The dreamcatcher - Philip Clucas

Sleep occupies between one quarter and a third of our lives, and the average person will experience a staggering 175,000 dreams over the course of their lifetime. The Dreamcatcher uncovers this secret world of dreams - our window on the subconscious mind - and, by examining their imagery, shows how we can gain an understanding of our innermost thoughts, and so gain insights into, and even confront and resolve the problems of, our waking lives. While the images conjured up in our dreams are unique to each individual, the same general themes and symbols repeatedly recur in all dreams. The Dreamcatcher selects some 400 of the most common of these and, in an easy-reference A-Z format, analyses and explains the relevance and potential meanings of each of them individually. Interspersed through the book are separate stand-alone features which focus on topics of special interest, from dreamers in history to the significance given to dreams in different cultures, and from the role dreams have played in literature and art to legendary prophetic dreams.