You'll generally forget most of your dreams shortly after waking up — unless you write them down. You can then "map" your dreams by connecting symbols, emotions, or actions to your waking life. If you ...

Dreams have captivated humanity for centuries. These nocturnal journeys into the landscapes of our minds can be vivid, bizarre, or utterly mundane. While the exact purpose of dreams remains a mystery, ...

As a practice of self-reflection, keeping a dream journal has many advantages. It is fairly simple and essentially free, always available, always personalized to you and your life situation, and ...

For anyone interested in learning more about dreaming, I have a simple piece of advice: Keep a dream journal. Record your dreams on a regular basis, track their themes and patterns over time, and you ...

Ever since I saw “The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl,” I’ve been fixated on Max’s dream journal. His dreams were wild and imaginative, filled with lava powers and shark boys. Even though my ...

This year I decided to set out on a journey of self-improvement. I took a playwriting class, bought a cookbook, started typing everything I ate into an app, signed up for a corporate gym membership, ...

It has been my dream for years to host “Saturday Night Live.” Literally. I’ve repeatedly had that dream, going back decades. I have traveled to space, back in time and turned into a superhero. I’ve ...

If you want to try lucid dreaming, some strategies, including performing reality checks, can help train your mind to recognize its own consciousness. Lucid dreaming is when you’re conscious during a ...

We all dream, and the images in our dreams can be intriguing, unsettling, and symbolic. Dream interpretation has been practiced throughout history, all the way back to the ancient Babylonians and ...