The pace of life is constantly accelerating. There is not enough time for everything, and people often save on sleep. This deteriorates the working capacity and, in general, the psychological state of a person. But lack of sleep directly affects life expectancy. Studies show that if a person sleeps less than his body requires, then he shortens his life. How to turn a dream not only into a good rest, but also make it your assistant on the path to self-knowledge?
Since ancient times, people have given dreams special significance. Egyptian sages believed that while a person was sleeping, he interacted with his Higher Self. The ancient Greeks considered this condition a special, healing gift of the god of sleep, Morpheus. Plato called sleep the time of liberation of the hidden inner forces. And the Indians considered dreams an important source of spiritual information.
1. What discoveries were made in a dream
Historical veils indicate that during the sleep great discoveries of mankind were made. One scientist went to bed. In a dream he saw what made him famous. This is a famous story about D.I. Mendeleev. He saw in a dream his periodic system of chemical elements. In a dream, the German chemist F. Kekule dreamed of the structural formula of benzene - the benzene ring. A.S. Griboedov’s plot of the novel “Woe from Wit” also dreamed at night. It remains a mystery, what is it: an accidental coincidence or "inspiration from above"?
2. How the brain works in a dream
Sigmund Freud called dreams the road to the unconscious. People think not only consciously. Part of the mental work of each individual occurs unconsciously, on a subconscious level. A persistent search for a solution creates a certain mental stress. A person comes to a state where his brain continues to work in a dream, and at a time when, it would seem, he is thinking of something completely outsider. This internal work of the brain by a person is not realized, and as a result - prophetic dreams and creative insight.
Often creative thinking is hindered by habitual stereotypical connections and schemes, and well-established concepts. They lead them along the beaten path of common sense, and creativity is always the discovery of new paths. Of course, a person needs a dream for relaxation, but, in addition, immersion in the kingdom of Morpheus is an opportunity for self-knowledge.
3. How to learn self-knowledge through sleep
If you learn to interpret dreams correctly, you can look deep inside yourself, into your secret thoughts and experiences. But this is the whole difficulty - to learn to decipher dreams. After all, the subconscious "talks" with a person in the language of symbols.
Want to be an interpreter of your dreams? The first thing you should pay attention to is the state in which you go to bed. Remember the golden rule: you need to go to bed in a good mood, with a light heart. Wake up should be in a favorable mood, without annoying "trills" of the alarm, as it abruptly breaks dreams and does not allow them to remember.
An important point is an unexpected awakening in the middle of the night. Remember: no matter what you woke up, you woke up not by chance! Immediately try to remember what you just dreamed about and fix it in your memory in order to understand the secret of this dream in the morning. If you are not hoping for your memory, keep a “dream diary” and keep it near the bed so that you can record snippets of sleep at night or in the morning. When deciphering dreams, consider those events of your life that preceded them. The main thing is to be able to compare and analyze.
