DREAMIN'

                               Dream Interpretation                              11/10/09

            The article that was in the New York Times was about how different people view dreams and why they happen. Scientists say that dreams are too vivid and rich to not have a purpose in the mind. Dr. Hobson said that dreams are a warm-up for when the conscience mind awakes. He said that dreams anticipate sights, sounds, and the other senses.  Dreaming is a totally different state of consciousness that is constantly happening even when people are awake. When people are awake the dreaming is regressed and is almost unnoticeable. When people remember what their dream was about it often shows that they reflect real hopes or things that are stressful. Studies have shown that when a dream about a disliked person was always about stress and when a dream had a friend it had a positive significance.  Dream interpretation is very complicated and people are still trying to figure out how to not only remember their dreams, but also find out what they mean.

           

            The article I picked was about blind people and if it is possible for them to see images during the day. The article claimed that people who went blind before they turned five could not see images in their dreams. It said that their dreams contain no visions at all. Instead their other senses play a much bigger part in their dreams such as touch and smell. The article also said that in blind people's dreams they tend to have difficulty in transportation. I found this very interesting because that is their biggest fear. When blind people go out in the day their biggest concern is getting home safely and in their dreams, the same thing happens.

            This article was interesting to me because I find the topic of dreaming very fascinating. In dreaming many things can happen like telekinesis and other super powers. Dreaming is like a completely different world where nothing is the same. This leads me to topics like telekinesis and other supernatural powers. Those topics interest me because it would be amazing to have a host of these abilities and eventually it may be possible.

~DW