HISTORY OF DREAMS

It was interesting to learn more about the vast history of dreams as Psychologist Henry Reed took us on a tour showing how many scientific discoveries came into being through dreams. Most of us likely remember how the sewing machine needle pushed the fashion industry into high gear, in the l800s, how the history of the world was changed through the dreams of world leaders, many works of literature were translated and crossed the oceans, and composers through the ages dreamed their music and we can continue to enjoy it today.

He refers us to works by Robert Moss, "The Three 'Only' Things: Tapping the Power of Dreams, Coincidence, and Imagination (New World Library)." In his latest book "The Secret History of Dreaming (World Library), and how this hidden realm has influenced world history.

He gives special mention how some of the nation's "Founding Fathers," whose spiritual aspirations for a new nation were fed by information from these supersensible realms. Moss expresses a wish that the secret history of America should be shared with every schoolchild. Both he and Moss agree that it seems most college psychology books treat dreams as a brain event that digests memories but otherwise has no particular meaning to its contents. It might prove helpful in the material world today if new texts were studied. Reed terse comment "Did our ancestors sail to this continent so everyone could have a mortgage and an SUV in the garage." They clearly had higher aspirations of cooperating together and helping each other in daily activities.