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Decoding Your Dreams
Using the "trigger-decoding" technique, the author illustrates how dreams can be utilized to gain insight into psychological wounds and problems, better understand one's challenges and choices, and use this knowledge to make necessary changes
240 pages, Hardcover
First published December 1, 1988
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April 8, 2023
This is one of the most thought through, secular, books on dream processes I have read.
He has done a good job. Sometimes he repeats definitions in different ways. He has many worked examples. His ideas about dreams relate to dreams from a person's own heart and mind. Not prophetic dreams. He explains how dreams come from waking life triggers and are compressed into themes and layers. With multiple meanings for elements.
He suggests that one does not write their dreams down. However, he has many written out dreams in his books. I sense what he means is ... don't write your dreams down until after you have carefully thought them through and processed any 'free-associations' as the writing process may interrupt careful thought. I see no problems writing dreams down once dreams have been identified and careful associations processed.
My feeling is that his book would have been clearer if he used the term alias, to indicate where a dream element represented another waking life object. And the term compressed, meaning a dream may have several themes woven into one dream object.
He has done a good job. Sometimes he repeats definitions in different ways. He has many worked examples. His ideas about dreams relate to dreams from a person's own heart and mind. Not prophetic dreams. He explains how dreams come from waking life triggers and are compressed into themes and layers. With multiple meanings for elements.
He suggests that one does not write their dreams down. However, he has many written out dreams in his books. I sense what he means is ... don't write your dreams down until after you have carefully thought them through and processed any 'free-associations' as the writing process may interrupt careful thought. I see no problems writing dreams down once dreams have been identified and careful associations processed.
My feeling is that his book would have been clearer if he used the term alias, to indicate where a dream element represented another waking life object. And the term compressed, meaning a dream may have several themes woven into one dream object.
October 18, 2022
DREAMS help us to heal past wounds. They are also forward-looking and point us toward what we may best become.
We can only marvel at the ingenuity of the deep unconscious system that powers dream activity. At best, only a few of us are genius in our walking everyday lives. But all of us have a genius inside.
What is a dream?
A dream is a series of thoughts, images, and sensations that occur involuntarily in mind during sleep. Dreams can be interpreted to reveal insights about a person's emotional state, memories, and concerns.
Why do we dream?
The purpose of dreaming is still unknown, but scientists have theories. Some believe that dreaming helps process information and memories that are stored in the brain. Others think dreams are a way for the brain to sort through problems or emotional issues.
How to decode your dream?
To decode your dream, you need to understand the symbolism that is used in dreams. Some common symbols include animals, plants, people, objects, and locations.
Dreams can also be interpreted based on their context. For example, if you are dreaming about being at a party, the dream may symbolize socialization or fun.
To interpret a dream, you need to have both dream itself and your associations to the dream. These associations help to create a waking context for the dream images.
According to Freud, dreams do reveal some of our darkest secrets, wishes, and associations. The dream is a coded message. Dreams are simply a part of your conscious and unconscious reactions to these triggers.
A Dream has three layers:
1- The Surface
2- The Middle Symbolic
3- The Deepest Layer
Dreams are dreamed to be analyzed. Remembering dreams promotes emotional stability. The dream is the reflection of daily life issues. The dream is the picture of the world- Our inner world and the world around us.
The dream is a science, to understand a dream you need deep research on different symbols, images, messages, and current situations. This is my first book on dreams. I am thinking to buy another book on dreams called Why We Dream.
Dil Nawaz
https://ocdil.blog
We can only marvel at the ingenuity of the deep unconscious system that powers dream activity. At best, only a few of us are genius in our walking everyday lives. But all of us have a genius inside.
What is a dream?
A dream is a series of thoughts, images, and sensations that occur involuntarily in mind during sleep. Dreams can be interpreted to reveal insights about a person's emotional state, memories, and concerns.
Why do we dream?
The purpose of dreaming is still unknown, but scientists have theories. Some believe that dreaming helps process information and memories that are stored in the brain. Others think dreams are a way for the brain to sort through problems or emotional issues.
How to decode your dream?
To decode your dream, you need to understand the symbolism that is used in dreams. Some common symbols include animals, plants, people, objects, and locations.
Dreams can also be interpreted based on their context. For example, if you are dreaming about being at a party, the dream may symbolize socialization or fun.
To interpret a dream, you need to have both dream itself and your associations to the dream. These associations help to create a waking context for the dream images.
According to Freud, dreams do reveal some of our darkest secrets, wishes, and associations. The dream is a coded message. Dreams are simply a part of your conscious and unconscious reactions to these triggers.
A Dream has three layers:
1- The Surface
2- The Middle Symbolic
3- The Deepest Layer
Dreams are dreamed to be analyzed. Remembering dreams promotes emotional stability. The dream is the reflection of daily life issues. The dream is the picture of the world- Our inner world and the world around us.
The dream is a science, to understand a dream you need deep research on different symbols, images, messages, and current situations. This is my first book on dreams. I am thinking to buy another book on dreams called Why We Dream.
Dil Nawaz
https://ocdil.blog
February 9, 2025
Beautifully clear instructions on doing the impossibly complex task of using one’s dreams to understand encoded messages from our own wise unconscious.
October 9, 2015
Dr. Langs passed on last November. Until recently before he had an active clinical practice and he was a prolific writer. He wrote major text books about psychotherapy and then became very interested in self-analysis, which is the subject of this book. It is well written and the approach of Dr. Lang's is very unique.
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