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Dreams ...
Thursday, April 30, 2015. What is the role of dreams in your life. Most of us have dreams in the night. They do not come every night - or we do not remember them. But they come now and then, and they reflect events which have taken place. But they can also lead us into a strange scenery and strange events.
What are dreams good for? …
We can look at dreams from a perspective of neuroscience. The brain is continuing its activity, and it seems to be very important for it to do so. Psychology investigates the meaning of dreams - in the sense that they mirror what is going on inside of us, in our soul, in the unconscious parts of our mind. Usually it is not very difficult to see the psychological dimension of a dream. It reflects our feelings, our fears, our hopes, our relationships. Dreams mirror our generic life situation from an emotional perspective.
But dreams can be much more. Their functionality is way beyond the pure mirroring effect. They can also have an important function for our future. They can be part of our mind, to develop perspectives. They can help us to see beyond our current situation, to develop new steps, new ideas. As humans we are not only what we have been, but also what we can be. We are potential, we are possibilities, we are freedom and decisions and developments. Dreams have their own role here!
Let us look into important biblical dreams. There is the story of Josef, who had dreams which proved much later to be a reflection of what would come. Have a look into Genesis 37, the first book of the bible, with fantastic and very meaningful events and developments on a personal level.
Joseph's dreams …
5 Now Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers they hated him even more. 6 He said to them, “Hear this dream that I have dreamed: 7 Behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and behold, my sheaf arose and stood upright. And behold, your sheaves gathered around it and bowed down to my sheaf.” 8 His brothers said to him, “Are you indeed to reign over us? Or are you indeed to rule over us?” So they hated him even more for his dreams and for his words. 9 Then he dreamed another dream and told it to his brothers and said, “Behold, I have dreamed another dream. Behold, the sun, the moon, and eleven stars were bowing down to me.” 10 But when he told it to his father and to his brothers, his father rebuked him and said to him, “What is this dream that you have dreamed? Shall I and your mother and your brothers indeed come to bow ourselves to the ground before you?” 11 And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the saying in mind. (Genesis 37, 5ff)
We will need to read much further here. The life of Joseph is highly interesting. He did have a lot of trouble, initially. It was a long way until this dream became true. This seems to be a part of God's way with us - the trouble, the hope, the challenge, the faith which we need to develop, to keep, to renew. Dreams are a very exciting topic, and can be important part of our life! (RWEP) ... more texts