Does anyone see the process of dreaming, something that we all spend a lot of our life time doing, as an arena for coming to a greater understanding of what consciousness is about. Or simply the ramblings of an un-ristricted, un-conditioned mind at rest.
2007-03-26 23:23:50 · 7 answers · asked by Leigh 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
This is a complex subject. It is generally believed that dreams are part of our subconscious and are thus highly symbolic and a way for the mind to clear out the day's (or indeed life's debris).
Given that I always remember my dreams and, quite often, have 'flashbacks' which reference times of trauma in my life, I'm not too sure that I would agree with the above...
Then again, I can experience some wild and wooly SF adventures or fantasy-fulfillment dreams: playing onstage with The Who or Eric Clapton et alia can be MOST satisfying - at least until I wake!
Sometimes these dreams can/will form part of a sequence of poetry which I'll write.
All things to all people!
Paul
2007-03-26 23:34:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dreams aren't prophetic nor particularly meaningful as relates to real life if that is what you mean.
I do however hold that they take place on a higher; not lower level of consciousness... i.e. that dreams are not inside the head, but rather reality is inside the head of the dreamer. For some bizarre reason it just makes more sense to me that way..... afterall, my "conscious" mind is completely mortal and knows its limitations........ yet my dream-avatar can operate quite contentedly outside of the bounds of linear time and process volumes of data far in excess of anything I can think about while awake.
That is to say.... if I want to try and calculate anything unspeakably complex.... I usually find it best to try and force myself into doing it in the dreamscape and then just try to remember the answer in the waking world. It isn't easy... rest assured.
2007-03-27 00:19:05 · answer #2 · answered by Nihilist Templar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have noticed one thing. Females takes dreams much more seriously than Males. Most of these kind of questions are from females. Probably, there is a gender trait to be happy in a dreamy situation in an unreal world??? OK, dreams are just another process of mind at rest time of body. "Mind" is still active but, there is no brain singals arising to make the body act. Brain activity is also limited since your "logical mind" is also at rest. So only with "Sub-conscious" mind's activity, your mind is trying to fullfill its desires. Yes it is teaching one thing as some stored images/things comes out of our own mind without we are actually known about those consciously. It actually shows the frustration of our mind. If we practice "Pranayam" or "meditation", you can reduce these instances. That is a proven thing even I quote from my own experience.
2007-03-26 23:49:50 · answer #3 · answered by r_govardhanam 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dreams are more than likely one of three things (at any given time)
1. brain chemicals firing in the dark (literally)
2. a re-hash of the day's events and our feelings about them
3. thoughts on the future (not predictions)
4. aerobics for the brain (during REM)
2007-03-27 01:59:10 · answer #4 · answered by K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Partially subconscious non-directed ramblings or a mind at rest
2007-03-26 23:37:46 · answer #5 · answered by BANANA 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't pay SO much attention to the dreams... sometimes they can teach us, sometimes not. How can we spot the right moment?
What I think of dreams - they can explain something, maybe. But that's all.
2007-03-27 00:28:27 · answer #6 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dreams do not represent the unconditioned mind.
2007-03-26 23:40:47 · answer #7 · answered by Sorrowful W 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