Dreams are a communication of body, mind and spirit in a symbolic communicative environmental state of being. Our brains are in constant activity. Different states of consciousness (like awake, asleep, alert, drowsy, excited, bored, concentrating or daydreaming) cause different brain wave activity. Our conscious mind, or the part we think with, our "window" into life, only takes up a very small portion of our brain activity. (some say this is only 10%) Other areas control things like breathing, heartbeat, converting light to vision, sound to hearing, balance when we walk, etc. etc. This too has it's own percentage (small). Another area controls imagination. This area is widely an undiscovered frontier. Imagination is more then dreaming of a new car or picturing someone with their cloths off! When you look at clouds and see shapes, or wood grain and see images, this is the "order from chaos" part of your imagination. The mind cannot deal with chaos very well, in fact it will resist it and sometimes manufacture order. (very important to the dreaming process.)This too occupies a small percentage of brian activity. Then there is memory. Memory is vast! And I believe it occupies more of the brains resources then most people believe. And then there is the activity called dreaming. I think that to a certain extent, we dream all the time. Even while awake! But the process is functioning in our subconscious mind, out of view from our "window". If defined precisely, they may not be referred to as dreams technically, but the activity is very closely related. During certain cycles of brain activity while asleep, we can "view" these dreams with our conscious mind and record them in our memory. (this is why we sometimes remember them).
Consider the physical part of what occurs. We lie down, close our eyes and think of various things that have happened recently, or about to take place in our future. It could relate to work, family, or something we just saw on television. These thoughts swirl and jump around at an alarming rate. If they are serious or disturbing, they might keep us awake for minutes or hours. But, at some point, they begin to weaken or fade. We are not conscience of the exact moment that the action of sleep kicks in. However, it has been shown to take place over a short period of time. Once the mind has calmed down and slows the activity, sleep it not far off. Yet we are unaware of the precise second the wakefulness transitions to the state of sleep. Once it does take over, dreams are sure to follow. They may begin in any amount of time. But what is the purpose of dreams and do all thinking creatures dream?
Consider the physical part of what occurs. We lie down, close our eyes and think of various things that have happened recently, or about to take place in our future. It could relate to work, family, or something we just saw on television. These thoughts swirl and jump around at an alarming rate. If they are serious or disturbing, they might keep us awake for minutes or hours. But, at some point, they begin to weaken or fade. We are not conscience of the exact moment that the action of sleep kicks in. However, it has been shown to take place over a short period of time. Once the mind has calmed down and slows the activity, sleep it not far off. Yet we are unaware of the precise second the wakefulness transitions to the state of sleep. Once it does take over, dreams are sure to follow. They may begin in any amount of time. But what is the purpose of dreams and do all thinking creatures dream?
It’s not that far-fetched an idea. We don’t know all the power of the brain. What if can make a connect into this nether-land only when it is free from controlling our awakened state? Then it is allowed to wander into this other space consisting of dream-thoughts and mingle with other thoughts of sleeping people. The dreams are like particles that move among other particles, sometimes mixing, interacting, or merely passing through. Then, once the dream is ended and the brain picks up signals of activity, it re-enters the present dimension breaking off contact.
Ahh but would it not be nice if it were that simple! Dreams are easily influenced by factors in your life and spirit, and these influences create "categories" that are almost infinite. We do broadly categorize them in terms like "prophetic, standard, physical and nightmare" (to name just a few) And these we study each their own, in order to gain benefit from them. I look at it this way: Our mind and spirit together with our brain, is actually the greatest computer ever devised! To understand it's "back of the house" processing is to learn more about ourselves, God, our future and each other. Many things can be gained from dreams, better health (mental and physical), entertainment and even financial gain! (dreaming of a invention or idea) Now that you know some of the basics about dreaming and what (theoretically) dreams are you should have a better grasp on how to understand and use your dreams.
Ahh but would it not be nice if it were that simple! Dreams are easily influenced by factors in your life and spirit, and these influences create "categories" that are almost infinite. We do broadly categorize them in terms like "prophetic, standard, physical and nightmare" (to name just a few) And these we study each their own, in order to gain benefit from them. I look at it this way: Our mind and spirit together with our brain, is actually the greatest computer ever devised! To understand it's "back of the house" processing is to learn more about ourselves, God, our future and each other. Many things can be gained from dreams, better health (mental and physical), entertainment and even financial gain! (dreaming of a invention or idea) Now that you know some of the basics about dreaming and what (theoretically) dreams are you should have a better grasp on how to understand and use your dreams.
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