The Secret of Dreams

by Yacki Raizizun

"Everybody dreams, but there are few who place any importance to the phenomena of sleep. Before we can begin to comprehend or even analyze dreams, whether our dreams are symbolic or otherwise, we must first divert from our mind our materialistic conceptions of what the individual called man really is. The external or physical man, is no more the man than the coat he wears. The physical man is only an instrument of which the real inner man or soul expresses itself in the physical universe. Various materialistic theories have been given in the past, trying to explain the mighty phenomena of dreams, but these theories have always been more or less unsatisfactory. "

Genres: Nonfiction, Audiobook, Psychology, Occult, Short Stories, Spirituality, Philosophy

48 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2007

Reviews

[Khalid Abdul-Mumin · Rating 5 out of 5]

The summary here is that there are about four different types of dreams and that the consciousness (which the author equates with the ego...not so sure about that premise yet) departs when someone falls unconcious (asleep) into the astral plane where the devout student can learn to master his travels there and even gain some sort of creative ideas from one's ego.

A very soothing recitation in the audio format, and quite short too, which can be found for free at librivox.org

It sounded kind of rushed and lateral lines of questions were seldom followed or explained. That not withstanding, I've found myself listening to this short audiobook (45 mins) about 5 times and yet...this is the first time I bothered to review it, I guess that sums it up nicely.

Recommended for people interested in a kind of a summary overview of the Occult version of dreams.

Read No. 6 update:
The more I listen to this the more I corelate it's esoteric insights with books like The Kybalion which was an eye opener for me unlike this that insidiously grips me after every listen. Definitely worth a raise from a three to a five starred review. I've added it to my favorites-esoteric-occult shelf.

[Ruba AlTurki · Rating 5 out of 5]

يبين أولاً الكاتب - من أجل أن يتحدث عن الأحلام- تعريف الإنسان ككيان يولّد ويعيش ظاهرة الحلم، " ليس الإنسان بأكثر أو أهم من المعطف الذي يرتديه" يقول الكاتب، يقسّم الإنسان-لإكسابه قيمة- إلى كيان فيزيائي، حسي، وروح.. يبيّن أيضاً أنواع النوم، النوم الطبيعي، التنويم المغناطيسي ونحوه، والموت.
" الإنسان روح، وله جسد". يعيش الإنسان بين الجسد المادي، الروح، والعقل.. وليست الأحلام منفصلة عن واقع الإنسان بل هي إعادة تجسيد بشكل أو بآخر.
يشرح الكاتب مسألة النوم، هل هي إراحة للبدن فقط؟ أم أن النوم حاجة تتعدى الراحة؟ يقول; دع شخصاً يذهب للنوم عند العاشرة وينام حتى صباح اليوم التالي، دعه في الليلة التالية يتمدد دون نوم لنفس المدة. هل سيشعر كما في اليوم السابق؟ هذا إثباته هنا أن الجسدالمادي ليس هو الإنسان بل الروح، وطالما أن العلماء ينبشون في المادة محاولين سبر هذا الإنسان فلن يصلوا لشيء. أيضاً أن استمرار العمليات الحيوية اثناء النوم ودون وعي دليل على ان عمل المادة لايستدعي حضور الروح، إلا انه رغم هذا لاتعمل المادة دون وجود الروح فهناك إذاً صلة لامرئية بينهما موجودة مابقي الإنسان حياً ومهما بعدت المسافة -أثناء النوم- بين الروح والمادة فإنها - أي الصلة- تبقى موجودة.
يتحدث أيضاً الكاتب وباسلوب شيّق عن اللاوعي، التليباثي أو التخاطر، الاحلام بشكل تفصيلي مبسّط... إن تابعت الكتابة سأفسد حتما متعة اكتشافه لمن يود قراءته،أقف هنا.

[Kelly · Rating 2 out of 5]

In a rush to find a short book to listen to while I work, I chose this one. It did not impress but the compilation of other’s experiences regarding their dreams (which was most of the book) kept me interested even though I expected something else.

[Candi · Rating 5 out of 5]

loved this book, it really helped me in my journey into past lives regression and astral projection. if anything I realized from this book that I could not only project my spirit anywhere I want in this time period, I also can project into past lives and remove traumas that are holding me back in this life. great reading, easy to understand, thank you for allowing me to finds this amazing addition to my knowledge

[aljouharah · Rating 1 out of 5]

حلو القصص وأهمية النوم وكذا، لكن أني استخدم النوم لإكتشاف المستقبل وأدرب نفسي على إستخدام الأحلام ؟ ناه

[Julie Wissler · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not scientific, but interesting

It was hard to ascertain when this book was actually written but the author died before 1966. Based on most of the stories being from the paper in the 20s I’m wondering if it was around that time? Some interesting ideas to ponder, but the author was highly opinionated about the existence of the afterlife and astral world.

[Brian K. · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very brief explanation of the different types of dreams we experience along with some historical examples. If your looking for a deep dive on the subject this is not the book for you. However, although brief I do think it's worth a read

[Prakhyath Rai · Rating 4 out of 5]

Listened to this audiobook on my drive!
There are much more significance to your dreams if you could interpret it right! This fast paced book talks about Astral , telepathy , subconscious dreams with variety of astonishing yet scary examples of dreams and its practical significance!!

