Hidden Power of Dreams, The A Guide To Understanding Their Meanin - Softcover

Humphries, Dr Robin Royst

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0553817426 ISBN 13: 9780553817423

Publisher: Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group), 2007

Synopsis

Have you ever woken suddenly from a vivid or terrifying dream, uncertain where the dream ends and reality begins? Since the publication of Freud's "The Interpretation of Dreams" in 1900, there have been enormous scientific advances in our understanding of the nature of the mind. Yet, there is still no agreement on one key question: why do we dream? In "The Hidden Power of Dreams" Dr Robin Royston challenges our most fundamental ideas about dreams and what they are trying to tell us. Increasingly, in this age of spiritual poverty people are searching for a more rewarding, imaginative way of life. Instinctively, we know that we can influence our world and improve our own lives. So how can dreams help? As Dr Royston draws on the real-life experiences of people who have had unusual and disturbing dreams, he describes how, when we dream, we slip into a hidden world where nature takes control and where the dream, not the dreamer, holds the key to understanding. With information no longer 'filtered' or viewed critically, the brain freewheels in neutral, spinning pictures around problems in an attempt to solve them. Dr Royston also shows us how to approach decoding our dreams, and explores how our inner mind can unlock our creative depths. Whether mildly engaging or horrifically disturbing, if interpreted accurately, our dreams can help us to solve complex problems and reassure or, equally importantly, warn us. Life will always be unpredictable, and forewarned is forearmed. Dreams may even have the power to offer clues to illness and, in exceptional cases, save lives.

About this title

About the Author

Dr Robin Royston, LRCP, MRCS, MRCPsych is a Consultant Psychotherapist/Psychiatrist in both the NHS in Canterbury, and in private practice at The Priory Ticehurst House. His particular interest is in dreams and the way they function in trauma patients. He is the co-author of the critically acclaimed bestseller, Out of the Dark and has an extensive medico-legal practice. He lives in Kent. Annie Humphries was a director of Harvester Press before becoming a freelance writer and editor. A graduate of Trinity College, Dublin, she has a particular interest in 19th-century literature and currently divides her time between London and Northern Ireland.

From the Back Cover

Ever woken suddenly from a vivid or terrifying dream, uncertain where the dream ends and reality begins or wondered why some dreams appear to be particularly strong and significant? In The Hidden Power of Dreams, Dr Robin Royston draws on the real-life experiences of people who have had unusual and disturbing dreams to demonstrate how, if interpreted accurately, our dreams may contain important information. They may even have the power to

* Unlock our creative depths* Solve complex problems * Predict events * Offer clues to illness and, possibly, even save a life

Inspiring, illuminating and based on the very latest scientific research, this invaluable guide challenges our most fundamental ideas about dreams and what they are trying to tell us about our lives now and in the future.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group)
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0553817426
• ISBN 13: 9780553817423
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352