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Mystical Magical Marvelous World of Dreams

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By combining basic psychological explanations with interpretive meanings for dream symbols, this book provides a good balance for those who wish to understand their dreams and themselves without delving into a lot of technical jargon. Or, the archaic and downright hilarious guides, as in the "dreaming of a teapot means a Gypsy will steal your cow" sort. This one does explain that the possible interpretations are subject to the dreamer's own associations, which is the first thing we need to know about dreams. It gives a good range of symbols and is one of the best of its type that I've seen. The basis for the psychology is Jungian, which is simply way more fun for dream interpretive work than Freudian. By the way, there's nothing wrong with approaching dream interpretation with a sense of fun; dreams aren't always weighty psychological things, and we're missing a lot of the entertainment that our minds can provide if we disregard our dreams.

Most dream books are written with the definition of objects/subjects as absolutes and that there is no other description to include or suggest. This makes these other dream books too rigid and orthodox which is frustrating. Tanner gives a comprehensive view of each subject, including the all important spiritual aspects (which other books usually ignore). Tanner teaches you how to figure out what certain things may mean to just you and not another dreamer. She helps you figure out what your nightmares mean as well. She writes as a sensitive but informative teacher and guide. If you are intrigued by your dreams, she really helps you along to figure out the possibilities of what YOUR dreams mean to YOU.

I have bought many books on this subject that disapointed me. Not this one. Even the most confusing of dreams came to light using this book. I have bought it several times to give it to someone who was having troubled dreams to hear "This is great!" I recommend it over all other dream books I have read...

I have dreams that cannot be explained by other books. I lucid dream, have talked to Spirits as a result of this books first half's guidance. All My life I have had dreams that guided me through the hardest times of my life, some were confusing and repeated themselves over the years. One such dream let me know my sleep apnea was going to get the best of me. This book, which I have had since it was first on the book shelves, very well may have saved my life. ...Not every book will give you the exact meanings that you mind uses to let you know about things going on in your life, not even this one. BUT! it is the very first book to be 99% right on for me. You must remember dream books are mearly guides which can guide US into a deeper understanding of what we cannot see or what decide to ignore. Our minds choose images we identify with and it is up to us to decide what they truly mean. Wolf, for me, means protection where as most books will use the Red Ridding Hood thery because we grew up with the big bad wolf image thanks to the blindness of the writer of that story... This book chooses this also. The other parts of this book have been my only choosen guide for many years and I have learned waaaay more from this book than the countless other dream books I have bought over the years and I recomend this book above all others. read the first part of this book and keep notes for yourself. Be determined to remember your dreams. Keep a notebook by you bedside along with this book and you will find you way through the confusing parts of you life and be better for it. (of course this is just one dreamer's opinion)

The cover and title make this book seem hokey, but it's actually a very insightful look at how dreamsreveal our subconscious thoughts. The listing of symbolic meanings are thoughtful and meaningful. The interpretations are not random and meaningless magic ("If you dream of a snake it means you will get a new job") but instead help us see the possibilities inherent in our own symbol-system ("a snake could represent temptation, as in the Garden of Eden, or it could be a phallic symbol, or it could represent danger, slyness, "a snake in the grass," etc.)

I've looked at a lot of dream interpretation books, and this one is the most sensible and complete. You have to use the index to find what you want, because the symbols are not listed in one alphabetical list but are organized by topics. But that works.

As a general skeptic in the world of "spiritual interpretation," I didn't expect to get so much out of this book. However, I felt that Wilda B. Tanner offered a thorough, accurate description of dream symbols. Every time I look up a specific symbol is ALWAYS gives me true insight to how I feel, so often that it cannot just be coincidence.

Analyzing dreams is my main hobby, so when I say that this book is the best I've ever seen, you know I'm serious. If you like details, then you want Tanner's dream book. She has included a lot of very common objects that I've yet to find in other dream books, and with excellent,sensible definitions. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is really serious about dream analysis.

This is an excellent book to have in your dreamers library. It explains dreaming in detail and breaks down your dreams to meanings in your daily life.. Keep a journal , write it down and look it up ,, you will be amazed.. Nicole (NY) author Rainy Day Poems and more 1 and 2

A friend of mine, who has psychic dreams, suggested this book to me. I have had lucid dreams since childhood, but have never seen anything close to helpful about the dream state. For the clinician, dreams are mental garbage. For those of us who live with them and use them, they are so much more. I found Part I to be the most helpful, as it describes the various states of sleep now "proven by science to exist" (my quotes, sarcasm intended) so well, an active dreamer clearly wrote this book. They get it! For Part I, I gave the 4-stars, because it really is quite unique in the realm of dream books. It has sections on Nightmares, what your mind/body are doing during sleep, the kinds of dreams (including the dream-within-a-dream), goals, recall and interpretation. My suggestion would be to print just Part I as a separate book for people who are curious about these things, but not necessarily in symbolism distilled through someone else's experiences.

I did not appreciate the references to God, especially the Christian angle, because I don't believe you need a specific god, religion or belief system to be tuned in to your electric mind. The author is brave in this regard, given that many of certain Christian stripes would condemn such a book as so much witchcraft. She gets her props.

As for the actual Dream Dictionary, it is organized somewhat differently than most other Dream Dictionaries. Rather than being an alphabetical listing you flip to, you refer to a major category, (Games and Sports, for example,) and proceed to hunt for what you need. This I found more ponderous than the old-fashioned alphabetical listing, but it is serviceable once you get the hang of it. You may find the chapter on Numbers especially helpful if you tend to have lots of input of this kind, but be forewarned: this is numerology, and if your spiritual sensibilites are easily offended, then you may not want go there. For the dictionary, I'd give it a 3-star, just because I think the good ol' Zolar's Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Dreams is the best choice for exhaustive entries for dream images.

If you're looking for something meatier vis-à-vis the dream state, types of dreams and dream journals, then this is the book for you. That is has a decent dictionary attached to it is a bonus.

This is the dream book I recommend to all my friends and clients. This book covers everything you need to know on how to interpret your dreams. The author also gives the best insight on thousands of dream symbols. I pick up this book daily, not only to help me understand my dreams, but to also look up reoccuring symbols that keep popping up in my life. For instance, if you keep breaking a glass over and over again, you can look up broken glass and see what the deeper meaning is. This book will really help you find the answers you have been looking for through dream study. It helps you get in touch with your own inner guidance and life purpose