ms are mysteries. Studies have shown a number of differentthings, but we still have much to uncover. Dreams my carry symbols, and some peoplebelieve they may tell the future. Dreaming keeps the sleeper's mind conscious while he/sheis asleep. Even though dreaming only occupies twenty percent of the night it may revealmore than one thing. By dreaming we decide on big decisions. Dreaming not only helps usphysically but also mentally.Lucid Dreams:the First VirtualRealityPsychologicalSean Pasinsky For ages people have thought of dreams as curses or blessings that we could not preventnor manipulate. This “place” called our dreams has constantly puzzled us, because it is herewhere all things are possible and seem to occur. In our dreams we perform superhuman andwonderful feats that would normally be impossible in the “awake world”. We find the men orwomen of our dreams, depending on our sexual orientation. While we dream, these wonderfulthings become our temporary reality. Yet sometimes while dreaming we may experience the mosthorrifying events imaginable, called nightmares. Everyone has their own version of horror, mymost terrifying nightmare has been where my family and friends have been taken control of byevil monsters that cannot be stopped. Rather than kill me they make me watch old 1970’stelevision shows over and over. For years, men have thought that there should be a way ofpreventing or controlling these nightly events. Humans must, like any animal, sleep. We do not fully understand why we must sleep. Weonly know that if we are deprived of sleep long enough that we will most certainly die. The sameis true for dreams and dreaming(1). If we sleep long enough we will reach an advanced stage ofsleep where our body begins to experience rapid eye movement (REM). It is during this REMperiod that we experience most of our dreams. Many scientists try to speculate the reasons fordreaming through biologic...
