Interpretation Archives | Kelly Bulkeley https://bulkeley.org/dream-interpretation/ Dream Research & Education Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:34:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.3 https://bulkeley.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/kb-100x100.png Interpretation Archives | Kelly Bulkeley https://bulkeley.org/dream-interpretation/ 32 32 Dreams and Dreamers in the Odyssey https://bulkeley.org/dreams-and-dreamers-in-the-odyssey/ https://bulkeley.org/dreams-and-dreamers-in-the-odyssey/#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:34:39 +0000 https://bulkeley.org/?p=4698 The Odyssey warns against seeing in dreams what we want to see. Among the many gifts of Homer’s two epic poems are vital insights into the nature and meaning of dreams, insights that are still relevant today. The story of The Odyssey was preceded by The Iliad, whose dream references provide a helpful context for …

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]]> https://bulkeley.org/dreams-and-dreamers-in-the-odyssey/feed/ 1 Dreaming with the Founding Fathers https://bulkeley.org/dreaming-with-the-founding-fathers/ https://bulkeley.org/dreaming-with-the-founding-fathers/#respond Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:26:51 +0000 https://bulkeley.org/?p=4693 The friendly dream-sharing of Benjamin Rush and John Adams took an eerie prophetic turn. This Fourth of July not only marks America’s 250th birthday. It also represents the 200th anniversary of the deaths of country’s second and third presidents, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, who passed away within five hours of each other on July …

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]]> https://bulkeley.org/dreaming-with-the-founding-fathers/feed/ 0 The Uses of AI for Interpreting Dreams https://bulkeley.org/the-uses-of-ai-for-interpreting-dreams/ https://bulkeley.org/the-uses-of-ai-for-interpreting-dreams/#respond Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:01:57 +0000 https://bulkeley.org/?p=4690 New evidence points to the potential benefits of AI dream interpretation. A recent study by Mark Blagrove and colleagues at Swansea University in the UK found that an AI system provided dream interpretations that participants rated “as moderately accurate and as enabling some personal insight.” (105) The participants gave answers to the Gains from Dream …

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]]> https://bulkeley.org/the-uses-of-ai-for-interpreting-dreams/feed/ 0 When You Know Too Much About Dreams https://bulkeley.org/when-you-know-too-much-about-dreams/ https://bulkeley.org/when-you-know-too-much-about-dreams/#respond Wed, 29 Jul 2026 19:54:24 +0000 https://bulkeley.org/?p=4687 What if you know more about the meanings of another person’s dreams than they know? What should you do when a friend shares a dream with you, and you immediately see vital meanings in the dream that your friend doesn’t seem to see? If you are someone who is a naturally insightful dreamer and/or has …

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]]> https://bulkeley.org/when-you-know-too-much-about-dreams/feed/ 0 Interpreting Dreams with AI-Generated Imagery https://bulkeley.org/interpreting-dreams-with-ai-generated-imagery/ https://bulkeley.org/interpreting-dreams-with-ai-generated-imagery/#respond Sun, 04 May 2025 19:54:59 +0000 https://bulkeley.org/?p=4647 The image-generating power of new AI systems has huge untapped potential for the practice of dream interpretation—and some potential downsides. Even more than AI interpretive texts, the dramatic power of AI interpretive images may open new vistas for exploring the meanings of dreams. The Value of Dream-Sharing The difficulty most of us have in understanding …

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]]> https://bulkeley.org/interpreting-dreams-with-ai-generated-imagery/feed/ 0 A Review of Dream Apps https://bulkeley.org/a-review-of-dream-apps/ https://bulkeley.org/a-review-of-dream-apps/#respond Tue, 18 Mar 2025 14:38:22 +0000 https://bulkeley.org/?p=4630 Written by Dan Kennedy of the Elsewhere.to team, this is a very thoughtful survey and evaluation of current apps available for recording and analyzing your dreams. Best Dream Journal Apps of 2025 I’m partial to Elsewhere, of course, but I admire and respect the efforts of every one of these projects. A rising tide of …

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]]> https://bulkeley.org/a-review-of-dream-apps/feed/ 0 The Meanings of Houses in Dreams https://bulkeley.org/the-meanings-of-houses-in-dreams/ https://bulkeley.org/the-meanings-of-houses-in-dreams/#respond Sun, 12 Jan 2025 19:51:21 +0000 https://bulkeley.org/?p=4605 Houses and homes are among the most frequent elements appearing in dreams, with a wide range of literal and symbolic meanings. According to the Baseline frequencies of the Sleep and Dream Database, 47% of women’s dreams and 42% of men’s dreams include at least one architectural reference, with house, room, and home being mentioned the …

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]]> https://bulkeley.org/the-meanings-of-houses-in-dreams/feed/ 0 Keeping a Dream Journal: Fly Like an Eagle https://bulkeley.org/keeping-a-dream-journal-fly-like-an-eagle/ https://bulkeley.org/keeping-a-dream-journal-fly-like-an-eagle/#respond Fri, 28 Jul 2023 01:58:10 +0000 https://bulkeley.org/?p=4523 What’s it like to keep a long-term dream journal? These days I’m doing everything I can to help in developing and promoting the new app Elsewhere, an excellent resource for dream journaling. Also, my new book The Scribes of Sleep is about the history of dream journals. Thus, I’m thinking a lot about how to …

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]]> https://bulkeley.org/keeping-a-dream-journal-fly-like-an-eagle/feed/ 0 A Dream Before Dying https://bulkeley.org/a-dream-before-dying-anne-underwood/ https://bulkeley.org/a-dream-before-dying-anne-underwood/#comments Sat, 02 Oct 2010 13:49:35 +0000 http://madbadcat.org/church/?p=807 Life’s profound problems often get resolved in the sleep  that comes before the final rest, these authors say By Anne Underwood Newsweek Magazine July 25, 2005 issue As a hospice chaplain for 10 years, the Rev. Patricia Bulkley confronted the raw emotions of the dying-their terror at the approaching end, their unresolved family problems, their crises …

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]]> https://bulkeley.org/a-dream-before-dying-anne-underwood/feed/ 1 What do Dreams of Snakes Mean? https://bulkeley.org/dream-intepretation-snake/ https://bulkeley.org/dream-intepretation-snake/#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:55:43 +0000 http://madbadcat.org/church/?p=810 Below is a chapter about the history of snake dreams, using psychology and religious studies to explore their meanings.  It comes from my book Spiritual Dreaming: A Cross-Cultural and Historical Journey. If you are interested in how to interpret a dream of a snake, you might take a look at this post. If you’d like to know what …

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