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Dream Exploration: A New Approach

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We all dream at night (or whenever it is that you chose to sleep). But not everybody remember their dreams, and of the ones that do, not everybody decide to spend time figuring out what the dream really was all about.

Which is understandable, since dreams have a tendency to be completely illogical, very frightening, and simply too complex to return to. However, if you DO choose to try to interpret your dreams; learning how to remember them and trying to understand what they mean and want to tell you - then there's a whole new world out there, or rather in there, to explore.

And in Dream Exploration Robert P. Gongloff, famous dream researcher, has constructed an easy-to-use method for anyone wanting to explore his or her dreams. Personally I never used it, though, since I prefer to simply write my dreams down and leave it at that. However, as I read through the book I got the impression that IF someone wants to explore their inner world, then Gongloff's ideas are a great start.

But it's true, the term "dream research" can easily make you think about spaced out New Agers and yes, Gongloff does sometimes write in a way that's pretty spaced out. This doesn't mean, however, that he and his book should be disregarded straight away. Gongloff, after all, has some good things to say, for instance how one should not focus exclusively on what happens in the dream but rather what the strange actions and setting might symbolize, and also how dream dictionaries are a load of crap, since dream symbolism is objective and cannot be applied universally.

So, if you feel the urge to start exploring your dreams, then Dream Exploration can be a very good choice. It's not a very long and the text is easy to read.

Personally, though, I'll place my copy in my bookshelf and continue simply enjoying the fact that I'm able to remember my dreams, and leave it at that.