Reading symbols
How to read what a dream shows you without a codebook — and why the same image means different things to different dreamers.
How to read a dream without a codebook
Dictionaries give you the word. The dream gives you the sentence. A method for reading symbols in context, so the meaning is yours and not a stranger’s.
The people in your dreams, and who they really are
Your mother, your ex, a stranger who feels familiar. Dream figures are rarely just themselves. A guide to reading them as parts, roles and messengers.
Recurring dreams: what the repetition is trying to tell you
The exam you keep failing, the house you keep finding, the flight you keep missing. Recurring dreams have a logic, and they stop when it is heard.
Places in dreams: houses, water, roads and the geography of the self
Where a dream happens is half of what it means. A guide to the three great dream landscapes and the rooms, depths and routes inside them.
Nightmares: what fear dreams are for, and when to get help
Most nightmares are the mind doing necessary work under pressure. Some are not. How to read a bad dream, calm it, and know the difference.