What role do dreams play in our lives? For decades, the meaning of dreams has intrigued humanity. Many theories exist to explain why we dream, but until today the real reasons remain a mystery. From a religious, artistic and/or psychoanalytic point of view, it has been attributed heterogeneous functions ranging from communication with the gods and premonitions, to artistic creativity and various forms of neurosis. However, from a strictly scientific point of view, this question still awaits an answer. Dream interpretation has become a very popular field of study. Some view dreams as a mere epiphenomenon of brain activity and claim that dreams have no purpose, but many believe that dreams have meaning and significance. Psychologically, dreams are simulations that help us test possibilities, realize our desires and reflect our emotions. concerns and experiences of daily life. The psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud suggested in his book The Interpretation of Dreams that dreams were related to the fulfillment of a wish. He believed that a person's unconscious wishes and desires were manifested in the imaginary content of a dream carrying symbolism. Later, Carl Jung, a psychiatrist and psychotherapist, took Freud's ideas further and suggested that dreams were messages from our inner self that could help us resolve our emotional problems and fears. Although psychoanalysis was the first discipline to be interested in dreams, today, and thanks to technological progress, scientists have become familiar with the phenomenon of dreams and have launched numerous researches on brain activity to discover its relation to the act of dreaming. There was a time when it was believed that the brain acted...... middle of paper ......c for him, on the other hand, a child has probably never seen a mother and the dream can completely mean something different thing even if it is almost the same thing. Dream dictionaries can offer a general idea of ​​the meaning or symbolism of something, but they should not be used as an absolute reference. Dreams and their meaning cannot be universal or standardized; rather, they should be completely personal and subjective. It is true however that the symbolism of places, events and natural elements was created because certain dreams are extremely common among people. Some of these common dreams include dreaming of flying, appearing naked in public, being chased, or losing teeth. Although these dreams represent common themes of the human experience, again, understanding their meaning is only useful when applied to a person's own life..