Sueños

* Dreams are successions of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations that occur involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep.
* Dreaming is a symbolic language designed to communicateyour inner wisdom to you while you are asleep. The part of your subconscious that processes dreams -- your dream self -- sends messages as symbols and images, which in turn conveys ideas or situationsin a visual language.
* While many agree about what dreams are, there is still debate over why we actually dream. Most experts believe we dream to assist the body with rest, repair andrejuvenation. Others speculate that we dream for psychological reasons: to reexamine the day's events, to reduce and relieve stress, and to provide an outlet for pent-up emotions. Keep reading to see the fivemost widely accepted reasons why we dream.
* Although we might have fantastical dreams of flying, or getting pleasantly lost in a land called Oz, these resplendent reveries really are not asabstract as one might think. Famed psychologist Carl Jung believed that even our most fanciful dreams are methods of compensation for events that occur in our waking lives. For example, a person whoexperiences unhappiness in their waking life may have fantastically blissful dreams as compensation, so their spirits won't plummet into complete despair. On the other hand, a person who is largelysuccessful may also have dreams of failure or defeat to compensate for feelings of invincibility and power.
* Jung also suggests that dreams may also reflect underdeveloped parts of our personalities. Thismay explain the reason why the dream behavior of some people is markedly different from the actions and conditions in their waking lives.
* When dealing with stressful situations, your dreamsbecome markedly different, and sometimes reflect your inner feelings. By displaying significant symbols and issues relating to your waking life, your dreams are trying to establish relevance as an...