Lucid Dreaming and “Inception”: Fact or Fiction?
The premise of Christopher Nolan’s new movie Inception is that people can become conscious creators within the world of their dreams. Is that idea just a fantasy, or is it really possible? According... [Read more of this post]
Did Daniel Dennett predict “Inception”?
More than 30 years ago the philosopher Daniel Dennett predicted the invention of exactly the kind of dream-manipulating technology used in the new movie Inception. In a 1977 paper titled “Are Dreams... [Read more of this post]
Detecting Meaning in Dream Reports: An Extension of a Word Search Approach
A new article I co-authored with Bill Domhoff is appearing in the latest issue of the APA journal Dreaming (vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 77-95). The abstract is below. What amazed me about this project was... [Read more of this post]
14 Weirdest Dreams in Hollywood
The April 2010 issue of the British film magazine Empire includes a feature in which I interpret the dreams of 14 movie actors and directors: Robert Downey, Jr., Kate Winslett, Peter Jackson, Milla Jovovich,... [Read more of this post]
Dream Book Review: Jung’s Seminar on Children’s Dreams
Children’s Dreams: Notes from the Seminar Given in 1936-1940 by C.G. Jung, edited by Lorenz Jung and Maria Meyer-Grass, translated by Ernst Falzeder with the collaboration of Tony Woolfson (Princeton... [Read more of this post]
Dreaming in Christianity and Islam
At a time when Christianity and Islam appear to be mortal enemies locked in an increasingly bloody “clash of civilizations,” new insights are needed to promote better mutual understanding of the two... [Read more of this post]
What do Dreams of Snakes Mean?
The following is a book excerpt from Chapter 2 from Spiritual Dreaming: A Cross-Cultural and Historical Journey. Animals of various kinds appear in spiritually meaningful dreams. Birds, dogs, bears, wolves,... [Read more of this post]
Abraham Lincoln’s dreams
President Abraham Lincoln provided at least four reports of his dreams: a visitation dream, a dream of parental concern, a possible prophecy of his assassination, and a series of dreams relating to military... [Read more of this post]
The Worst Things Ever Said About Dreams
1. The most evil type of man is the man who, in his waking hours, has the qualities we find in his dream state. (Plato, The Republic, IX.571-576) 2. For a dream comes with much business, and a fool’s... [Read more of this post]
The American Dream
“The American dream, that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for every man, with opportunity for each according to his ability or achievement. It is a difficult dream... [Read more of this post]
