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Lucid dreaming and flying dreams
“Of course this isn’t a dream,” I said, “everything is perfectly normal, and anyway, if it were a dream I would be able to fly.” I did a half-hearted little jump to prove my point Read more...
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Does everyone dream every night?
Everyone dreams, whether or not they remember dreaming, but perhaps the question should really be, Are you dreaming enough? Yes, it does sound a little bit like, Are you getting enough sleep, and that’s part Read more...
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Solving problems in your dreams
One of the many functions of dreaming is to come up with creative solutions to problems, to clear the mist that baffles us before sleep, and reveal new perspectives and possibilities, even brilliant ideas. Throughout Read more...
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What do death dreams mean?
What do death dreams mean? If I were to draw up a list of the top ten questions people ask me about dreams, this would be fairly near the top. Partly that’s because death dreams Read more...
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Time to dream
Time to dream. What do those words conjure up for you? Time to daydream, to luxuriate, to take time out, to visualise your future? Time you simply don’t have? How much sleep do you get Read more...
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What does my dream mean?
“For ten years I’ve had a recurring dream of a plane plummeting to the ground and exploding,” said Jenny, calling into a radio segment I did earlier this week. “What does it mean?” When you Read more...
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Nightmares and lost sleep
In my work as a dream therapist, I’ve noticed that more than half of first time appointments are booked by people suffering nightmares and lost sleep, or on behalf of their children who are plagued Read more...
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This dreaming business
Whenever I’m asked what I do for a living, my answer seems to surprise, or confuse. “I’m a dream analyst,” I might say, or “I’m a dream therapist”, or sometimes, to keep things easy, “I’m Read more...
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Watery dreams
We all have watery dreams from time to time, like facing a looming tsunami, drowning, discovering we can breathe underwater, swimming, floating, or being lashed by a heavy storm. What can these, and other watery Read more...
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Dream therapy Ancient Greek style
How well do you think you would sleep if there were snakes slithering around the floor of your room? Even if they were assuredly non-venomous, would you sleep enough to dream? If you lived in Read more...