To begin with let us take into account the words of Sigmund Freud “Dreams form the royal road to the unconscious mind”. Since the inception of humanity, many individuals have tried to understand the “Why” behind dreams. The first reported studies on dreams were made by the Greek Philosopher Aristotle as there is indeed something weird about the kind of dreams we see in our daily lives. Some researchers assert that dreams reflect the innate and impulsive desires while others assert that dreams reflect the fears. The most comprehensive studies in this regard have been made Sigmund Freud, Carl Gustav Jung and many others. As shown quite clearly in the movie “Inception”, dreams make use of actual images and reflections. Surely, most of the dreams we see create confusion as they are based on meaningless associations emerging from the unconscious mind. In simple words, most of the dreams are obscure and so randomized that it becomes virtually impossible to trace out a logical meaning from them. Here arises a very basic question that “Why do we Dream”? Till now, none of the dream analysts and researchers had been able to make any definite explanation about the “Why” behind dreams. Viewed from a religious perspective, many people believe that dreams are a way to get in touch with God, while others believe that dreams serve as a medium of communicating with the paranormal. So, it can be safely asserted from the above discussions that dreams do somehow serve to provide a comprehensive knowledge about oneself which is possible by seeking the element of commonality in your dreams. As it is quite corroborated now that the very nature of dreams is based on the element of unearthliness, let us now have a look at the 10 weird facts about dreams. Read more [...]