Scientists may still debate the meaning and purpose of dreams, but we ordinary dreamers seem to have an insatiable desire to parse the who, what and why of what happens when we doze off. It’s hard not ...

Given the extensive list of health reasons humans need rest, it's easy to understand why we close our eyes and go to sleep every night. But it's much more difficult to explain what happens as we drift ...

At one time or another, we've all had one of those really realistic dreams - so vivid, in fact - that you wake up thinking it actually happened. From classic ones like flying, taking a tumble down the ...

You've probably had this jarring experience. You're in a dream, and then you wake up with a sudden rush. Your fall in a dream world has brought you abruptly back to consciousness. Falling in dreams is ...

Have spiders been appearing in your dreams lately? Like other animals, including snakes and frogs, spiders have a specific meaning when they appear in dreams. As general dream symbols, spiders may ...

We've all been there. You wake up from a particularly exciting or unsettling dream and wonder, what did that actually mean? From Freud to Jung, many theories have emerged on dream interpretation, but ...

Okay, so you wake up in a total panic because you just dreamed your partner packed their bags and walked out. Your heart ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." If you've been having some vivid and maybe kinda scary dreams, you’re not alone. Maybe you’re here ...

From dreams of slithering snakes to falling teeth, our nighttime highlight reel isn't always pleasant. But of all the types of dreams out there, one category can be the most disturbing: Dreams of ...

The images that appear in our dreams at night are highly individual. They are generated by your unconsciousness, and deal with your unique psyche and life situation. No dream dictionary can tell you ...

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