Dreaming: A Gateway to the Unconscious?

Where do our dreams originate from, and what do they tell us? Is there a universal set of symbols that are common to all dreams, regardless of a person’s ethnicity or culture? What does dreaming reveal about the unconscious? Why do some dreams remain etched in our memories, whereas others are almost instantly forgotten? Some scientists have adopted the position that dreams are little more than noise in the brain, without any substantive purpose or function. Yet such a stance seemingly runs counter to the experience of many people who reflect upon and even analyze their dreams, often in search of clues to their daily lives or insights into their deeper selves. Similarly, in virtually all wisdom traditions, dreams are invoked as an important source of revelation or prophecy. Rubin Naiman, Deirdre Leigh Barrett and Kelly Bulkeley examine dreams from a variety of perspectives, including how they might be interpreted and even directed in some cases.
The New York Academy of Sciences
December 7, 2016
This event is part of the Unlocking the Unconscious: Exploring the Undiscovered Self series, which brings together leading scientists and scholars to probe the realm of the unconscious mind through a mix of disciplinary approaches, including neuroscience, cognitive psychology and psychotherapy.
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[@barbarajohnson1442]

A dream of my deceased father, no speech, just visual presence was in full hyper real color

[@MinnanoKendo]

Thanks for these videos, I love the integrative point of view that results from the different sciences coming together on the topic

[@seanleith5312]

My definition is: Dream is brain's misconnection/lazy-connection between how you feel right now and similar feeling in the past. There are rarely good dreams, because when you dream when are tired (you dream working hard, or running hard), or in pain (you dream under pressure, encounter some misfortune), or hungry (you dream something good but you can never get to it).

[@barbarajohnson1442]

Loved Kelly's description of intention, ways in different cultures dreams are cultivated, dress, preparation...
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[@barbarajohnson1442]

Wonderful discussion. I'm so happy to discover your foundation and these explorations! Great collection of minds

[@barbarajohnson1442]

My prophetic dreams are usually in black and white... not color.

[@elk205]

Does Consciousness have a Belief that it needs to shutdown or step aside so the Body can get the rest that it needs ??