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The Dream Interpretation Handbook: A Guide and Dictionary to Unlock the Meanings of Your Dreams
An essential guide to understanding the hidden meanings of your dreams
Dreams can offer valuable insight into your subconscious mind, put you in touch with your emotions, and help you realize unrecognized ambitions. With The Dream Interpretation Handbook , you'll learn to decipher your dreams and use what you discover to connect more deeply with yourself and make changes in your waking life.
Learn all about the dream interpretation process, and find guidance for decoding the plotlines and connections within your dreams. You'll also explore the symbolism behind colors, numbers, and common tropes like falling, drowning, and being chased.
The Dream Interpretation Handbook
Delve deep into the meanings and messages of your dreams with this insightful guide.
Dreams can offer valuable insight into your subconscious mind, put you in touch with your emotions, and help you realize unrecognized ambitions. With The Dream Interpretation Handbook , you'll learn to decipher your dreams and use what you discover to connect more deeply with yourself and make changes in your waking life.
Learn all about the dream interpretation process, and find guidance for decoding the plotlines and connections within your dreams. You'll also explore the symbolism behind colors, numbers, and common tropes like falling, drowning, and being chased.
The Dream Interpretation Handbook
Delve deep into the meanings and messages of your dreams with this insightful guide.
134 pages, Paperback
Published October 22, 2019
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About the author
Karen Frazier
140 books74 followersKaren Frazier is the author of books about metaphysics, crystal healing, energy healing, dream interpretation, and the paranormal. As a professional writer, she has ghost written a number of books and penned hundreds of articles about a variety of topics.
Karen is a columnist for Paranormal Underground Magazine. She currently writes two columns for the magazine: Dreams and Symbols and Metaphysics and Energy Healing. For more than seven years, Karen was also the co-host of Paranormal Underground Radio, and she formerly served as Paranormal Underground's Managing Editor. She is also the Paranormal and Horoscopes editor for LoveToKnow, and she writes feng shui, numerology, palmistry, psychic phenomena, paranormal, divination, and tarot articles for the site as well. Karen is also a member of Spirit Healing and Resolution (SHARe), a collective of psychic mediums and energy healers dedicated to helping people dealing with afterlife experiences and hauntings, as well as offering spiritual coaching and energy healing services.
A frequent guest in media discussing the results of her afterlife research, Karen has appeared on the Travel Channel's Mysteries at the Museum, spoken at regional conferences including the Oregon Ghost Conference, Haunting for Hope, Port Gamble Ghost Conference, and Paracon Seattle, and appeared on numerous radio shows. She teaches classes in energy healing, crystal healing, feng shui and space energetics, I Ching and divination, dream interpretation, Reiki, personal development, and psychic development.
Karen is an intuitive energy healer who is a Usui Reiki Ryoho Master/Teacher (Shinpiden), a Crystal Reiki Master/Teacher, and a certified animal Usui Reiki Ryoho practitioner, as well as an ordained minister for the International Metaphysical Ministry. She has also extensively studied and taken professional level courses in numerous energy, alternative healing, metaphysical, and divination techniques and concepts including quantum touch, aromatherapy, sound healing, Tibetan instrument sound healing, biofield tuning, Reiki sound healing, vocal sound healing, shamanic drumming, metaphysical healing, hypnotherapy, crystal healing, shamanism, feng shui, the bagua, tarot, numerology, astrology, Jungian dream interpretation, metaphysical dream interpretation, meditation, and the I Ching (Book of Changes). She holds a Bachelor of Metaphysical Science (B.MSc) and a Masters of Metaphysical Science (M.MSc) as well as a PhD in Metaphysical Parapsychology. She is currently working a doctoral thesis focusing on sound as a source of spiritual healing in order to earn her Doctor of Divinity (DD) in Spiritual Healing.
Karen is also a musician. She studied and played music for more than 35 years including as a music major at Eastern Washington University and in various musical groups as an adult. She plays flute, piano, mandolin, and percussion instruments and has developed a passion for sound healing, singing bowls, and bell metal bronze bowls and instruments from the Himalayas. Many of the bowls she plays are antiques from the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, and all of the Himalayan bowls have been hand made by artisans in Nepal across multiple generations.
Karen volunteered as a Guardian Ad Litem for abused and neglected children, in local classrooms as a music tutor, in the phone room for the local crisis clinic, and at the (haunted) Lewis County Historical Museum. In her personal life she enjoys cooking, hiking, yoga, Nia, and making music.
Karen is a columnist for Paranormal Underground Magazine. She currently writes two columns for the magazine: Dreams and Symbols and Metaphysics and Energy Healing. For more than seven years, Karen was also the co-host of Paranormal Underground Radio, and she formerly served as Paranormal Underground's Managing Editor. She is also the Paranormal and Horoscopes editor for LoveToKnow, and she writes feng shui, numerology, palmistry, psychic phenomena, paranormal, divination, and tarot articles for the site as well. Karen is also a member of Spirit Healing and Resolution (SHARe), a collective of psychic mediums and energy healers dedicated to helping people dealing with afterlife experiences and hauntings, as well as offering spiritual coaching and energy healing services.
