Is it a fun and helpful job for the counselor? Can ordinary people be their own interpreters?
Zhu Jianjun: The consultant is not trying to solve the dream for fun. However, this work does help. Because dreams are a language of the mind, it allows us to see many things that we don't usually see, which can increase our self-knowledge. The reason why people's psychological problems are difficult to solve is often because we usually have too much self-deception, and dreams can break our self-deception and let us see the truth about our own soul.
However, it is still very difficult for ordinary people to release their dreams. On the one hand, the "grammar" of dreams that ordinary people don't understand does not understand some basic methods and principles of dream solving, so it is difficult to understand the meaning of dreams. Some books will be like a dictionary, saying that what they dream of is almost completely nonsense. The word "crap" is too kind, let me change a word, that is, "nonsense." Dreams are a whole. What kind of image symbolizes it depends on the texts before and after, so it is not so easy to explain. Even if ordinary people learn to understand dreams, they can explain other people's dreams and explain their own difficulties. Because we have impedance, there is an inner force that resists seeing the truth, which makes it harder for us to explain our dreams. If you explain your dreams very rough, maybe it is ok. For example, you often dream of war, you are probably more nervous recently - such a simple explanation, ordinary people can still do.
We have heard the creative role of many dreams. By far the most famous example is that the periodic table of elements is that Mendeleev is well arranged in a dream – is this a universal thing that can be proven?
Zhu Jianjun: Scientists have no way to prove this phenomenon with empirical research, because empirical research is too rigid, like a boring test, the dream elf will not do it at that time. However, I believe in dreams, and it does bring creative inspiration to many people. There are many such examples in history, such as the discovery of the structure of benzene, the invention of sewing machines, the invention of vulcanized rubber, the formation of Cartesian philosophy, the composing of Paganini's violin "The Devil's Tremolo", and the Emperor's "Nude Dressing" The song and many poets' poems and so on. I even suspect that big or groundbreaking inventions and discoveries, is there no revelation of dreams?
Some readers say that their dreams seem to be able to anticipate the future. Is this superstition like fortune telling? Is it really possible?
Zhu Jianjun: I have also observed such a phenomenon. This has not yet been scientifically explained, and it is very similar to the superstition. So, if you are smart, I should refuse to admit this phenomenon. However, honest people should admit this phenomenon - but I don't think it is necessary to surrender to superstition. It is entirely possible for us to explain it with science. For example, it is not necessarily impossible to explain it with the concept of time and space in modern physics.
Is it possible to "help for dreams" and "caught dreams"?
Zhu Jianjun: Of course it is possible. Dreams, in the end, are the language of our subconscious mind. The so-called help for dreams, strictly speaking, should be to ask for our subconscious mind, let our subconscious mind answer us with a dream. The so-called hatching dream, that is, we ask our subconscious mind, and then wait for our subconscious mind to answer us with a dream. However, this matter is not easy. First of all, in our subconscious, there are different tendencies, there are good parts of mental health, and there are also unhealthy parts. Our subconscious tells us the answer, not necessarily good for us. It is not easy to learn to distinguish between what we should listen to and what we should be vigilant. In addition, dreams are not easy to understand. What it tells us, we can easily misinterpret or misunderstand, which is not good for us.
How do you suggest how we treat our dreams?
Zhu Jianjun: To suggest, this matter is not good. Because I am afraid that my words will be misinterpreted. Simply put, I suggest that there is a certain degree of attention to the dream, don't pay too little attention and don't pay too much attention. If you have a nightmare, even if you don't analyze it, at least it means that it is very likely that your recent mental state is not good enough, you need to be alert. Can you look at what is wrong with your life, or is there a potential crisis? You may need to reflect on your life and see if you ignore it? If your dreams are wonderful, enjoy it. If you have studied the basic methods of analysing dreams, for example, you read Freud's "Analysis of Dreams", Fromm's "Forgotten Languages", or my "Explanation of Dreams: Theory and Practice" (please Allow me to take the opportunity to publicize), then you can think of the dream as an entertainment, or maybe probably get some inspiration for yourself. However, don't take the results of the analysis too seriously, because the interpretation of the dream is too complicated. If someone analyzes the dream and concludes that his spouse is unfaithful to himself, he decides to divorce, then I will tell him/her that the probability of doing so will be great. Ok, I will say this, I wish you all a good dream.