For instance, let's say you dream about an old friend that you've had no contact with since high school. In the dream you discuss current events and reference the past and future. This dream seems so real, like you are really there, and when you are awakened by the alarm clock you are both aware that "time is up" and you'll have to wait until the next "window" opens to meet again. Can two souls really meet each other in a "dream world"? Even meet time and time again and be aware that you are back together again?
2006-09-07 02:00:24 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Yes. I believe that dreams are another dimension that we live in while we sleep. I have even felt people calling to me when I stay awake too long. Have you ever awakened from a dream briefly and then go straight back to the same dream when you fall asleep again? I have.
2006-09-07 02:08:09 · answer #1 · answered by DJ 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'd be curious to know if the friend is having similar dreams or if the friend is still alive. As far as your question goes.... I guess it would depend on what dreams really are.
I personally think that there is a Universal Consciousness that we all can tap into and mostly do so in our dreams. (Carl Jung referenced a "collective unconscious" in his psychological theories though I'm not sure he conceive of it like some interpret the concept.) Dreams involve a part of our minds that aren't quite so limited by our logical conscious mind, so if we are able to tap into something more that would be a state of consciousness that would be more open to such things. I also think if those who've died can talk to us, that dreams would be a time we would be open to that such communications.
However, I think it is far more likely that you're getting an important message either from your subconscious (or your Higher self) or maybe even from this friend. Pay attention to the details of the dream and compare the story of the dream to the story of your life for meaning.
2006-09-07 02:15:26 · answer #2 · answered by Shaman 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
dreams have no real meaning, nor are they 'real' in the sense that you mean. They are just an indication of how much stress we are under concerning particular issues.
When we are asleep, we travel between various stages of sleep. One of those stages is REM sleep (Dream sleep). We have several episodes of REM sleep per night.
During sleep, the brain metaphorically 'tidies up' the brain; - it sort of files away all of it's experiences from the sensory stimuli which has imposed itself on our sensory systems and consequently our brains during the day.
When we are in REM sleep we can become semi - conscious and we become aware of this tidying up process. This is when we say we are dreaming. As I say, we experience several of these episodes in one night of sleep.
There is a processing system in our left hemisphere, which likes everything to be logical and to follow a linear pattern, so it takes our semi - concsious experiences in these episodes and tries to make sense out of them. (Sometimes failing utterly)
This is why dreams can seem so disjointed, because the tidying up process that you witness at the various points of REM may contain totally different information. This is why, in your dream you can be driving a car one minute and in another setting doing something else the next minute.
In NREM sleep, which are the deeper stages of sleep, it is still possible to occasionally dream, but as we are not as close to consciousness as we are in REM sleep, we tend not to remember these dreams at all.
It has been proven that REM sleep has a 'psychological reapair' function, whereas NREM sleep has a phsyical repair function. Studies of the sleep patterns of people under psychological stress, show that they have more REM sleep, whereas studies of the sleep patterns of people under more physical stress, show they have more NREM sleep.
So dreams don't actually have a deep inner meaning, nor are they 'real', except perhaps to show that you are under more psychological stress than normal. The episodes of which you speak are not unusual and are just an indication of some stress factor, which you may not even be aware of.
Hope this helps.
2006-09-07 02:31:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I have the same doubt. And I wish it is true, dreams take place in another real world.
2006-09-07 02:13:35 · answer #4 · answered by ASH RAJ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, that's right. But when I find the c*nt who keeps stealing all the (dream) money and gold from under my pillow, there's gonna be trouble!
2006-09-07 02:07:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes of course.Check some books on OBE!You are lucky you remembered cause people usually don¸t.You can practice astral projection.Seems like it might be easy for you.
2006-09-07 02:17:27 · answer #6 · answered by sanja77 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, this is possible, and it's happened to me before. People appear, sometimes those you don't even know or haven't met, and can teach you things in your dreams. It's crazy, or maybe I am...
2006-09-07 05:24:35 · answer #7 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Sounds incredibly hypothetical to be honest.
In reality, no, there is no truth in your suggestion.
2006-09-07 02:06:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well...wouldn't that be chummy. but, no, that's impossible.
2006-09-07 02:07:05 · answer #9 · answered by practicalwizard 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, forget it.
2006-09-07 02:07:47 · answer #10 · answered by ElOsoBravo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