Dreams and Reality
Dreams & Reality - Revelations on the Nature of Man & God
by Simon S. Godfrey
Published on-demand by Trafford Publishing
Category: Non-fiction / Self-help
245 pages; ISBN: 1-4120-1143-4
Rating: 7/10
Review
Dreams & Reality - Revelations on the Nature of Man and God is a book written by Simon Godfrey, a retired psychologist. He followed up this book by another book, "The Nature of Man and God", which I happened to review first. In the present book, the author shares the wisdom revealed by God to him over a number of years through dreams. The author's approach to interpretation of dreams is quite different from that of many other psychologists. In fact, the author covers in the first few chapters, the different ideas regarding dreams as propounded by various people over the centuries.
From Chapter 6 to Chapter 11, the author covers various aspects of dreams using his own library of dreams over several years. Each chapter in the book is enriched by a summary at end of the chapter. A glossary of symbols (as pertinent to him and his dreams), notes for each chapter, a list of references and an index at the end add more value to the book.
While I am in general agreement with the author about the subject, I do differ with him on certain aspects. I believe that all dreams are not messages with a purpose. Some dreams are simply wish-fulfilling fantasies. Their purpose is to show them that they are still bound by their wishes, which they are probably suppressing in their wakeful state. Similarly, it is known that some dreamers can direct their dreams and travel in astral planes under their will, which the author doesn't seem to think is possible. I also don't agree with the views of author in Chapter 12. The author seems to contradict himself between individual freedom and the Divine Wisdom. (The apparent conflict between individual freedom and destiny (Universal Will) is very difficult to resolve. So, while accepting God's (Universal) Will, the individual continues to try to do different things, since the thoughts do come from that Universal source only. So, the author's apparent contradiction is to be viewed from that context. - Added by Swamy on 7/8/2005)
The book has a few editorial glitches but is other wise quite readable. The book will appeal to serious students of philosophy who are trying to understand themselves.
by Simon S. Godfrey
Published on-demand by Trafford Publishing
Category: Non-fiction / Self-help
245 pages; ISBN: 1-4120-1143-4
Rating: 7/10
Review
Dreams & Reality - Revelations on the Nature of Man and God is a book written by Simon Godfrey, a retired psychologist. He followed up this book by another book, "The Nature of Man and God", which I happened to review first. In the present book, the author shares the wisdom revealed by God to him over a number of years through dreams. The author's approach to interpretation of dreams is quite different from that of many other psychologists. In fact, the author covers in the first few chapters, the different ideas regarding dreams as propounded by various people over the centuries.
From Chapter 6 to Chapter 11, the author covers various aspects of dreams using his own library of dreams over several years. Each chapter in the book is enriched by a summary at end of the chapter. A glossary of symbols (as pertinent to him and his dreams), notes for each chapter, a list of references and an index at the end add more value to the book.
While I am in general agreement with the author about the subject, I do differ with him on certain aspects. I believe that all dreams are not messages with a purpose. Some dreams are simply wish-fulfilling fantasies. Their purpose is to show them that they are still bound by their wishes, which they are probably suppressing in their wakeful state. Similarly, it is known that some dreamers can direct their dreams and travel in astral planes under their will, which the author doesn't seem to think is possible. I also don't agree with the views of author in Chapter 12. The author seems to contradict himself between individual freedom and the Divine Wisdom. (The apparent conflict between individual freedom and destiny (Universal Will) is very difficult to resolve. So, while accepting God's (Universal) Will, the individual continues to try to do different things, since the thoughts do come from that Universal source only. So, the author's apparent contradiction is to be viewed from that context. - Added by Swamy on 7/8/2005)
The book has a few editorial glitches but is other wise quite readable. The book will appeal to serious students of philosophy who are trying to understand themselves.
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