are encouraged to pay more attention to their dreams , their ...