extract from: https://www.freud.org.uk/learn/discover-psychoanalysis/the-interpretation-of-dreams/freuds-method-for-interpreting-dreams/ Freud was careful to distance his method of dream interpretation from popular methods. Dreams do have meanings The science of Freud’s time regarded dreams as meaningless. The theory that dreams are just random by-products of the brain’s functioning during REM sleep is still maintained by some scientists today. It is also the theory… Continue reading Freud’s Method for Interpreting Dreams
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Gestalt therapy
extracted from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gestalt_therapy Gestalt therapy is an existential/experiential form of psychotherapy which emphasizes personal responsibility, and focuses upon the individual’s experience in the present moment, the therapist-client relationship, the environmental and social contexts of a person’s life, and the self-regulating adjustments people make as a result of their overall situation. Edwin Nevis, co-founder of the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland, founder… Continue reading Gestalt therapy
Zhuangzi on reality, dreams and mediation
Chinese philosopher Zhuangzi comments on the relativist aspects of reality mediation using dreams analogies (Extracted from https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/zhuangzi/) When we have an accommodation (you and I come to a common agreement) you and I may both rate it as progress. However, it does not imply we have moved to a higher state of overall insight along… Continue reading Zhuangzi on reality, dreams and mediation