I had a really weird dream lately and was discussing the dream with an acquaintance of mine. The content of the dream actually isn’t even relevant. It was what happened afterwards that made things get “weirder”.
They produced a book that purported to interpret and explain what your dreams are meant to mean to you. Right. Every dream has some distinct “message” or theme that is meant to somehow enrich the life of the dreamer, or “warn them” of some impending disaster. Right.
So, if I dream about a lemon…and someone on the other side of the planet dreams about a lemon, we both are set to “find our true sense of purpose”? Right.
Better yet, if I dream about the Wizard of Oz and someone on the other side of the planet also dreams about the Wizard of Oz, we are both about to break out in a severe case of acne? Really? Wow…how insightful, scientific and well thought out.
Did you know that if you dream of a key, that you are about to encounter a problem? Phew! What a relief to know that. I have never had a problem in my life before, surely, like every other human on the planet. Good to know that if I dream about a key, I can prepare. Because now I know that I am going to have an impending problem. Wow, that is so helpful to the day to day management of a persons life.
I can only imagine the science that goes into dream interpreting. It must be pretty technical stuff. I’m sure they use blind trials, controlled testing, credible surveys and peer reviewed papers.
Do people really believe this hocus pocus? Do some people so badly need an escape from the humdrum of a day to day mundane existence that they put some stock in this foolishness?
I guess so, but if you put any faith in this bunk, then you are dreaming in technicolour.
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