Freud conceived of dreams as the manifestation of how we attempt to
digest information in our subconscious. From this perspective, deciphering
the content of a dream means being able to get in touch with information
that is important, but difficult for our conscious mind to access.
As neuroscience started exploring dreams from an experimental perspective,
some findings suggested that dreams may actually not be related to
meaningful information processing. However, further studies suggested
that they actually may be. So there is currently no consensus as to
whether or not dreams are a language that accurately reflects the thoughts
and issues in our minds, as opposed to random images.
This doesn't mean that we can't benefit from paying attention to our
dreams. This section outlines how. It also provides links
to audio and videos showing the process
I am describing. See: audio | video
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