Dream Interpretation:
The Basics of Dream Analysis
 Dream interpretation holds the key to all our subconscious fears and desires.
Each and every night, we have access to our own personal psychotherapist - who understands us better than anyone else in this world.
Interpret the meaning of dreams to change your core beliefs, your relationships, your hopes and fears. Some people swear by dream analysis!
The more importance you place on your dreams, the more you will remember, and the easier it will be to interpret your dreams every day.
So let's begin!
Why are Dreams so Weird?
When you dream, the subconscious mind takes over. The subconscious is like an inner child. It thinks in primitive feelings and urges. It doesn't use logic and isn't able to plan ahead like the conscious brain.
That's why dreams are so weird.
The subconscious makes all kinds of strange connections that don't make sense to the logical brain. But you can interpret those connections and apply their resulting insights to everyday waking life...
To begin your dream interpretation, first look for dream symbols. Start a dream journal and aim to write down at least one new dream per day. (This is also excellent practice for lucid dreaming.)
In your dream journal, underline everything you think might be a dream symbol - such as a pig riding a bicycle, or a talking baby. These are illogical symbols that have a deeper meaning inside the subconscious mind.
How to Interpret Dream Symbols
The basis of dream interpretation is to identify important dream symbols and translate their true meaning in dreams.
Look out for recurring concepts. Breaking a promise is a concept. Running away from something is a concept. These ideas are all based on your past experiences of life and your interactions with the world around you.
Every "rule" or "concept" understood by your subconscious was set by your own life experience. You taught it everything.
In dreams, your subconscious shows you how it perceives the world in this conceptual form. It shows you its fears and its desires - but not necessarily as you would expect to see them!
Let's look at the common example of flying dreams.
What do Flying Dreams Mean?
 Flying dreams usually represent your own personal sense of power over yourself or a situation.
The subconscious is taking a concept, and showing it to you masked as a dream symbol.
If you are soaring up high and enjoying the landscape below, it is likely that you are in control of your life.
However, if you are faltering or falling, your subconscious is telling you that you lack control or are vulnerable in life. Trees, power lines, buildings or gravity may obstruct your flying dream. Do you see the concept showing through?
If you have recurring flying dreams like this, try to identify who or what is at the root of your fears. What are you afraid of? What can't you control in life? Is someone making you feel worthless or vulnerable?
If so, take charge of the situation! You will soon start to soar in your dreams...
Cloud Nine: A Dreamer's Dictionary
You have a unique understanding of the world around you. As you grew up, your subconscious learned about friendship, love, loneliness and betrayal. It made up rules about every human emotion and how you should feel about life. These "rules" are reflected in your dreams each night.
But equally, we have all grown up in the same culture, the same era, and we are all human. So it's no coincidence that we all make the same conclusions about life, subconsciously. That's where a dream dictionary comes in extremely useful.
Cloud Nine: A Dreamer's Dictionary is the most complete and comprehensive dream dictionary for beginners. It provides thousands of dream symbols and definitions to translate your subconscious dream interpretation.
For anyone looking to perform dream analysis, this dream dictionary is an excellent start. It also teaches you how to:
- keep a dream journal
- identify dream symbols
- encourage peaceful sleep
- remember more dreams
- gain insights from nightmares
- invoke healing dreams
Cloud Nine is written by a practicing psychologist in California and has received some rave reviews on Amazon. Highly recommended for dream interpretation.
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