What are dreams? Can we learn and communicate while dreaming?

Question

I'm curious as to what people think about the value and purpose of dreaming.

Answer 1

Lucid dreaming is the conscious perception of one's state while dreaming, resulting in a much clearer (lucid from Latin, lux "light") experience and sometimes enabling direct control over the content of the dream, a realistic world that is to some degree in the control of the dreamer. The complete experience from start to finish is called a lucid dream. Stephen LaBerge, a popular author and experimenter on the subject, has defined it as "dreaming while knowing that you are dreaming."

LaBerge and his associates have called people who purposely explore the possibilities of lucid dreaming oneironauts (literally from the Greek ονειροναύτες, meaning "dream sailors"). The topic attracts the attention of a diverse and eclectic group: psychologists, self-help authors, New Age groups, mystics, occultists, ufologists and artists. This list is by no means exhaustive nor does interest in lucid dreaming apply necessarily to each group.

The validity of lucid dreaming as a scientifically verified phenomenon is well-established.[3][4] Researchers such as Allan Hobson with his neurophysiological approach to dreaming have helped to push the understanding of lucid dreaming into a less speculative realm.

Answer 2

It's not easy to define dreams. There are many theories going round. But of sth i'm sure; we can learn, communicate and receive messages while 'dreaming' (i doubt if this is the right word for all the functions i've just mentioned)

Answer 3

Dreams are one of the most precious form of knowledge, its investigation and understanding leads us to the reality of life.

It is said that dreams are the 43rd part of the knowledge of Prophets.

There are many classifications of dreams, broadly according to the intellect, there is a difference in the visibilty and understanding, more one is truthful more he or she will preceive the knowledge from dreams. Ignorant rearly have dreams, neither they give any weightage or they could understand what that mean to them.

Answer 4

sometimes your soul looks at you when you sleep
sometimes it roams around going to places you have imagined before or somewhere completely new to you, it clings on to a silver line that is connected to your body
but the silver line may break
and your soul gets lost, and you dream forever

Answer 5

Dreams are our subconscious speaking to us. We dream about our biggest fears, our cause for happiness, and our greatest wishes. Sometimes we may not even know how important or scary these things are to us until we dream about them.

Answer 6

like various different want which you will think of of, whether it particularly is gaining expertise of jointly as dreaming or possessing a definite domicile, it particularly is achievable to create that fact. want or want and motive are the stimuli that impact our desires and our realities to boot.

Answer 7

i think so. my uncle who lived in Calif called his brother who lives in north Carolina, and asked my aunt when she answered the phone if his brother was alright. she said yes he's asleep why? he said he was getting ready for bed and saw his brother sitting at the foot of the bed and it scared him ti think he had passed. my aunt woke him up and gave him the phone to assure him his bro was ok. come to find out the sleeping uncle was dreaming about visiting his bro in Calif. i think it's cool, outer body experience.

Answer 8

I look forward to it every night ! I seem to be able to get back into them if I wish, some say you can't dream in color ! seem's mine are all in color, and very real.....I belive you can do what ever....try using your 3rd eye.

Answer 9

Just watch waking life.

Answer 10

try lucid dreaming and find out for yourself