If you ever have a recurring or troubling dream and ask all your friends what it means, try looking here first. While the main portion of the book is what the symbolic meanings of objects or actions in dreams mean, the first part of it is devoted to excerpts from philosophers and psychologists about how they would interpret dreams, or how they imagine dreams function. Yes Freud is included, but so are several others to balance him out, and I liked the list of explanations for the most common dreams. Some of the symbols I think could be interpreted differently, but the meanings listed are simply a starting point to begin your own journey. The second part includes some helpful ideas for recording your dreams, and when the best time would be to record them.
This would be an interesting read for those interested in the subject, and a helpful gift for the friend who keeps asking you what you think of their dreams.

for someone who often has strange dreams, it'll probably helpful to have some guide... like this book.

Well written and easy to follow to help anyone understand their dreams
After all we dream for a reason sometimes it's to warn us of our subconscious
Sometimes it' can be premonitions
There are so many different reasons and meaning that we all should learn why this book is a must read

I received a copy from Wellfleet Press through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Interpreting dreams is always fun, so I knew I had to pick up this book and see what it had to say. Inside, there’s various texts on interpreting dreams from Sigmund Freud as well as Gustavus Hindman Miller. Plus, there’s over a thousand interpretations of objects and situations that turn up on our dreams. It covers everything from nightmares about teeth falling out to searching for people or objects.

Some things I dream about have obvious meanings, so I wouldn’t look them up. For example, if I’m looking for the bathroom and something is wrong with the bathroom making it unusable, it’s because I need to use the bathroom and haven’t woken up yet. However, there’s many things that turn up in dreams that I’ll wake up wondering what they mean, and that’s when a resource like this comes in handy. While there’s many possible reasons behind objects and scenarios turning up in dreams, books like this open the door on some of those possible meanings and that’s why it’s great to have a couple books on the topic on hand.

Look when reading about your dreams know that there might not always be the answer in the book. Sometimes we have to deeply think yes this book is AN EXCELLENT READ and certainly peaks interest and does best at broadening horizons but ALWAYS TAKE what resonates and leave what dosen't. If you don't thing the definition is ACCURATE for you then don't take it to heart or mind. But I love this and its great fun to wake up and interpret my dreams. It gave me a Beginner friendly guide to my dreams and Spirituality
Thank you!

{The Date I read this is a rough setting of when my first few uses of the Dictionary of Dreams was Used}