Because learning about your brain and sleep can be fun . . .
Should you set the alarm or wake up naturally? When someone sets an alarm clock, there’s fear at work: fear of missing work, school, or whatever. The fear may be warranted. If you go to bed too late, you’ll be tired in the morning. Do that every day and you’ll set yourself up for long-term…
A dream about quitting shows how easy it is, yet not necessarily simple. Quitting anything seems easy. Throw the keys (or whatever) down dramatically and say, “That’s it! I quit.” A recent dream showed how quitting wasn’t that way at all. The message: “Don’t give up!” Any dream where you dream about quitting something deserves…
Deep down, whether we deny it or not, we all know that we’re on this planet for the length of our lives. That’s it. The Earth has been here for a long time before we got here. It will probably be here for a long time after we’re gone. This is true for ourselves or…
What does it mean if there’s one donut or many donuts in the dream? What do different types of donuts mean? What if there aren’t different types of donuts in the dream, what if there’s only one type in your dream, say glazed? Understanding what the donuts in your dream mean starts with asking yourself,…
Success at video games often calls for strategy. Strategy is often an underappreciated benefit of dream journaling. Many artists over the years have taken inspiration from their dreams. They’ve found a way to express themselves within their dreams. Their dreamlens provides a focus for the emotions and experiences within them. Less appreciated, however, is the…
Cancer is a devastating disease that creates a lot of fear and confusion, not just for those diagnosed but also for their family members. It’s a disease featuring the unchecked growth of a tumor or cancer cells in a part of the body. The effects of the tumor or tumors soak up a great deal…
When the histories of our era are written, AIs and robots will be noted as just one of the many changes generations alive today had to navigate. It very well could be the biggest. While technology has been marching along for hundreds of years, the need for adaptation hasn’t been anything compared to what will…
Outside of a house, a car is the most valuable possession many people own. Consequently, for most people, the theft of a car in a dream represents the loss of something valuable. The loss of the car in a dream can evoke despair or feelings you’ve got to make adjustments within the dream. As with…
Dreams are an offshoot of the conscious mind. Well, usually, it seems that way. After one keeps a dream journal for a couple of months, it’s obvious. Day-to-day life inspires dreams. Some dreams are replays of your daily life. Others are full of symbolism, reflecting the issues you’re contending with. Sometimes your subconscious is urging…
—Oneiromancy—the idea you can foretell the future in dreams—doesn’t work, and you shouldn’t ever trust it. Foretelling the future through dreams isn’t accurate enough. It will lead you down the wrong road and have you making foolish decisions. Doubt this? Look at the record for prophets foretelling the end of the world. Lots of predicting…
They say the easiest way to tell an alligator from a crocodile is to look at the teeth. An alligator will have the top teeth visible when their mouths are closed, and a crocodile will have the bottom teeth visible. Now was it an alligator or crocodile in your dream?  If you’re still not…
Interpret the dream, and you’ll understand if it has a spiritual meaning. Put away the dream dictionaries, close the browser window with the dream interpretation website, and forget about sending that e-mail to a psychic to help you get at the meaning of that weird dream. None of those methods work well, even if the…
There are dreams, and then there are DREAMS!! Some dreams are dim and poorly remembered; others are very vivid. When a dream is vivid, it feels like it’s happening in real-time. While events in the dream aren’t always realistic, vividness makes them feel very real. When they feel real, it can be unsettling. Where do…