• Question: What do dreams mean and why do we dream?

    Asked by mariaa to Mike, Pip, Tianfu, Tim, Tom on 26 Jun 2012. This question was also asked by tabitha, dandelion.
    • Photo: Philippa Bird

      Philippa Bird answered on 26 Jun 2012:

      Dreams are fascinating. They are basically your subconscious sorting through all its memories and feelings while you are asleep. Often if you think hard you can identify what you really feel about something from you dream. And often the dream is just a meaningless bunch of pictures. I find I have had some very symbolic ones in the past. But last night I dreamt that a leopard was trying to eat my cat…

    • Photo: Tom Lister

      Tom Lister answered on 26 Jun 2012:

      Great question. No idea.

    • Photo: Tim Stephens

      Tim Stephens answered on 26 Jun 2012:

      They’re how your brain processes experiences from during the day. I’m sure that there are lots of books that try to teach you what they mean, but I don’t have any recommendations for you.

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