Dreams and existential messages
August 15, 2020 Johanne Hamel
This chapter provides an overview of dream psychology, emphasizing the value of keeping a Dream Journal and defining the 'existential message of dreams.' It catalogs dream types—including symbolic, clear, hypnagogic, initial, nightmares, anxiety, death-related, grief, resolution, resources, validation, creative, healing, incubation, transpersonal, paranormal (premonitory, telepathic, clairvoyant), lucid, prelucid, recurring, and dream series—and illustrates each with a real-life example. The chapter functions as a descriptive taxonomy rather than presenting empirical findings or a central argument.