To all dreamers...........Do you dream in color or in black and white?

Question

I have heard that most people dream in black and white.. I dream in the most amazing colors.. My best friend dreams in black and white.

To those who write racist and derogatory remarks here.. consider yourself reported....

Prior to the 1950’s in cultures around the world that studied dreams, there never was any mention of the nature of color in dreams. Freud never broached the subject, nor did Jung, nor did any of their successors - including lay and professional dream analysts. In the 1950’s, however, and into the 1960’s, this question of color actually grew to be hotly debated. Some dreamers contended they only dreamed in black and white, while another group said they only dreamed in color. Others speculated that perhaps all people actually dream in black and white - but that we “add in” colors when we remember our dreams.

Why the historical discontinuity? And why 1950?

Have I stumped you?

The answer, evidence suggests, lies in the spread of black and white television sets across our world, beginning - you guessed it - in the 1950’s. Apparently people who were watching black and white television sets during these two decades frequently carried the black and white color scheme into their

and thus the debate was born.

Why did we never hear of this issue prior to 1950? It is true that we had black and white movies and print photography beginning at the turn of the century, but apparently these media’s ability to captivate the imagination was not as pervasive as watching the television for several hours a day proved to be.

An interesting sidenote. We hardly ever hear of this debate anymore. Why? Very few people still have black and white television sets.

Source: www. dreamdoctor.com

Answer 1

wow i feel all alone. i dream in black and white baby!! some things in the dream will become a vibrant color and i'll know that specific thing has some special meaning.

but ya...b/w. my nightmares are in color! odd...becasue i'm an artist but i like drawing in b/w too.

Answer 2

Color

Answer 3

Some people feel that as a dream manifests into third dimension it moves from black and white to color definition. Others believe that black and white dreams are dreamtime but dreams in color are parallel experiences. Further - dreams in black and white indicate an event in the far future - then same scene later manifesting as a dream in color meaning it is getting closer to physical reality.

Answer 4

Color. Weird I have never thought about that before. People dream in black and white?

Answer 5

I dream specific things in color. Like, I had a dream a while ago that there was a pool of really clear blue water. When I looked it up in a dream dictionary, blue clear water actually means something more specific than just water.

That is interesting. I have never asked people how they dream before. Maybe you are just more in tune with your subconscious!

Answer 6

Color. I have never heard of anyone dreaming in black and white.

Answer 7

Usually in color. I had dream in black and white once. It seemed very strange to me at the time.

Answer 8

I always dream in color when I can remember my dreams. Most of the time I can't even recall my dreams the next day.

Answer 9

All of my dreams have been in color, I've never had a dream in black in white. I have however had a couple of dreams that were audio only.

Answer 10

I dream in both but I almost always dream in color and they are usually really cool colors kind of like you.