Talk:Dream dictionary

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After reviewing my Freud and Jung texts on dreams, I cleaned out much of this article. I won't pretend to be unbiased, personally, but while "dream dictionaries" are a real and, therefore, necessary entry in Wikipedia, this article was horribly biased. No part of Freud or Jung based dream analysis advocates the use of dictionaries. I can provide better references for that (or someone who has either text can). In fact, Jung disdains such things and refuses to assign concrete meanings to symbols (read "Man and his Symbols" which I don't think the person who included those links has). There was a heavy Judeo-Christian bias without mentioning other cultures. This topic is handled in the Dream Interpretation section already. I can admit that I do not have a good reference for the history of "dream dictionaries" as published works and that should be added (by someone). In the end, it is of my (hopefully objective, or as objective as one really can be) opinion that this article should be terse and neither dwell on condemning the use of dream dictionaries (which no doubt will have some assume that the editor(s) are schills for the psychologists who no doubt make money on dream interpretation) nor advocate the use of. I do think it is important to make readers aware that "dream dictionaries" are patently unscientific (if "sciencey" becomes a word that would be accurate, I kid) and that psychologists generally do not write them. From all of my investigation, dream dictionaries are usually written with the type of rigor that religious or mythological texts usually are and that this distinction should be noted in this entry. Ezweave80 (talk) 03:29, 17 February 2010 (UTC)

Origin of dream symbols
We should include information about the various sources and inspirations for symbols. Some dicts use classical mythos; others refer to religious texts and stories; others still apply astrological knowledge. Some authors argue that these symbols are universal—I believe that symbols are ultimately personal and experiential, but are culturally influenced. How symbols are abstracted depend on how we perceive them in real life, consciously and subconsciously. —Nahum Reduta 03:21, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

Cites?
Where are your citations, man? I see references but no cites... —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Special:Contributions/ (talk)

my dreams interpretation
hello, good morning. i had a dream just this morning, it goes this way, that i get a glass of water for me to gargle but when i sip the water, the lips of the glass suddenly broken. please help me interpret my dreams, thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Albert ligan (talk • contribs) 22:29, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Try this link for any dream interpretations. I've always found ti to be very good. TheRetroGuy (talk) 23:05, 19 June 2009 (UTC)
 * I've now added this as an external link as it's quite a comprehensive and useful site. No doubt someone will disagree with me, however. TheRetroGuy (talk) 23:14, 19 June 2009 (UTC)
 * I've removed it along with the others because it just builds into a huge list. We have a link to the DMOZ directory listing so people can find a variety of similar sites.  It seems with this subject once we get one site that's someone's favorite the list just grows and grows. -- SiobhanHansa 20:54, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

Critical Analysis of an Article
I would like to see a more elaborate definition of a "dream dictionary." When you say a "tool", you're being very vague. A tool can be a literal dictionary, or it can be a machine that interperets the dreams. It is lacking significantly in information, facts, statistics, reliable references, and just research in general. This is how I would like the article to look: SCayce1230 (talk) 19:10, 19 September 2011 (UTC)
 * 1) First, start off by giving a solid definition of what a dream dictionary is. Describe what it is, and how it works.
 * 2) Secondly, talk about why we dream. Talk the enviornmental factors that cause dreams, i.e., what causes us to have good dreams and what causes us to have bad dreams
 * 3) Next, talk about why it is not considered "scientic". Do all scientists believe it can't be proved? Or do some think it is science? Give opinions from both sides of the argument.
 * 4) Describe examples of the symbolism in dream dictionaries and elaborate on them. For example, long objects represent penises and wide objects represent vaginas.
 * 5) Talk about the history of dreams. Who was the first one to start studying dreams? What is there background and beliefs? You mentioned Freud: talk about his field of physchology and mention is emphasis on your subconsious and sexual behaviors.
 * 6) Finally, wrap it up with a well thought-out conclusion
 * 7) Make sure everything you write is from a reliable, preferably scholarly source. At the end, state the sources
 * 8) And lastly, make sure all grammar is correct and each section has a headline

i think this topic is very interesting. But there could be a lot more information that could be added to it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.217.150.230 (talk) 19:33, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

i find this topic very interesting. there is a lot more information that could be added to it like a link to a dream dictionary to give an example of what it is. Samatlock (talk) 19:46, 18 September 2011 (UTC)
 * There is a link to one at the bottom. --MTHarden (talk) 02:23, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

i find the topic of dream dictionary very interesting. but theres not enough history about it.Cman101 (talk) 00:07, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

Dream dictionaries are not used by psychologists. Hence the edits. Read the section on dream interpretation for scientific views on dreams. Ezweave80 (talk) 22:24, 26 September 2011 (UTC)

Could I tell me what it means when you dream some one Digging a hold Life dreems (talk) 12:55, 26 March 2017 (UTC)


 * Could u Life dreems (talk) 12:56, 26 March 2017 (UTC)