The Book of Dreams: How to Interpret Your Dreams and Harness Their Power

by Brian Innes

Dream psychology dates back to Aristotle, but it truly emerged in 1900 with Sigmund Freud, who insisted that all dreams were rooted in repressed sexual desires. Dreams have been used to inspire creativity, predict the future, and to heal the mind and body. In The Book Of Dreams, a beautifully illustrated and comprehensive book, all of these techniques are explored, helping the reader to understand and work with the rich material that dreams provide. To help interpret the language of dreams, the second part of THE BOOK OF DREAMS includes a Dream Dictionary, which comprises more than a thousand dream symbols. Organized in eleven thematic sections, it provides means for the many visual elements of dreams, from people and locations to animals and colors. By using the dictionary and following the advice on keeping a dream diary, you will learn how to enhance your health, relationships, creativity, and powers of decision-making.

Genres: Nonfiction, Reference

253 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[tadap · Rating 3 out of 5]

I bought this book because of its beautiful illustration of dreams it is just preliminary wringing of Carl Jung and another psychologist. The only part which is vaguely useful is the dream dictionary.

[elysia · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was very interesting. It elaborated on what kind of dreams meant what. For example there is certain things in your dream it resembles something. It also gave me the chills because it said some dreams had the power to tell the future. This book will surely answer all the questions you have about sleeping and dreaming the night away.

[Linda Griffin · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was interesting as to the history of dreams and experiences. However for interpretation is was not that good. Every symbol had a variety of possible interpretations. And of course Freud thought everything related to sexuality. He sounded like a pervert with only one thing on his mind. Many things were referenced to mythology which many people today aren’t really aware of. I don’t think this book would be helpful to understand anyone’s dreams.

[Andrea · Rating 4 out of 5]

I borrowed this book at my local library because I have always been interested in dreams and the psychology behind them. The first half of the book is about history, psychology and some dream experiences from different people, some of them famous. They explain briefly Freud’s and Carl Jung’s concepts. I truly enjoyed reading it. The other half is the dream dictionary. I found that there are a lot of missing subjects. I keep a dream diary and there was a lot of times that I haven’t found the subject of my dream for interpretation. Maybe because my dreams are usually atypical (hehe). But overall, I like the dictionary as well. I ended up buying the book later to have it with me.

[Cynthia Brewer · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Cindy · Rating 2 out of 5]

I didn't expect 123 pages on the history of dreaming and was looking more for a "dictionary" of sorts. The "Dream Dictionary" that is included is not very thorough - I've read better. This one is a bit too ambiguous for my needs.

[Jennifer T · Rating 4 out of 5]

I dream a lot so I'm attempting to at least understand what it means or could mean. So far, I can say that this book puts forth some interesting idea's

[Candy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not what I expected. Interesting information nevertheless.