Zone1 The spiritual void of modern sleep

[Robert Urbanek]

Godless communism, indeed, godless anything may be attributed, in part, to modern sleep habits. The Industrial Age and the rigors of capitalism changed the sleeping habits of all classes of people and greatly reduced their memories of dreams, their connection to the spiritual realm.

Historian A. Roger Ekirch showed that people in pre-electrified British Isles did not sleep in one long stretch but rather in two, shorter ones, with a dreamy middle-of-the-night period where they would take a waking pause to chat, poke the fire, pray and have sex. That waking period immediately followed REM sleep, so people could remember and contemplate the meanings of their dreams, unlike most modern-age people who remember few of their dreams.

Ancient humans, confronted with dream images seemingly filled with symbolic messages, concluded (I believe rightfully so) that these were encounters with an afterlife and thus formed the basis for their spiritual beliefs. Most people have lost that spiritual connection.

Related material:
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazin...a-health-cognitive-behavioral-therapy/683257/

the Australian Aboriginals view dreaming as a realm where the past, present, and future merge, often called the “Dreamtime.” This time is seen as a mythic dimension in which ancestral spirits continue to influence the world.

Similarly, Native American tribes, such as the Lakota and Hopi, believe that dreams provide insights and guidance from the spirit world.

https://cognitivepsycho.com/dreams-...alm-beliefs-and-perspectives-across-cultures/

 

[DGS49]

I have never had a meaningful dream. They are almost all total nonsense, which is why I can't remember them a couple hours after waking up.

One of the most boring topics of human conversation is "what I dreamed last night." Not as bad as fishing or golf, but right up there.

 

[Zebra]

I have never had a meaningful dream. They are almost all total nonsense, which is why I can't remember them a couple hours after waking up.

One of the most boring topics of human conversation is "what I dreamed last night." Not as bad as fishing or golf, but right up there.

dreams may be important and surprising!

 

[Woodznutz]

I have never had a meaningful dream. They are almost all total nonsense, which is why I can't remember them a couple hours after waking up.

One of the most boring topics of human conversation is "what I dreamed last night." Not as bad as fishing or golf, but right up there.

I still have dreams about a girl I went with back in the day. About once a year, very troubling. If she hadn't been nuts, I would have married her. The rest are mainly nonsense.

 

[Woodznutz]

dreams may be important and surprising!

Sometimes they are very entertaining.

 

[Muhammed]

Godless communism, indeed, godless anything may be attributed, in part, to modern sleep habits. The Industrial Age and the rigors of capitalism changed the sleeping habits of all classes of people and greatly reduced their memories of dreams, their connection to the spiritual realm.

Historian A. Roger Ekirch showed that people in pre-electrified British Isles did not sleep in one long stretch but rather in two, shorter ones, with a dreamy middle-of-the-night period where they would take a waking pause to chat, poke the fire, pray and have sex. That waking period immediately followed REM sleep, so people could remember and contemplate the meanings of their dreams, unlike most modern-age people who remember few of their dreams.

Ancient humans, confronted with dream images seemingly filled with symbolic messages, concluded (I believe rightfully so) that these were encounters with an afterlife and thus formed the basis for their spiritual beliefs. Most people have lost that spiritual connection.

Related material:
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazin...a-health-cognitive-behavioral-therapy/683257/

the Australian Aboriginals view dreaming as a realm where the past, present, and future merge, often called the “Dreamtime.” This time is seen as a mythic dimension in which ancestral spirits continue to influence the world.

Similarly, Native American tribes, such as the Lakota and Hopi, believe that dreams provide insights and guidance from the spirit world.

https://cognitivepsycho.com/dreams-...alm-beliefs-and-perspectives-across-cultures/

Actually people are most likely to remember their dreams when they are awakened during REM sleep in the middle of a dream. Such as waking to that 6 AM alarm clock.