BQ Intro.

Dreaming is one bodily process with which everyone is fascinated in it, yet it is one process which we know almost nothing about. Where do we go when we dream? What does our body do whilst dreaming? Is there anyway in which we can gain control of our unconscious bodies? This last question is one example of just why this requires more research. If there was some way we could control our dreams and access larger amounts of our brains, what power, knowledge or abilities would we end up unlocking. Among the vast arrays of information on this subject, I started with the theories of popular psychologists.
Sigmund Freud, one of the most well-known psychologists, believed that dreams were all reflections of a strong, subconscious desire, maybe even dating back into our early childhoods. We dream about these secret, often sexual, desires every night and they combine with our past experiences to produce our jumbled up dreams that we seldom derive meaning from. He believed that every dream we have is driven by a long lost childhood wish. Freud also believed that no one could interpret a dream except for a trained psychologist. This theory runs opposite to the theory of another well known and respected psychologist, Jung.
Jung believed that anyone can interpret their own dreams by correlating dreams we have with other similar dreams. By combining similar dreams that we have, we push together all of the reoccurring details which we then analyze. He however, never really looked into why we dream what we dream.
Another psychologist who did study the purpose for dreams however is Cayce. He believed that sleeping and dreaming built up our minds, bodies, and souls and dreams were a way of telling or showing us how to become better people. Cayce was determined that if you knew yourself well enough, such as your fears, goals, desires and limits, that you would be ready and able to start interpreting your dreams, and becoming the best person you can be. This theory goes along with how we learn subconsciously all of the time, however we can only tap into this knowledge and understand it if we know ourselves and can learn it subconsciously while we sleep. He believed we pulled back into our subconscious completely when we slept.
Evans’ theory is yet another one completely on what we are doing while sleeping. He believed that during sleep, especially REM sleep, our brains pulls back into itself so to speak, and organizes and modifies all of the information that it has required throughout the day. While part of our brain is focused on this, the rest of our brain catches glimpses of these memories or flashes of knowledge and plays these glimpses back in what we call dreams. They really have no meaning. They are just random, shuffled up clips of what our brain is processing.
Nearly every notable psychologist in history has had at least some vague interest in dreaming and sleep. It is proven that everyone alive dreams, yet no one is for sure about why or what happens while we do. That is need enough for a field of study. There is so little known about why we dream, that this deserves our attention.

Charles Dickens: Great Expectations

I believe that this novel is titled this because of its protagonist Pip, who has all of these great expectations for how he thinks his life will be. He has great expectations about the woman he loves and the man he wants to be. Although things do not work out as smoothly as he plans or expects them to, Pip ultimately achieves his goal of becoming a good man.

On second thought...

This is my new favorite poem: Dovahkiin


DRAGONBORN DRAGONBORN / BY HIS HONOR IS SWORN / TO KEEP EVIL FOREVER AT BAY / AND THE FIERCEST ROUT / WHEN THEY HEAR TRIUMPH’S SHOUT / DRAGONBORN FOR YOUR BLESSING WE PRAY

AND THE SCROLLS HAVE FORETOLD / OF BLACK WINGS IN THE COLD / THAT WHEN BROTHERS WAGE WAR COME UNFURLED / ALDUIN BANE OF KINGS / ANCIENT SHADOW UNBOUND / WITH A HUNGER TO SWALLOW THE WORLD

Favorite Poem

Here is a list of fearful things:
The jaws of sharks, a vulture's wings,
The rabid bite of the dogs at war,
The voice of one who went before.
But most of all the mirror's gaze,
Which counts us out our numbered days.
-Untitled by Clive Barker (Under the pseudonym Righteous Bandy)