An Unattended Dream is Like an Unopened Envelope Why do we have dreams? What do they mean? From where do those images come? Why do some dreams reoccur? Why do we have nightmares? How can we eliminate disturbing dreams? Akin to imagination, night dreams are a universal human phenomenon which unites all people across the barriers of age, sexual difference, racial background, social and historical circumstance. Ancient Mesopotamian and Egyptians, Australian Aborigines and Hawaiians, Hebrews and Christians, Arabs and Malaysians all regarded night dreams as messages from the invisible reality to our conscious awareness about our physical, emotional, intellectual, social, and spiritual well-being. Moses Maimonides said "Tell me what your dreams are, and I will tell you not only what you are, but what you are to become." A night dream comes with a purpose of aligning us with the present moment and showing us- to us. When looking into a dream we are looking into a mirror. In our waking life when we look into a mirror we see quantities of ourselves; that is; one nose, two eyes… In the dream life we look into qualities of ourselves represented by characters in the dream. Any person, place or event in the dream holds tremendous significance for understanding ourselves. Nightmares are simply messages from the deepest part of ourselves to our consciousness calling for change. If unheeded, not only may we continue to suffer from the unpleasantness of a “bad” dream, but we run the risk of perpetuating negativity in our waking life. By uncovering the language and symbolism of dreams we can learn about: 1. Our relationship with the world and ourselves around the time of the dream. 2. The “global” issues (physical and emotional challenges) that we face in our lives. 3. The condition of our body at the time of the dream. 4. Our unconscious beliefs. 5. How to solve our problems.