DO WE DARE TO DREAM?
“That which the dream shows is the shadow of such wisdom as exists in man, even if during his waking state he may know nothing about it…” Philip Aureolus Paracelsus
Hippocrates, the Greek philosopher and healer known for the celebrated Hippocratic oath, so regularly quoted and misquoted in popular media, said that prayer is good, but while calling on the gods, man should himself lend a hand. Dreams have helped humans to lend such a hand, and from the earliest times we have used dreams to understand and communicate with the unknown and to improve our fate. Whether these sleep-time narratives are considered voyages of the soul, messages from the gods, a doorway to the unconscious or just accidental by-products of insufficient oxygen to the brain, thoughtful men and women have always sought to learn more about this intriguing aspect of sleeping consciousness.
A dream is one mysterious event that all people have experienced personally, and probably most of us have been disturbed by and led to ponder the meaning of many dreams. In fact, it often feels as if secrets from the unknown are disclosed to us in an individual and private way. Very likely, most of you will immediately link what you are going to read in our essays on dreaming to your own dreams, irrespective of the value you give to dreaming in your everyday life. This is because few experiences feel as private and unique as one’s own dreams. Whether a frightening nightmare, remarkable adventure or humbling vision, a dream will always leave a sense of distinctive personal identity mixed with otherworldly mystery.
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Do we dare to dream. Do we dream to live. Dreamt into existence. The goddess speaketh. Between wonder and reason. Daemons and dragons. The light of reason.