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I will have to agree Janice I was sleeping, I actually wasnt awake... after that I did awake...
Could all the great info loaded on my mind lately (during work time) could be organized into some good ideas during sleep ?... I believe this is just amazing... I am each time more impressed with human body and mind ﾃつ｡ﾃつ｡...
My question now is, why would our mind choose that state of sleep to organize ideas ? whats the edge for the brain there ?... thanks Janice for this interaction, I just Love it ﾃつ｡ﾃつ｡ﾃつ｡ cheers Walter. |
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One idea about this is that the brain is freed from all sensory input during sleep. This allows time for the brain to process all the information that has come in during the day and the brain did not have the time or the ability to process. Freud was a pioneer in the study of sleep, but he did not know about the various stages and the EEG and REM sleep. Here is a short history of theories about dreams:
I: Sigmund Freud theorized that dreams were vital keys to unlocking the mysteries of an individual's personality, motivations, and the overall psyche.
He first used the term "interpretation" to refer to the unscrambling of dream content.
II: In 1977, Alan Hobson and Robert McCarley published research which argued that dreams were random, meaningless activities carried out by the nerve cells in the sleeping brain. They called this theory Activation Synthesis Theory. However, a few years later Alan Hobson changed his mind and reported that it seems that dreams have important personal significance to the dreamer.
Today, some psychologists believe that dreams are an Extension of Waking Life and that in our dreams we express our emotional concerns and most private thoughts.
III: Dr. Stephen La Berge conducted extensive research on Lucid Dreaming and wrote popular books on the topic. Lucid Dreaming occurs only 1 to 2 percent of time during REM sleep. It is the type of dreaming in which an individual is aware that he or she is dreaming. Dr. LaBerge concluded that the purpose of this type of a dream is to make the dreamer aware of something important. With practice we can direct our lucid dreams and improve our ability to navigate through them.
I do not know where you are in your spiritual practice, Walter, but have a look at this and let me know if it gives any insight. If it does not, I will take you in another direction.
http://pune.sancharnet.in/nariphaltan/dreams.pdf
Thanks!
Doctor Janice