The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the mind.

S.Freud Die Traumdeutung

Close your eyes and picture your dream world. What does it look like?

In this dream, nothing is certain. What are you doing, and how does it feel like you’re floating in between moments?

Let us briefly dive into your dreams with this open toolkits. When you’re ready, start recalling the image or feeling from your dream.

Step 1: Recollect (5 minutes)

Recall an image or episode — a person, place, or feeling — that appears in your dream. Write them down on paper in the form of keywords.

(Please try to write more than 8 keywords. Please try to recall the keywords in the following parts of speech and number to advance to step2: nouns /2 or more; Adjectives /≦ Number of nouns; Verbs /1 or more)

You can use any language you want in this step.

e.g.

key word01 © 2024 by Aobing Wang is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0

or

Step 2: Compose (3 minutes)

Make your own sentences from the words you have just written.

(Please try to make the sentence fit your memory of the dream to move on to the next step)

e.g.

or

*You don’t need to think about grammar details when composing sentences.

Step 3: Construct (12 minutes)

Now that you’ve written down your key words and memories.

Use your imagination to visually express these words, let your drawing flow naturally from the words you’ve gathered.

If you’re confused about what to paint, you can use this dream analysis AI to help you interpret the symbols and themes. It might offer insights into your emotions, actions, or the hidden messages behind your dream: https://seekme.ai/tool/freudian-dream-interpreter (link)

You can draw anything you want.

e.g.

Step 4: Reflection 

If you are willing, share your dream experience with other learners and explain to them why you draw your dreams in this way.

You can try leaving your dream keywords and images in the comments section.

References：

(Eye Peeking into Dreams © 2024 by Aobing Wang is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0 )

(Parting line © 2024 by Aobing Wang is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0 )

(key word02 © 2024 by Aobing Wang is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0 )

(sentence01 © 2024 by Aobing Wang is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0 )

(sentence02 © 2024 by Aobing Wang is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0 )

(dream01 © 2024 by Aobing Wang is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0 )

(dream02 © 2024 by Aobing Wang is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0 )