Understanding Dreams - by Paul Roland (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Unlock the hidden meanings and symbolism in your dreams with this comprehensive guide to over 200 detailed dream scenarios.

Dreams can be one our most valuable sources of self-knowledge - if we understand how to interpret their meaning and symbolism.

Even if we awake from a nightmare that has seemed all too real, or a vivid dream teeming with what may be significant imagery, it is rare for us to reflect on it beyond breakfast, or make it more than the subject of an idle chat with friends. From the five stages of sleep to the effects of sleep deprivation, from Freud's legacy to the work of contemporary dream specialists, a wide range of material unfolds, all beautifully and lucidly described.

Paul Roland explores:
The science of sleep and dreams
The effect of sleep deprivation
Sensory deprivation
Lucid dreams
The psychology of sleep
Freud's legacy and Jung and the House of Psyche

Find out about waking dreams and dreams of prophecy, prediction, disaster, and inspiration. The Dream Directory offers a close analysis of more than 200 detailed dream scenarios.

About the Author

Paul Roland is a counsellor and teacher of meditation. He is also the author of several books on the subject of mysticism and the occult. His extensive studies have included practical magic, yoga, meditation, Buddhism and the Kabbalah. He has been a freelance writer and a regular contributor to various national publications in Britain, Europe, the USA and Japan, for over 20 years.