Psychology of dreams

Abstract

Dreams at all times attracted the attention of humanity and played, according to Spencer, a very important role in the development of the initial worldview. Of course, according to the development of a man, his view of dreams also changed. The primitive savage gave his dreams the character of validity, believing that in a dream he was actually in those places, and talked with those whom he saw in a dream. Homer pointed to dreams as a means used by the gods of Olympus to communicate their commands to mortals or to warn pets against any misfortunes. In biblical times, thanks to Joseph's successful interpretation of Pharaoh's dreams, the future fate of Israel was ruined. Apparently, Nebuchadnezzar had special interpreters of dreams at the court. This need for the interpretation of dreams exists to the present time, and is satisfied for the common people by the publication of various kinds of "dream books". The belief in the prophetic meaning of dreams has its origins in antiquity, and now you can still meet the supporters of this view. Xenophon believed that in a dream the soul becomes more divine and can foresee future events. Caesar's wife, who saw a bad dream, warned him on the day of the murder.