A frequent guest in media discussing the results of her afterlife research, Karen has appeared on the Travel Channel's Mysteries at the Museum, spoken at regional conferences including the Oregon Ghost Conference, Haunting for Hope, Port Gamble Ghost Conference, and Paracon Seattle, and appeared on numerous radio shows. She teaches classes in energy healing, crystal healing, feng shui and space energetics, I Ching and divination, dream interpretation, Reiki, personal development, and psychic development.
Karen is an intuitive energy healer who is a Usui Reiki Ryoho Master/Teacher (Shinpiden), a Crystal Reiki Master/Teacher, and a certified animal Usui Reiki Ryoho practitioner, as well as an ordained minister for the International Metaphysical Ministry. She has also extensively studied and taken professional level courses in numerous energy, alternative healing, metaphysical, and divination techniques and concepts including quantum touch, aromatherapy, sound healing, Tibetan instrument sound healing, biofield tuning, Reiki sound healing, vocal sound healing, shamanic drumming, metaphysical healing, hypnotherapy, crystal healing, shamanism, feng shui, the bagua, tarot, numerology, astrology, Jungian dream interpretation, metaphysical dream interpretation, meditation, and the I Ching (Book of Changes). She holds a Bachelor of Metaphysical Science (B.MSc) and a Masters of Metaphysical Science (M.MSc) as well as a PhD in Metaphysical Parapsychology. She is currently working a doctoral thesis focusing on sound as a source of spiritual healing in order to earn her Doctor of Divinity (DD) in Spiritual Healing.
Karen is also a musician. She studied and played music for more than 35 years including as a music major at Eastern Washington University and in various musical groups as an adult. She plays flute, piano, mandolin, and percussion instruments and has developed a passion for sound healing, singing bowls, and bell metal bronze bowls and instruments from the Himalayas. Many of the bowls she plays are antiques from the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, and all of the Himalayan bowls have been hand made by artisans in Nepal across multiple generations.
Karen volunteered as a Guardian Ad Litem for abused and neglected children, in local classrooms as a music tutor, in the phone room for the local crisis clinic, and at the (haunted) Lewis County Historical Museum. In her personal life she enjoys cooking, hiking, yoga, Nia, and making music.
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July 23, 2020
This was a bargain purchase, using my two criteria for such:
1. Is the book on sale?
2. Is the subject interesting to me?
If the answer is yes, I buy and take my chances if I am not familiar with the author.
I came away disappointed here, for a few reasons. While the book is competently written and is logically divided into two parts, the first being some background and historical analysis of dreams, and the second being a dictionary that defines possible meanings to specific dream events/objects, it ends up having a little too much woo in it and also comes across as a bit facile.
As an example, it's stated that if you dream about aliens, you may be feeling alienated. I mean, really? Many of the scenarios fit into this kind of literal interpretation, which may make "sense" but also doesn't require an entire book to illustrate.
In the end I just wanted more and maybe that's not realistic when it comes to dream interpretation. The author emphasizes repeatedly that you may want to check your personal frame of reference before seeking more universal symbols/meanings to your dreams. This makes sense, but it even further diminishes the value of offering dream interpretation. And a lot of it just comes down to "you may be anxious about [thing]", unless it's a dream in which you are flying, one of the apparently few positive dream experiences anyone has.
I have not read other books on dreaming, so I don't know if this work is representative of the overall body of dream interpretation, and to give author Karen Frazier credit, she provides a decent list of other sources to check out.
Still, I didn't feel like I got much out of this and can't really recommend it.
1. Is the book on sale?
2. Is the subject interesting to me?
If the answer is yes, I buy and take my chances if I am not familiar with the author.
I came away disappointed here, for a few reasons. While the book is competently written and is logically divided into two parts, the first being some background and historical analysis of dreams, and the second being a dictionary that defines possible meanings to specific dream events/objects, it ends up having a little too much woo in it and also comes across as a bit facile.
As an example, it's stated that if you dream about aliens, you may be feeling alienated. I mean, really? Many of the scenarios fit into this kind of literal interpretation, which may make "sense" but also doesn't require an entire book to illustrate.
In the end I just wanted more and maybe that's not realistic when it comes to dream interpretation. The author emphasizes repeatedly that you may want to check your personal frame of reference before seeking more universal symbols/meanings to your dreams. This makes sense, but it even further diminishes the value of offering dream interpretation. And a lot of it just comes down to "you may be anxious about [thing]", unless it's a dream in which you are flying, one of the apparently few positive dream experiences anyone has.
