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dialogue of the psyche
DREAMS: sequence images, sounds and feelings experienced when sleeping
SEMANTICS: linguistics. the study of meaning.

http://www.dreamsemantics.com/2009/02/the-wise-old-man/

This archetype was described as Carl Jung as a person with great judgment and wisdom.  The wise old man is sometimes referred to as the Sage. This archetype is characterized by being old, bearded, father-figure type who uses his great personal knowledge of the world and offer guidance through stories and may impress upon his [...]

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Do people dream in black and white or in color?  This is probably one of the most often asked questions when talking about dreams.  Some people say that they dream in color, while other say that their dreams are in black and white. The answer is that people dream in black and white and in [...]

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Most people like to dream about flying.  The feeling of weightlessness along with the sensation of being free is a good feeling to dream about.  But what are some of the meanings behind dreams about flying? Flying over a landscape or above something means that you have overcome some sort of trial and are now [...]

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The subconscious mind indeed works in mysterious ways. Sometimes it expresses itself by creating images possible only in dreams. It may pick up things from your waking hours, things that are easy enough to recognize, but there are also times when it only uses symbols and archetypal imagery to convey or form a statement. With [...]

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Dreams are occurrences which present a very special meaning to a person. Although the reason behind dreaming stays unclear, it clearly deserves our attention. They occur every night to almost all of us leaving feelings and emotions that seem too surreal to believe. Due to their very common nature paired with our own objective minds, [...]

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Dreams have indeed baffled us since the beginning of time hence the many—and sometimes conflicting—interpretations to it. People whose dreams stirred enough interest in them started studying dream patterns in relation to human behavior and even fate. Some of the prominent figures in dream psychology are Alfred Adler, Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung. Their interpretations [...]

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The New Year is almost here and fireworks will soon light up the sky to herald the start of another year.  This is probably one of the most festive holidays that mankind celebrates, what with family, friends and relatives visiting each other, and of course the fireworks display that has become more and more popular [...]

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Pet owners and in this instance cat owners probably dream about their favorite pets most often than not.  Pets are a part of life and most of us will probably have some sort of pet during our lifetime.  For the cat lover, you might be wondering why your favorite feline features in your dreams from [...]

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People who dream about ice are usually repressed or need psychological help.  According to dream interpreters, these people have lots of locked up emotions inside. Dreaming about ice is the unconscious’ signal that there is too much emotion stored that needs to be released.  Interpreters say that this repression can be unintentional on the part [...]

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Now that we have explored the many possibilities of dreams, the only thing left for us to do is actually recalling our dreams! This proves to be a difficult task though especially when half the time, we totally forgot about our dreams. Good news is, our ability to recall dreams can be improved, if we [...]

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Dream incubation is a ritual wherein a person is to sleep in a sacred place in hopes of cultivating a prophetic dream that should be shared with his or her people. This religious practice is usually done when someone seeks messages from higher beings. Dream incubation was popular long ago and nowadays, only a few [...]

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