The Dream Encyclopedia

Evelyn Dorothy Oliver, James R Lewis

Description

Explore the fascinating world of dreams, with this comprehensive reference that examines 276 dream-related topics, from art to history to science, plus insights into the great thinkers, dreamers, and researchers—and interprets more than 1,000 symbols and explanations. This is the ultimate dreamer's companion!

Dreams have fascinated the human mind throughout recorded history. Some believe that dreams have healing powers, spark creative inspiration, or warn us of things to come. The Dream Encyclopedia ponders these ideas and much more. Learn how how factors such as self-healing, ESP, literature, religion, sex, cognition and memory, and medical conditions can all have an effect on dreams. Dream symbolism and interpretation is examined in detail, while a special section—with over 1,000 symbols and explanations—interprets dream symbols and helps readers understanding the phenomena of dreaming. Among the dream symbols unraveled are:

Airplane dreams may mean you have the power to “rise above” a situation or have the desire to break free of restrictions.

Falling dreams often reflect a sense that one has failed or “fallen down” in life.

Horse riding dreams most probably mean that the dreamer feels in control of his or her life.

Teeth in a dream may indicate control issues.

Zoo dreams may mean that a dreamer needs to tidy up some situation.

James R. Lewis is a professor of philosophy, and a recognized authority on nontraditional religious movements, and has written the ultimate dreamer’s companion. This resource is unique in its in-depth exploration of dreams, the latest scientific research on dreaming and dream-related topics. Whether one is a serious student of dreams, or wishes merely to peruse the subject for pleasure, The Dream Encyclopedia explores the historical, cultural, and psychological significance of dreams. With more than 120 photos and illustrations, this tome is richly illustrated, and its helpful bibliography and extensive index add to its usefulness.

Sujets

• Santé et bien-être
• Développement personnel
• développement personnel
• Inspiration
• Dream
• R.E.M.
• Dreamcatcher
• Précognition
• Référence
• Déjà-vu
• General
• Déjà vu
• Precognition
• General officer
• Body (disambiguation)
• Reference
• Dreams
• Personal Growth

Informations

• Publié par: Visible Ink Press
• Date de parution: 01 mai 2009
• Nombre de lectures: 1
• EAN13: 9781578592715
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

