This position holds that dreams are informative but not predictive. It argues that dreams reveal something illuminating about the subconscious — whether repressed thoughts, processed memories, an evolutionary function, or a window onto the collective unconscious — without foretelling the future.
Supporting arguments · 4
- Dreams from an evolutionary perspectiveDreams contain information on how humans evolved to become apex predators and cement their position at the top of the food chain.
- Dreams allow you to access the collective unconsciousDreams allow us access to our collective unconscious- a collection of ancestral memories that are common to all of us.
- Dreams are memoriesDreams are memories, therefore they can be useful in interpreting our response to past events.
- Dreams are thoughts the ego repressesDreams are manifestations of desires and thoughts that our conscious mind has repressed.