As you age, your sleep patterns change; so too will the time you spend dreaming and the subjects of your dreams. By their mid-forties, many people begin to go to...

Not being aware, avoidance of feeling or looking at something, surrender of waking self. Idioms: lose sleep over, sleep around; put it to sleep; sleep in; sleeping panner; sleep like...

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also see Time1- Night signifies a period of rest and relaxation. It can, however, also suggest a time of chaos and difficulty.It is a time for ‘ghosties, ghoulics and things...

To dream you sleep or slumber, is evil to all except those who are in doubt or expectation of some danger, for this delivers them from pain and care. To...

Alcohol can have a significant impact on sleep and sleeping patterns. Under the influence of alcohol, the quantity of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep decreases and Stage 4 sleep increases,...

During experiments to monitor the brain activ­ity of animals and humans while asleep, it was noted that the brain seemed to move through a series of levels of activity. In...

Most people who have kept a dog have witnessed it bark while it is obviously dreaming. Calling out during a disturbing or active dream is common to humans also. Some...

It seems that they do, although we can’t know for sure. All we can measure is whether or not they have REM (rapid eye movement) sleep, which is more or...

Oswald (as related in his book Sleep) observed active rocking in some children and adults during sleep. These rocking movements were very powerful, occur­ring at a rate of one per...

If one sees himself turning in his sleep and putting his face down, or resting on his stomach in a dream, it means that he will turn away from his...

Dr Ernest Hartmann carried out studies in connection with people who have stable sleep pat­terns. His aim was to define whether waking events influ­enced people’s need for sleep.For instance, a...

Sleepwalking or moving is an attempt to put a dream into action. Most likely you have grown out of the habit, if you ever had it, but if an occasion...

There may be a physical cause for dreams in which you find yourself unable to move or sense anything; it is called sleep paralysis. During REM sleep when dreams are...

Adaptive theory speculates that species-wide sleep patterns developed as a way of adapting to the environment. Grazing animals, for example, sleep relatively few hours a day in short bursts. According...

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While we sleep, our brain constantly remains active, passing through different phases or steps. Sleepiness This first step occurs just before we fall asleep, as we transition from wakefulness into...

In 1937 through the use of the electroencephalograph (EEG) measuring tiny electrical brain impulses, Loomis and his associates discovered that the form of brainwaves changes with the onset of sleep.The...

(Sleep) To doze or fall forward on one’s face in a sleep in a dream means going astray.

One who profits from the suffering and deprivation of others under their control

Night terrors are not nightmares. In fact they are not even dreams. Also known as sleep terrors, night terrors occur during non-REM sleep, not during REM sleep when the majority...

Talking whilst asleep is a relatively common sleep disorder. The subject matter being talked about tends to be harmless. It may also make no sense at all. At other times,...

REM sleep is recognized by tiny twitches of facial muscles and slight movements of the hands. Blood pressure rises, breathing and heartbeat become faster, eyes dart rapidly around the eyelids...

Feelings of being inadequate; negative emotions depriving one of well being; sense of deprivation; being tight emotionally and sexually.

1- Wisdom is a quality that is developed, often by being able to interpret our own and others dreams.To dream that we arc wise indicates the potential we have to...

We typically spend more than two hours each night dreaming but there is much that scientists do not know about how or why we dream.Freud, who greatly influenced the field...

Very common with some people, especially during adolescence or times of stress. Sometimes accompa­nied by hallucinations. Sleep walking is normal as an occa­sional event in children.If the child is agitated,...

A need or desire (such as for knowledge, understanding, satisfaction, or love).A feeling or fear of lack or deprivation.See Dry, Hunger, Famished, Scarcity

The Balm for Weary Minds "Sleep is the balm for hurt minds, nature’s great second course." - William Shakespeare Sleep is an absolute necessity for our physical, mental, and emotional...

1- Inherent in the figure of the outlaw is someone who has gone against the laws of society. In dreams therefore, that part of ourselves which feels that it is...

Fear of deprivation; difficulties, and poverty, as in Savings, Coin, Counterfeit Money. You don’t trust what you have, or are trying to protect it. But you have additional resources and...

To dream that you are in a brothel indicates dissatisfaction and deprivation in your emotional or sexual relationship. Your physical urges need attention.

1. Feelings of deprivation, loss and suffering.2. Reverse: abun­dance, clutter.3. Feelings of nonexistence, a void, unwanted.

To dream of pizza stands for abundance, alternatives, and variety. It may also suggest a prevailing feeling of deprivation over something you wish to possess or accomplish.

Adventure, deprivation, travel. Symbol for patience and quiet, but also for stupidity.The ability to “overcome dry periods.” In addition, this is also a symbol of the search for what is...

To dream that you are walking through a desert suggests bad luck and deprivation. Your good name could be under assault. Deserts are symbols of emptiness, void of hope, infertility,...

Dreams of a low-carb diet are about deprivation, imbalance, cutting out the fluff, and sacrificing all that is sweet in life. You feel the need to focus on the meat...

E. and Kleitman, N. Aserinsky, while working under Kleitman in a sleep study laboratory, was the first to observe the rapid eye movements (REM) now known to occur dunng dreaming....

lucky numbers: 21-27-32-45-46-48cutting down: shame and sorrow through evil influences. entangled in, being: malignant lawsuits that cannot be defended. of: poverty and deprivation from unfavorable lawsuit. pushing through without being...

Bones can obviously represent death, either literal or metaphorical. They can also symbolize a state of reduction or deprivation (as in being “stripped to the bare bones” and being left...

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also see Education and School1- For many people, a teacher is the first figure of authority they meet outside the family. That person has a profound effect on the child...

(see Desert, Garden, Sand)The ending of some type of deprivation or spiritual drought.Fulfilling a thirst for knowledge or spiritual awareness after a long quest.Mirage of: Your search has not yet...

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Dreams of a nun symbolize your connection to God, martyrdom, and/or deprivation of natural, sexual feelings and desires. Nuns also represent extreme sacrifice, the ability to renounce human wants, needs...

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Abundance or sharing.Basic physical, emotional, or mental nourishment, or the means by which nourishment is provided to you.Being given only bread to eat can represent a feeling or fear of...

It's a widespread phenomenon that more than half of individuals have little to no recollection of their dreams upon awakening. This leads to a common misconception that they don't dream...

To dream you attend an auction is, on the whole, unfavorable. If you purchase, expect loss of property. If you only attend, you are sure to meet with a heavy...