Do dreams have meaning?

[gazza619]

Everyone dreams. The question is why do we dream? Does it have a meaning or significance? Do our dreams allow us to do things we cant do in real life? It has happened to me sometimes that I am in a dream and I realise half way in the dream that I am actually in a dream. Its like a funny trigger to the brain. Very strange. And after waking up I forgot what the dream was.

What do the religions say about the meaning of dream and what does science say? Has your dream ever come true?

Share you dream stories

 

[Rayyman]

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[Devilsadvokat]

I havent had it for a while but who else hss had the dream where one is back in school. Many variations but one is stressing about exam that is coming up. Then you wake up and thank God you left school x smount of years ago.

 

[gazza619]

Had a very weird dream last night that I was flying to Australia from the UK via Fiji. I didnt even know that there was a country called Fiji until I googled it today. How bizarre! How would my brain function a dream and include knowledge which I never had?

 

[gazza619]

I havent had it for a while but who else hss had the dream where one is back in school. Many variations but one is stressing about exam that is coming up. Then you wake up and thank God you left school x smount of years ago.

Yep happened to me when I was in high school and college. The stress of exams was just too much those days.

 

[Suleiman]

Had a very weird dream last night that I was flying to Australia from the UK via Fiji. I didnt even know that there was a country called Fiji until I googled it today. How bizarre! How would my brain function a dream and include knowledge which I never had?

The info was probably in your subconscious. You may have heard the name in passing, consciously, you thought nothing of it and that's why you think you never heard of it, but your brain probably stored the info.

 

[Devilsadvokat]

Yep happened to me when I was in high school and college. The stress of exams was just too much those days.

I'm talking about having that sorta dream way way after leaving school.

 

[ILcricket]

No they don't .

 

[last_knight]

Had a very weird dream last night that I was flying to Australia from the UK via Fiji. I didnt even know that there was a country called Fiji until I googled it today. How bizarre! How would my brain function a dream and include knowledge which I never had?

Still better than "Foreign Accent Syndrome".

 

[Markhor]

Sounds weird but I tend to dream more when sleeping on my left side.

I havent had it for a while but who else hss had the dream where one is back in school. Many variations but one is stressing about exam that is coming up. Then you wake up and thank God you left school x smount of years ago.

Yes !

Then you're relieved to hear the morning alarm clock...