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==Cultural history==

==Cultural history==

Dreams have a long [[history]] both as a subject of conjecture and as a source of inspiration. Throughout their history, people have sought [[meaning]] in dreams or divination through dreams. They have been described physiologically as a response to neural processes during sleep, [[psychology|psychologically]] as reflections of the subconscious, and [[spirituality|spiritually]] as messages from [[God]] or predictions of the future.  Many cultures practiced dream incubation, with the intention of cultivating dreams that were [[prophetic]] or contained messages from the [[divine]].

Dreams have a long [[history]] both as a subject of conjecture and as a source of inspiration. Throughout their history, people have sought [[meaning]] in dreams or divination through dreams. They have been described physiologically as a response to neural processes during sleep, [[psychology|psychologically]] as reflections of the subconscious, and [[spirituality|spiritually]] as messages from [[God]] or predictions of the future.  Many cultures practiced dream incubation, with the intention of cultivating dreams that were [[prophecy|prophetic]] or contained messages from the [[divine]].

[[Judaism]] has a traditional ceremony called hatovat chalom – literally meaning making the dream a good one. Through this rite disturbing dreams can be transformed to give a positive interpretation by a rabbi or a rabbinic court. [http://www.rabbiwein.com/Jerusalem-Post/2006/02/102.html]  

[[Judaism]] has a traditional ceremony called hatovat chalom – literally meaning making the dream a good one. Through this rite disturbing dreams can be transformed to give a positive interpretation by a rabbi or a rabbinic court. [http://www.rabbiwein.com/Jerusalem-Post/2006/02/102.html]  

In speculative fiction, the line between dreams and reality may be blurred even more in the service of the story. Dreams may be psychically invaded or manipulated (the ''Nightmare on Elm Street'' films, 1984–1991) or even come literally true (as in ''The Lathe of Heaven'', 1971). Such stories play to audiences’ experiences with their own dreams, which feel as real to them as the real world that inspires them.

In speculative fiction, the line between dreams and reality may be blurred even more in the service of the story. Dreams may be psychically invaded or manipulated (the ''Nightmare on Elm Street'' films, 1984–1991) or even come literally true (as in ''The Lathe of Heaven'', 1971). Such stories play to audiences’ experiences with their own dreams, which feel as real to them as the real world that inspires them.

==Dream content==

==Dream content==

From the 1940s to 1985, Calvin S. Hall collected more than 50,000 dream reports at Western Reserve University. In 1966 Hall and Van De Castle published ''The Content Analysis of Dreams'' in which they outlined a coding system to study 1,000 dream reports from college students.. [http://psych.ucsc.edu/dreams/Info/content_analysis.html Content Analysis Explained] It was found that people all over the world dream of mostly the same things. Hall's complete dream reports became publicly available in the mid-1990s by Hall's protégé William Domhoff, allowing further different [[analysis]].

From the 1940s to 1985, Calvin S. Hall collected more than 50,000 dream reports at Western Reserve University. In 1966 Hall and Van De Castle published ''The Content Analysis of Dreams'' in which they outlined a coding system to study 1,000 dream reports from college students.. [http://psych.ucsc.edu/dreams/Info/content_analysis.html Content Analysis Explained] It was found that people all over the world dream of mostly the same things. Hall's complete dream reports became publicly available in the mid-1990s by Hall's protégé William Domhoff, allowing further different [[analysis]].