How to interpret a dream?

 Very often on various online forums, people describe their dreams asking for an interpretation. Then there are usually "experts" , who have learned particular meanings from websites, and interpret a particular vision.


Unfortunately, this is completely worthless. Just like all the other online tests, such as "check what you are afraid of", "what life situation you are in", etc., it is worthless.


Why is it worthless? Well, each person associates a particular thing with something different. That is what is beautiful about this world, that we are so diverse.  For example, read for yourself the interpretation of dreams about spiders.


Here is one of them: "A dream about a spider signifies a sense of entrapment, a lack of perspective; a tragic situation. Spiders are also synonymous with female power or a domineering mother influencing your life."
And indeed, this interpretation did not come from nowhere. It will suit more than half of people. However, there will be a significant number of people for whom this interpretation will not fit at all. Most of us have bad associations with spiders. We do not like these animals; they disgust us. However, most are not all. After all, there are spider breeders who make a living from selling them. Since there are breeders, there are also those who buy these spiders. They also love these animals. They have a positive association with them. For a breeder, a dream of 20 large spiders will mean money. For someone who loves these animals - something nice, a likely happy event. For a person with arachnophobia, hidden fears that make life difficult and come to the surface. Already with this simple example, we can see that dreams should only be interpreted in relation to the person in question. Analysing a dream when one knows nothing about someone is meaningless. In order to read a dream correctly, the dreamer has to tell us about his or her fears, desires, sometimes about childhood situations that have left a mark on him or her. What's more, sometimes even this, may not be enough for us to interpret it correctly, because many events are not remembered, while our subconscious still stores them.

In conclusion, the person interpreting the dream must have empathy. After giving her information about herself, she must empathise with the person who had the dream. Only then can the right meaning be selected. Of course, the one having the vision also has to give all the information the interpreter asks for. Otherwise there is no point in cooperation. Giving the wrong information results in a warped analysis of the dream.