[Jessica Blackman · Rating 4 out of 5]

I finished yesterday. I don't completely agree with this theory but it was interesting to know his thoughts on the subject. Sigmund Freud's theory was more thorough. (Listened via Scribd)

[batuhan_a_kocak · Rating 1 out of 5]

It is based on a dualist paranormal approach to dreams and the ontology of the spirit. Though it can be an interesting read for some, it should not be in the psychology section.

From a psychological point of view: The psychoanalytic approach divides the psyche into id, ego and superego. This book divides it into the body, spirit (which is referred to as ego) and larger consciousness. The writer presents some dreams as evidence to his claims but his evidence is all anecdotal and cannot be seen as real evidence with the science of psychology.

From a philosophical point of view: The body/spirit distinction is an ancient one and is continued in the book. The writer claims that dreams are the period of time where the spirit can connect with the rest of the universe without bodily restrictions, allowing itself to have premonition dreams, to form telepathic connections with "the misnamed dead" or to travel in the astral plane. I personally do not believe in this type of existence but the supporters of the idea can like the work.

[Clara Booklover · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book made me more skeptical than convinced. Every time a case was mentioned I was thinking of alternate reasons about why the dream came true for example in the pilot incidence I thought as an alternative reason that maybe the problem he faced with plane could have been solved but he was already convinced because of the dream that he would die making him give up early on saving the plane and the multiple times people found the bodies of loved ones maybe they had a hand in killing them and making it look natural death that is why they know where the body is.
I am not saying that dreams can't carry information about something especially that I am a Muslim and we believe that dreams sometimes contain messages and that dead loved ones can come to us in dreams but not in the way said in the book. the book says that dream happen the way we saw them but actually I believe that dreams contain some symbols that we won't understand until they happen.

[Caleb Mar · Rating 3 out of 5]

Incredibly, unfathomably, significantly mid. This book has some things to say about telepathy and the connection of sleep and death, but nothing scientific. These are more reports, he said—she said, which you can't entirely write off, but it automatically sends my brain into "discredit mode".

Ya feel me?

This book is nicely paced, doesn't have a lot of meat on the bones, and didn't correlate too heavily with the things I learned about sleeping and dreams in my college class on the subject.

I say skip it and read the SparkNotes.

Also, what you think may effect your dreams. Don't know how that's supposed to help the majority of folk stuck in their ways.

[Ida Wilcox · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a very quick read that I taaught me nothing.

Good writting but I thought it would go a little deeper into dreams than it did.

But over all its a short summary on how dreams work.

[Melissa Malone · Rating 2 out of 5]

As somebody who is not particularly interested in the "occult" or astral projection, I found this book (even at 48 pages) a bit of a dredge. It is, albeit, an interesting collection of studies and stories surrounding the symbolism of dreams (mostly in the 1920s).

[K · Rating 1 out of 5]

No.
I thought this would be more literal, about different techniques of how to dream and what dreams might have meant throughout history. It was not. I was extremely disappointed.
The title should have mentioned more of the “receiving telepathic thoughts” side rather then the dreams.

[Gisely Muniz · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's a nice read. In order to be conscious out of the body you must acknowledge the existence of the astral world and work on your inner strenght. We don't make the rules, they are there already. Dreams are a chanel of communication. As simply as that.

[Wombo Combo]

Listened to the audio of this. This is one of those books that is kind of interesting just because it's kinda wacky since they're talking about telepathy and thought transference, and that sort of thing. It's a fun little romp, but I can't think of anyone I'd recommend it to.

[Nathan Schumer · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting read, the main focus is on phenomenon of telepathy, with some short stories from 1920+ from newspaper stories and articles on peoples' experiences with their dreams.

[Josiah Richardson · Rating 2 out of 5]

Telepathy and the modern charasmatic gifts of the Spirit are often strikingly similar. Both involve the miraculous transmission of Information between humans without any higher order involved.

[Kyra · Rating 4 out of 5]

The part about Whistler using a woman to paint from beyond the grave!! He would absolutely do that shit!! But in all seriousness, very poetic and thought-provoking, especially "the misnamed dead."

[Esteban Pacheco · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short, sweet and very profound

[Dave · Rating 5 out of 5]

A step closer to the truth

[Sebastian Salamanca · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short and amusing.

[G · Rating 4 out of 5]

Liked it. Very simple.
An amazing ideas with a lot of examples.

[Night · Rating 1 out of 5]

Just some shitty informations don't make a book.

[Moisa Wroy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I've never really thought about this topic deeply, but I wanted to read the novel and in the end feel very conflicted with it. Since it isn't my cup of tea, I tried keeping my rating of it unbiased.

[Kara Poskey · Rating 3 out of 5]

Content was interesting but did not go as in depth as I was expecting.

[Sotiris Makrygiannis · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very basic dreams interpretation book. The classification of various dream types was interesting

[Lillium Deviurge · Rating 1 out of 5]

Didn't tell me anything i didn't already know and is lazily written.

[Tio · Rating 2 out of 5]

It revolves around very controversial ideas that give me second thoughts, unfortunately.