I have not read other books on dreaming, so I don't know if this work is representative of the overall body of dream interpretation, and to give author Karen Frazier credit, she provides a decent list of other sources to check out.
Still, I didn't feel like I got much out of this and can't really recommend it.
June 8, 2022
A lot of cliches, repetition, and the author speaking about her own experiences as it relates to dreaming. Although she prefaces each chapter by honing in on "interpretations will vary depending on your own experiences," the general "meanings" and symbols she lists are truly something that anyone could think of, which aren't necessarily accurate.
Ie: "I dreamt of infidelity so maybe that says one isn't happy in their relationship."
I wouldn't recommend it if I was much younger maybe I would have gotten more use out of it.
Ie: "I dreamt of infidelity so maybe that says one isn't happy in their relationship."
I wouldn't recommend it if I was much younger maybe I would have gotten more use out of it.
December 23, 2019
I enjoyed this handbook to dream interpretations and although it was pretty basic and short it was well put together. I think this is a good basic intro to understanding your dreams. I received this book from NetGalley for an honest review.
December 18, 2022
Good read
Very good read ,well layed out and found information very informative
Couldn't believe some of the things I've been dreaming about was listed
Plan on buying this book for my collection
Very good read ,well layed out and found information very informative
Couldn't believe some of the things I've been dreaming about was listed
Plan on buying this book for my collection
July 11, 2021
Interstate
I choose book I want know what is the interpretation of my dreams. This book help me tremendously. Thank you
I choose book I want know what is the interpretation of my dreams. This book help me tremendously. Thank you
July 13, 2022
Honestly seems like dream interpretation is up to the interpreter. I did like the parts about plots, tho.
February 11, 2023
Definitely a beginner's guide to dream analysis. Not super insightful, BUT it did help me start to translate some recent dreams.
January 19, 2024
Easy to understand 👌🏾👌🏾
March 9, 2024
Echoing what others said, it's perfectly fine for beginners - but it is repetitive and dreaming often is up to the dreamer to make sense of the context.
April 3, 2022
The Dream Dictionary only interprets the meaning of common objects, so it is quite uninformative for someone who usually has extensive dreams about strange events like me.
April 1, 2020
The Dream Interpretation Handbook is a non-fiction reference for persons who wish to interpret the meanings of their dreams. Karen Frazier came to teaching dream interpretation after numerous people asked to have their dreams interpreted. It is well organized and has numerous resources for your use. Frazier suggests using additional dream dictionaries along with her teachings for even further understanding would prove useful.
There is information on the different opinions of dream interpretation from ancient Egyptians, Grecians, Chinese, and Sigmund Freud. Mention of Carl Jung, Calvin Hall, Jr., Ann Faraday, David Foulkes, and Edgar Cayce are also included.
The Dream Interpretation Handbook is broken down into two parts with sub-chapters. Part I-Interpreting Dreams have three chapters: On Dreaming: The Spiritual and the Scientific; Variations, Archetypes, and Symbols; The Interpretive Process. Part II-Dream Dictionary: How to Use; Animal; Items/Things; Plot/Action.
A few things I found was that on an average, you have at least four to six dreams a night but will not always remember what the dreams were or remember dreaming. Many people believe the dream of falling and hitting the ground that you will die. This is an untrue assumption many have believed in for years. Overall, this is a good book for dream interpretation if you are looking for such information.
I received this book from Callisto Publishers in exchange for an honest review in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission Guidelines
There is information on the different opinions of dream interpretation from ancient Egyptians, Grecians, Chinese, and Sigmund Freud. Mention of Carl Jung, Calvin Hall, Jr., Ann Faraday, David Foulkes, and Edgar Cayce are also included.
The Dream Interpretation Handbook is broken down into two parts with sub-chapters. Part I-Interpreting Dreams have three chapters: On Dreaming: The Spiritual and the Scientific; Variations, Archetypes, and Symbols; The Interpretive Process. Part II-Dream Dictionary: How to Use; Animal; Items/Things; Plot/Action.
A few things I found was that on an average, you have at least four to six dreams a night but will not always remember what the dreams were or remember dreaming. Many people believe the dream of falling and hitting the ground that you will die. This is an untrue assumption many have believed in for years. Overall, this is a good book for dream interpretation if you are looking for such information.
I received this book from Callisto Publishers in exchange for an honest review in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission Guidelines
December 16, 2019
I have a better understanding of my dreams.
This book gave me insight into who I am and allowed me to interpret my dreams and aspirations with a while new outlook
This book gave me insight into who I am and allowed me to interpret my dreams and aspirations with a while new outlook
January 13, 2020
Very Informative
Reveals an aspect of our lives that we seldom delve into. Recommend for anyone wanting to learn more about themselves.
Reveals an aspect of our lives that we seldom delve into. Recommend for anyone wanting to learn more about themselves.
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