Articles about dreams

How dreams work, why we have them and what to do with them — in plain language, without mysticism or scaremongering.

Why we have nightmaresWhere nightmares come from, why they repeat and which methods actually help you sleep more peacefully. When to see a specialist.How to remember your dreamsWhy dreams fade within minutes of waking and how to learn to remember them in detail: simple techniques and a dream journal.Lucid dreamingWhat lucid dreams are, how common they are and which techniques help you have them: reality checks, a dream journal and the wake-back-to-bed method.Sleep paralysisWhy you sometimes cannot move when waking up, what sleep paralysis feels like, whether it is dangerous and what to do during an episode.Prophetic dreamsDo prophetic dreams exist, why it feels as if a dream came true, and how to treat such dreams without superstition or fear.Recurring dreamsWhy the same dream can come back for years, which plots recur most often and how to stop a recurring dream.Dream journalHow to keep a dream journal: what to write down, when, and how to spot patterns. Simple instructions and an example entry.Freud and Jung on dreamsHow Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung interpreted dreams, how their approaches differ and how to apply their ideas to your own dream — plus what modern science says.

A reading of your own dream A single symbol rarely explains a dream. Describe what happened in your own words — the AI takes the context, the emotions and the ending into account, not just one word. Describe your dream free