Dream Dictionary

Tony Crisp

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I've been a big fan of "Dream Dictionary" for quite some time. So, big that I've recommended, given, and occasionally "forced" the book upon all my dreaming friends and relatives. They all loved it. - Jim Burke.

Best Yet. If this book popped up on your recommendation list next to a few others about dream interpretation, and you're only going to buy one..pick this one. Tony Crisp's "Dream Dictionary" is by far the most enlightening book on this subject that I have. If the subject interests you, it's fun to have a few different books by different authors to cross reference. But again, if you're only going to get one book on dreams, chose this one over any other. I found Crisp to have a much more realistic look into the subconcious than, say, Gustavus Miller ("The Dictionary of Dreams..") who seemed to have only three standard explanations of dreams... (death/illness, doom or good fortune). I find myself referring to Crisp's "Dream Dictionary" several times a week. --This text refers to the paperback edition of this title. - Chick65

A reader from Amsterdam says - Great for Beginnner AND the more advanced I've been using Mr Crisp's book for years and find it invaluable in my quest to understand my dreams better. Unlike many other books which seek to tell you what your dreams mean, Crisp guides you through interpreting your dreams as individual and personal stories about your own psyche.

I've been a big fan of this book. Can't tell you how many I've bought for friends or otherwise given away over the last several years. It's just the best. - Helen Thiele Texas (formerly California)

Dream books abound. But Crisp's is not the dream dictionary found in the New Age section of the local bookstore. It deals with unconscious symbolism in our mind and uses psychological interpretation of dreams. Crisp said dreams help us see that an image in our brain works exactly the same way as the spelled word. The images are speaking to the dreamer. What they spell is unique to every person. In the world of dreams our most personal fears and longings are given life in the forms of people, places or objects. For instance, a sexual drive may be shown in the shape of a person, our mood might be related to a scene and a feeling will take the shape of a color. While most people have dreams that rival a soap opera, Crisp tells readers that the brain is an apt psychologist. He points out that as we experience these scenarios, our subconscious shows us how to relate to the objects in the dream, be it a mood or a man. S. E. Ruckman

I’ve been using this book for analysis of myself as well as my patients, and it certainly gives excellent insights into our real motives and feelings. For instance, a dream of a house nearly always refers to oneself, one’s body and personality. The many functional rooms represent different functions of the self; the library would represent learning and the mind, the bathroom; cleansing or renewal, the roof; protection, the foundations; security and support. If, for instance you dreamed of not being able to see out of the dirty windows it would refer to you not being able to ‘see’ what you wanted in a specific part of your life. It really brings home how we all function at an unconscious level. This is an excellent book of it’s type and I find when I look up a specific dream symbol, I invariably carry on reading the next one or two as well. It’s almost always out on my table – a fascinating book. S. W.

Dream Dictionary is now a classic in its field. Based on years of research and personal experience, it holds more than clear descriptions of dream meanings, it also includes countless features on how to work with dreams, nightmares, sleep terrors, and many other subjects. Dream Dictionary has been translated into seven languages, including Japanese and Russian. From the Publisher Jam-packed with all-new material, including astonishing new scientific discoveries, Internet dreamsites, new categories, and new links, the bestselling Dream Dictionary is bigger and better than ever before. Let dream therapist Tony Crisp be your guide on one of the most enlightening journeys you will ever take: into the world of your unconscious mind. From Abandoned to Zoo, based on material from thousands of dreams gathered during three decades of research, this essential reference is alphabetically organized, providing instant access to a wealth of fascinating information about: • RECURRING DREAMS and their significance • NIGHTMARES–what they reveal and how to banish them • RELATIONSHIPS–what your dreams are telling you • WORK–are you following the right career path? Your dreams will tell. • FAMILY–how to resolve old hurts and gain new perspectives • PROBLEM SOLVING in your dreams–how to carry the solutions into real life • GAINING INSIGHT into your own behavior and that of others • MAXIMIZING HEALTH–recognize healing foods, danger signs, and more See what is happening in your body, in your mind, and in your most guarded self and intuitions....Discover what your style of dreaming (color, smell, setting, and other key elements) says about you. It’s all here, and more, in the ultimate guide to your world of dreams!

THE KEY TO THE DREAM WORLD, February 8, 2003 Reviewer: irridium from Sandton, South Africa This vastly enlarged and improved edition of the popular Dream Dictionary contains lots of new material from the latest scientific discoveries, Internet dreamsites and new added categories. The aim of the book is to help you make connections between your dreams and your everyday life and to discover the powerful emotions and reactions that subconsciously direct our decisions and responses in the waking state. It provides real insights that empower the reader with help in decision-making and how to bring out the best in us. Compiled from information drawn from 3000 dreams over four decades of research, the dictionary is alphabetically organised from entries on "Abandoned" to "Zoo," with the researched meanings of the things, people, creatures and places occurring in dreams, plus subject like processing your dreams, dream symbols, interpretation, recurring dreams, nightmares and how to deal with them, problem-solving and maximising your health. The introduction discusses the subconscious origin of dreams and how our dreams can help us. Exhaustive and detailed, The Dream Dictionary is an indispensable reference work to all who are interested in psychology and for individuals interested in self-development. The book concludes with a bibliography of 10 pages. It is probably the best and most detailed dream encyclopedia currently available.

: Unreal, uncanny, so helpful!, October 4, 2002 Reviewer: "shaw14" (Scottsdale, AZ USA) - See all my reviews.

I am constantly amazed by how clear my dreams become when I look up their elements in this book. The definitions allow me to immediately relate dream images to things happening in my life and from there, to understand or resolve them. Tony Crisp includes explanations of well-known psychological theory on dreams (Jung, Freud) as well as cues on processing your dreams. Overall, the book is much more than a dictionary; it really is the A-Z guide that the cover promises. That having been said, I believe the information contained here is most helpful when you're concurrently exploring your unconscious or working through issues by additional means, e.g., journaling, counseling/therapy, etc.

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