Extrait

A BOUT THE A UTHORS

J ames R. Lewis, Ph.D., is currently a lecturer in religious studies at DePaul University. His academic works have been published by Cambridge University Press, Rutgers University Press, and Oxford University Press. He is also the author of The Astrology Book and co-author of Angels A to Z . His encyclopedias have been translated into Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Polish, Chinese, and Japanese. Dr. Lewis’s academic and popular books have received awards from the New York Public Library Association, the American Library Association, and Choice . He has been interviewed by the Los Angeles Times, New York Times , the British Broadcasting Corp., National Public Radio, and “Meet the Press.”
Evelyn Oliver, does a transformative type of therapy that is unbelievably effective and powerful in assisting you to create the life of your dreams. Evelyn’s energy psychology technique of “Brain Code Exchanging” removes blockages in your business and personal life and replaces them with what you have been trying to achieve despite years of conventional counseling.
During the past 30 years, Evelyn has been interviewed on radio and television, having famous names in Hollywood (as well as infamous criminals) among her clientele. Her telephone consultations have been as far away as Australia, Columbia, England, Russia, and Iraq. Evelyn has co-authored The Dream Encyclopedia and Angels A to Z , and is the author of Dream Yourself Awake for Women .
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The Handy Religion Answer Book by John Renard • ISBN: 978-1-57859-125-1
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The Spirit Book: The Encyclopedia of Clairvoyance, Channeling, and Spirit Communication by Raymond Buckland • ISBN: 978-1-57859-172-5
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Lewis, James R.     The dream encyclopedia/ by James R. Lewis and Evelyn Dorothy Oliver.—2nd ed.       p. cm.     Includes bibliographical references and index.     ISBN 978-1-57859-216-6   1. Dreams—Dictionaries. 2. Dream interpretation—Dictionaries. I. Oliver, Evelyn Dorothy. II. Title.      BF1091.L53 2009      154.6’303—dc22
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Printed in the United States of America
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Contents
A CKNOWLEDGMENTS
I NTRODUCTION
A
Abraham
Activation-Synthesis Model of Dreaming
Adaptive Theory
Alfred Adler
Aesculapius
Age and Dreams
Aguaruna
Akashic Records
Alchemy
Alcohol
Alien Abduction
Analyze This
Ancestors
Angels
Anger and Aggression
Anima (and Animus)
Animal Dreams
Animals
Anthropology of Dreams
Arabia
Archetypes (Archetypal Dream Images)
Aristotle
Art and Dreams
Artemidorus of Daldis
Ashanti
Association for the Study of Dreams
Astral Projection
Astrology
Australia
B
Bed-Wetting (Enuresis)
Henri-Louis Bergson
Berti
Bible and Dreams
Bizarreness of Dreams
Medard Boss
Buddhism
C
Joseph Campbell
Cancer Dreams
Carlos Castaneda
Censorship in Dreams
Chase Dreams
Geoffrey Chaucer
The Child Archetype
Children’s Nightmares
China
Christianity, Early
Chuang-tzu
Cicero
Circadian Rhythms
Clairvoyance
Collective Unconscious
Communication with Gods
Community Dreamsharing Network
Compensatory Dreams
Condensation
Control of Nightmares
Creative Visualization
Creativity and Dreaming
Cree
D
Daniel
Day Residues in Dream Contents
Daydreams
Death Dreams
Deficiency Explanations of Dreams
Déjà vu
Democritus
Demons
René Descartes
Diet and Dreams
Displacement
Divination
Dream Body
Dream Control
Dream Cycles
Dream Diaries
Dream Dictionaries
Dream Fragments
Dream Guide
Dream Incubation
Dream Network
Dream Sharing
Dreamlet
DreamLight
Dreamstuff
Dreamwork
Drugs, Effects on Dreams
E
ECT (Electroconvulsive Therapy)
EEG (Electroencephalogram)
Ego
Egypt, Ancient
Mircea Eliade
EMG (Electromyogram)
EOG (Electrooculogram)
ESP (Extrasensory Perception)
Evil and Dreams
F
Falling Dreams
Caroline Finley
Flying Dreams
Folklore and Dreams
Michel Foucalt
Frankenstein
Sigmund Freud
G
Patricia Garfield
Gilgamesh
Gola
Francisco Goya
Greece, Ancient
Greek Drama
Guilt
H
Calvin Hall
Hallucinations and Dreams
Ernest Hartmann
Hausa
Hawaii
Healing and Dreams
Heraclitus
Hero Archetype
James Hillman
Adolf Hitler
Thomas Hobbes
Homer and Dreams
Hopi
Karen Horney
Hypnagogic Experiences
Hypnopompic Experiences
Hypnosis
I
Ibn al-’Arabi
Id
Igbo
Incubi and Succubi
India
Ingessana
Initiation
Interpretation of Dreams
Inuit (Eskimo)
Iroquois
Islam
J
Jacob
Jerks during Sleep (Myclonic Jerk)
Saint Jerome
Lyndon B. Johnson
Joseph (Husband of Mary)
Joseph (Son of Jacob)
Judaism
Carl Gustav Jung
K
K-Complexes and Spindles
Franz Kafka
Kagwahiv
Kalapalo
L
Stephen LaBerge
Laboratories, Sleep
Latent Dream (or Latent Dream Content)
Lilith
Logoli
Lucid Dreaming
Lucidity Association
Lucidity Institute
M
John E. Mack
Macrobius
Mandala Archetype
Manifest Dream (or Manifest Dream Content)
Alfred Maury
Memory and Sleep
Metaphor, Dreams as
Middle Ages
Mohave
Morocco
Movies, Dreams in
Muhammad
Mysticism
Mythology and Dreams
N
Nakedness, Dreams of
Native Americans
Natural Disaster Dreams
Navaho
Near-Death Experiences and Dreams
New Age
New Religions (Dream Revelations)
Night Terrors
Night Visions
Nightmares
Nondreamers
O
Occult
Ojibwa
Oneiromancy
Ononharoia (Feast of Fools)
Otherworld and Dreams
Out-of-Body Experiences
Ovid
P
Blaise Pascal
Saint Paul
Penile Erections
Fritz Perls
Persona
Saint Peter
Plato
Possession
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
Precognitive Dreams
Pregnancy Nightmares
Primary Process
Problem Solving in Dreams
Projection
Psychomanteum
Psychotherapy
Q
Quechua
Quiche
R
Raramuri
Rastafarians
Reality as a Dream
Recurring Dreams
Religion and Dreams
REM (Rapid Eye Movement) Sleep
Repression
Revelation, Book of
Rip Van Winkle Effect
Rome, Ancient
S
Hervey de Saint-Denys
Sambia
Secondary Process
Secondary Revision
Senoi
Sex and Dreams
Shadow
William Shakespeare
Shaman and Shamanism
Shamanic Initiatory Dreams
Sleep, Death, and Dreams
Sleep Deprivation
Sleep Depth
Sleep Learning
Sleep Paralysis (Sleep Immobility)
Sleep Talking (Somniloquy)
Sleepwalking (Somnambulism)
Somatic Phenomenon
Soul and Dreams
Stages of Sleep
Robert Louis Stevenson
Stress, Anxiety, and Dreams
Structuralism
Subconscious
Superego
Symbolism of Dreams
Symbolization
Synesius of Cyrene
T
Barbara Tedlock
Teeth and Dentistry Dreams
Temne
Tertullian
Theosophy
St. Thomas Aquinas
Tibet
Tikopia
Tiriki
The Trickster Archetype
Tsunami (Tidal Wave) Dreams
Tukolor
U
Unconscious
The Underworld
Unpreparedness Dreams
Upanishads (or Upanishadic Hinduism)
V
Vedas
Vision Quests
Visions and Dreams
Visitation Dreams
Marie-Louise von Franz
Voodoo and Dreams
W
Water Dreams
The Wise Old Woman (or Man) Archetype
The Wizard of Oz
Y
Yansi
Yoga
Yoruba
Z
Zezuru
Zulu
Zuni
I NTRODUCTION TO D REAM S YMBOLS
D REAM S YMBOLS
R ESEARCH S OURCES
I NDEX
We dedicate this book to our elegant daughter, Doreen Elyse Berman, and her distinguished husband, Alex Llarena. Each possesses a brilliance, charm, and entertaining wit, making them a dream couple that everyone loves and wants to be around.
A CKNOWLEDGMENTS
T hanks to the Center for Academic Publishing for permission to reprint material from Evelyn Oliver’s Dream Yourself Awake for Women .
A sincere thank you goes to Michela Zonta, who researched and wrote some of the historical and many of the world